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This morning I waxed my kids skis for the first time ever. It's not that they haven't needed a wax, it's that I'm lazy with things like this. Taking skis to the shop, dropping them off, waiting 4 days to get them back, going to pick them up. ;For someone who doesn't leave the house very often, that's a pain in th... |
My brother texted me yesterday and said; "Are you in Vegas?" No. Am I supposed to be? "No. Just saw your Instagram post" What post? hahaha. I don't make my instagram posts. I send pics to my VAs and they post it some time in the future. I was in Vegas like a month ago... <img height="360" src="https://mcus... |
Since my kids are off school on Wednesdays because of Covid, we've decided that together we're going to do big things on that day every week. We're calling it "Wild Wednesdays". I've been talking it up for weeks now building their expectations. We'll have a mountain we want to climb, or a really long bike ride... |
It's Monday afternoon as I write this and I'm sure gyms across the world were packed this morning with people who've decided to get in shape as their "New Years Resolution". I spent the day in the mountains backcountry skiing with my wife. <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/8da6e... |
It was "Wild Wednesday" for us (the day my kids are off school so we do something crazy outside). <img height="222" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/e2de6902-fc63-4bae-81ec-c39055ed5565.jpg" width="480">While climbing a mountain in the backcountry skiing with my older kids, I was filmi... |
The following was written by one of my VAs. She wrote it in first person as if it were me. As if I had all this knowledge about why the Philippines has tons of holidays. I don't. But there are 2 takeaways here:1. they have a lot of holidays. Not all are required to have time off. You should be aware of of tho... |
I have a neighbor who just bought a mountain bike. ; He calls me and says "Hey, we need to go riding! ;I got a bike!" I'm like,;No...we can't ride right now, the trails are all snowed over or muddy. He bought it. But that's not the real reason why I don't want to take him on a ride. The real reason is he'... |
As I did yoga this morning I was concentrating on my breathing.; In...Out...In...Out... Downward Dog In...Out...In...Out... I needed the breathing to get the "fake vacations" out of my head. Fake vacations? Yesterday someone replied to my newsletter and said;"You send too many fake emails with fake va... |
We treat Sundays different than any other day of the week.For us, it's a day of rest. ;A day of worship. A day where we do different things than we do most days of the week.This Sunday we played a bunch of games together, had a Sunday School lesson, and had family dinner together. Sunday is my day to water the plant... |
As I climbed the mountain with my kids on Wild Wednesday my mind went back to the podcast interview I did the day before. The host:"So John, my biggest question is what kind of VA should I hire first? ;Like, who should I be looking for so I have the biggest impact?" That's such an easy one to answer. So I pull... |
The first thing most people want to do when they get a bunch of applicants to their job post is schedule Skype interviews. Don't do it. Here's my experience (and thousands of other people's experience). You have 10 applicants.You ask them to schedule a Skype call.5 of them don't schedule. ;You lose them.5 of t... |
I've had it happen to me. You hire a new VA. They start out great. Great work.Fast turn-around times.High quality. Then something happens and everything slows down. Quality declines. You know you hired a good person...you went through the process :<a href="https://www.onevaaway.com/" target="_blank" r... |
One of my college roommates and I saw things differently. Me:;I think I can run my own business and make my own schedule and work a lot less. Him: "Don't you know small business owners work more than anyone else!" Haha...who's laughing now! This roommate grew up to be a Radiation Oncologist. ;He treats cance... |
I got bit by the dreaded "red snake" yesterday. I took my family up skiing. <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/8ae5379b-c461-4fcd-8d2e-edf42bba3cc8.jpg" alt="" /></figure> (good lookin' if I do say so myself) We were supposed to get like 1 inch of snow but we ended up gett... |
*WARNING* - I don't have a weak stomach...but what my VA wrote made me queezy.; Unaltered from my VA:-----------You're eating balut wrong (or the wrong balut) Nothing grosses out the rest of the world like the Filipino delicacy 'balut' or fertilized duck egg. The thought munching on a duckling is so cringe-induci... |
Look, this is basic management advice... ...but it's ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT in the Philippines. Your VAs want to be appreciated.;They want to know that you're happy with their work.They want to make you happy.They want to feel useful. If they don't, they're not likely to do good work for you. Johannah Barton ... |
I've only been to the Philippines once.; ONCE! It was in 2010. I took my family there on vacation. We sat on a beach on the island of Boracay for 5 weeks. ;It was amazing. ; <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/9b25ff7e-13ca-4ab9-a831-1a815994cc50.jpg" alt=""/></figure> (t... |
First, let me start with what NOT to tell your friends. Don't tell them the name of your VA. People are lazy. Nobody wants to do the work of recruiting a VA.If you go raving about your VA to your friends and then you tell them the name of your VA, they're going to go look them up on FB and offer them a job. Fo... |
Growing up I had 2 male role models: My dad and my uncle. We were poor. My dad worked hard, but we were poor. He always had a good stable job, and then at night either he went to law school or after graduating, he did legal work to try and make ends meet.;I love my dad. My uncle was rich. ;He was a lawyer. He had... |
Most people running a business want help with their website. ; - Maybe you're running Shopify and you want help with it.- Maybe you're building wordpress sites for clients and need someone to manage plugins.- Maybe you're an insurance agent and want your site to be more functional. Whatever it is, hiring a "web d... |
Do you ever think about buying something but you're not sure what it costs so it makes you hesitate?; I don't like feeling embarrassed or ripped off, so the combination sometimes makes me not go into a store. If I don't trust them I don't know if I'm going to get ripped off and then later embarrassed because I paid ... |
Communication is critical in skiing in the backcountry.;Talking through the current avalanche situation, talking about terrain, and slopes are a constant part of what we do.Each partner needs to know what's going on at all times both to avoid an avalanche and in case one happens. I bought these radios to make commun... |
The plan yesterday was for my wife and I to ski in the backcountry in the morning.;Then my 18yr old son was going to bring all the kids up to Alta in the afternoon and we would ski in the resort until it closed. Plans went wrong. In the parking lot before heading into the backcountry my wife's brand new boot brok... |
We climbed up into a whiteout today. ;It was too cold and windy to take a pic.; The day started out nice at the trailhead.;I even recorded a 10 minute long video about how to effectively manage a team of workers in the Philippines (coming soon). 3.5 miles in we got to an old mine. <img src="https://mcuserconte... |
When eating out there are always 2 awkward moments for me:1. When the server asks "Will these be separate checks or together"?2. When they bring the bill and both of you reach for it. It's weird. ; Money across relationships is weird. Filipinos feel the same. Here's what my content manager said:-----------I... |
The first time it happened I had no idea why. My Filipino worker didn't show up on a random Friday. Weird... Later I learned it was Chinese New Year. Still weird... The next year it happened again. hmmm...ok??? Turns out, Chinese New Year is kind of a big deal in the Philippines.Julia, one of my co... |
Yesterday I went sledding with my older kids. ; No, not your normal sledding.; We call this "adult sledding".orSled racing. We hike up a canyon 1-2 miles, then we sled back down the single-track 1-2 miles. It's a 1-2 mile long luge where we race each other.First one down wins.Full-contact. Adult sledding... |
y family and I are pretty healthy. ; We eat really well.We exercise a lot.We sleep 8+ hours/night.We have low stress. Generally, we're pretty darn healthy.; That doesn't mean we don't have our problems.; - 2 of my kids just had their tonsils out.- After 10 years of stomach problems I figured out about 2 yea... |
With Valentines coming up, how about a little "love" knowledge. My VA wrote this piece about "The Bachelor", but what stuck out to me is that there's no divorce in the Philippines. Maybe this is why they're so darn loyal.; Why...if you treat them well, they'll never stop working for you. Why they're so non-... |
We skied in Little Cottonwood Canyon the other day. ;It was amazing. ;15" of new snow, a storm, backcountry, being out with my son...all the ingredients for an adventure. The unexpected piece of the adventure was the traffic. <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/6b3f0f4a-80cf-4c2c-... |
The term VA or Virtual Assistant has bugged me for a long time. You're not hiring an "assistant".;They're not a nebulous "do anything but don't be particularly good at anything" person. Yes, I've hired a couple of those over the years. Actually, the first person I ever hired was like that. ;He knew nothing. ... |
"Dad...when are we going to start paying taxes on this?" My son is super intense. He's been running businesses since he was 11.;Some made money, some didn't. ; But the one he has stuck with the longest did about $300k in sales this past year (he just turned 18). A couple years ago he wrote up a contract betw... |
A lot of mornings I do this with my 3rd grade daughter while she's getting ready for school. "What's 4x8?""What's 7x8?""2x8?""9x8?" I'll just repeat over and over to help her memorize. Math is a lot about patterns. ;The more you recognize the patterns, the easier it is. Learning to read is the same...but mo... |
Internet problems at my house entail conversions like"Ugh...what's wrong with the wifi? ;It's so slow!""Dad, your wifi sucks!";<-- teenage kids"John, come fix my computer.";<-- my amazing wife During COVID, it's especially crappy because these happen more often and interrupt me working. In the Philippines..... |
I'm all about systems. ;It means I don't have to think about something.;It means something happens without me.; I've found in my life that if I have to think about something over and over again it clutters my brain so I'm not efficient at solving bigger problems. ; Take chores for a second... I have 5 kids. ... |
2 of my kids had their tonsils out a few weeks ago: <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/5cd62774-d844-48cb-9003-a6dc45150006.jpg" alt=""/></figure> <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/ba56b6c9-036f-4274-950c-8e0270d262db.jpg" alt=""/></figure> I... |
I hate the word "benefits" when it comes to work related additions. In the US, most "benefits" serve to tie someone down to a job they don't like. ; "I can't quit and start out on my own, what about benefits"? But, from an employers perspective??? Employee benefits is one of the reasons why a lot of Filipino... |
My kids laughed at me. Are you serious? "$5???" Ok, fine, you're right. ;No incentive for getting your chores done. You're a part of this house and we expect you to get them done. That's how our chore conversation went. ;The incentive didn't work. ;The punishment didn't work.; In the end, it just came down... |
As we summited the peak for the 2nd time today I looked south and saw thick clouds rolling in. I turned to the north and a pit formed in my stomach.; Clouds converging from all sides. Slowly, but thick.; Visibility was about to become zero. Not a good thing when you're skiing in unfamiliar territory. I s... |
People are always surprised to hear that I work 17 hours/week.; They're even more surprised to hear I've done it since about 2007.; It seems impossible.; I mean, everyone has read the 4HWW. But...nobody seems to know anyone actually living it. Do you? Why not? ; Why don't people accomplish this goa... |
This isn't the best content we've ever written, but it's beautifully written. My OFS Julia is amazing. In the almost 10 years I have worked for John, we've pretty much survived all the possible natural and man-made disasters outside of Chernobyl together. Typhoons ;Flooding ;Earthquakes ;Government coups ;V... |
My daughter just got braces <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/c19037da-59a1-4065-b860-8a58a0adc945.jpg" alt=""/></figure> Braces suck!!! They're painful, eating hurts, gums hurt, they look and feel awkward. Now, instead of every 6 months, you have to go to the dentist ever... |
Meeting my team in the Philippines was amazing.; It only happened once, in 2010.I took my family to the Philippines on vacation for a month with the intent of meeting my team while I was there.; If you get a chance to meet the people who work for you, do it. ; I always feel like I should go back and meet with ... |
Some of you think I never work. You think I only ski and ride my bike and occasionally write an email. I do all of those things...I just do them in equal amounts to how much I work. Here's proof. <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/56ae3ae8-62d4-4f5f-acce-142bb37b4cb5.jpg" a... |
My Content Specialist, Julia, sent this to me: The whole world has fallen in love with K-pop groups like BTS and BlackPink. But you know what other Korean cultural export that we Filipinos love and highly recommend to our bosses overseas? Korean TV shows. We have been watching Korean TV shows and we have been hoo... |
The worst advice I ever heard? "Fake it till you make it." Why? ; You'll never make it if you're faking it. If you're faking it, you're deceiving people.; The best business advice I ever got? Add value. Look at what you're doing and think: Am I honestly adding value to people? If you are, you... |
"How do I know if I can trust them?" <-- the #1 question I get asked "How do I trust them with sensitive information" <-- The #4 question I get asked Last week at the end of an email I asked how other people handle sensitive data.Everyone responded about passwords.I got the same answer over and over again: ... |
Julia, my OFCS (Online Filipino Content Specialist): As I was checking John's emails for him, I see a lot of questions like: "How can you trust your VA with personal information?""How can you trust your VA with financial information?""How can you trust your VA with your client information?" As someone who has ... |
I knew I had covid within an hour of the symptoms coming on. ; No idea where I got it. But the immediate fever and chills were obvious. I don't get sick very often. ;I haven't had a fever in years.I live a pretty healthy life. So of course I expected the fever to go away on day 2 when it broke in the middle... |
My favorite movie of all time is Home Alone. I know... I was in 7th grade and saw it in the theatre. I remember my stomach hurting from laughing so hard. ;The pain was so bad I didn't know what to do, but I also couldn't stop laughing. ; As an adult, it's not as funny, but there are so many great one liners I ... |
Over the years I've used a lot of different ways to pay my OFS team. I started with <a href="https://xoom.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Xoom.com</a>. Then they freaked out and started telling people they couldn't use Xoom for business transactions. ;I can't even tell you how many people I know got s... |
Every once in a while something happens that changes your perspective. It gives you insight into something unexpected and it changes your behavior moving forward. Covid was that way for me. 12 days of sick after years of not being sick. I missed the mountains. ;My skis. My bike.;I gained some empathy for pe... |
I have mercury poisoning. Oh, I'm doing a lot better right now than I was. When I was first tested I was in the 99th percentile of people who get tested (yeah, the 99th percentile of people who think they have mercury poisoning. It was bad. I couldn't remember anything. "Hey, remember when we went here a... |
My first grader is obsessed with wall ball. "Wall ball" is a game involving throwing a ball against a wall with a bunch of kids and making up all kinds of silly rules to get people "out". ; He walks around with a "wall ball" (racquetball) all the time.He throws it against the walls in our house.;He throws it at p... |
Sometimes when you have a bad habit you just need something to snap you out of it. I tried it today with my daughter. She has chores, homework, and other responsibilities... Yet she sat in front of the TV. We had a little chat. In the middle of the chat, when I said "TV is never an option" I also clapped... |
I have a friend (like a brother) who was born on April fools day. I'm not a real fan of April fools day, but... Growing up we thought it was super funny to give him rocks and dirt in a present. He was never super disappointed, he knew what we were doing. But by the time he was 8 or so...he didn't want to op... |
My kids had a bike race last week. We have to travel to almost all bike races, so messing up is a big deal.; We made 4 mistakes:1. I forgot my race day bag. ;Duh!2. We didn't bring any race day nutrition.;3. We forgot chamois cream. It lubricates between your bike seat and your bum. Ouch.4. We didn't bring the bi... |
What?; There's another stray cat hanging around our house? Are you serious? No you can't keep it! She did what? ;She gave it a rotisserie chicken? And it puked all over the back porch? No you can't keep it! DO NOT GIVE IT A NAME! Get it out of the house right now! No, you can't keep it! Th... |
Writes Julia, my online Filipino content specialist: Summer (more accurately known as the dry and hot season) here in the Philippines usually starts around March and continues up until June or July. Here's to give you some perspective on how hot it can get here in the Philippines: <img src="https://mcuserconte... |
It's spring.Everything is blooming.;Animals are out.Flowers are out. It's warm (at least…sometimes). My wife is in heaven. ;She thrives on the warm. ;I thrive on the cold. ;Snow does something magical to my body and soul. Heat does it to hers. Right now is my wife's time.; It feels like everything is com... |
Sunday dinner is a big thing at our house. Has been since I got married. My wife's family all lives close.;We get together for family dinner almost every Sunday. It's great. We talk.We play games.We ignore the kids.The kids run wild.We share food responsibilities.We laugh.We clean up together. Every week... |
Every year in February/March we get a warm spell. My wife always tells me "How about you put your pants away and pull out your shorts? Because I know better. ;It's going to get cold again. Every year during that warm week all the people with Jeeps take the tops off their cars, only to complain a week later "Can... |
My son butt dialed me today. A butt dial!!! Who knew that was still a thing in 2021. Don't we all have passwords on our phones? Apparently his is glitching. While he rides his bike with his phone in his sweaty jersey pocket, I guess it unlocks and makes phone calls. Ugh...technology issues we have to ... |
I remember the first time I saw the culture of loyalty in the Philippines. I had this amazing programmer working for me.I'd put him up against anyone. He sent me an email: "Sir, This is a hard email to write. I got offered my dream job. ;I'll be going to Singapore working for a company making $2500/month... |
"I'm sorry it's taking so long Sir. ;I had to learn a new programming language to accomplish what you wanted. ;The way you asked me to do it was impossible." I was shocked. I'm a programmer.; I thought the task I had given him was pretty reasonable.; It should have taken a couple weeks.; But after about ... |
Since 2009 we've provided hundreds of thousands of jobs in the Philippines. It's something we're proud of. Here's why (from Julia, my Online Filipino Content Specialist): -----When I was growing up, coming from a single parent home was actually pretty common. But it's not because our parents are divorced. Ther... |
When my wife had our third child it was rough. She had spent 3 weeks on bed rest before having the baby. The doctor told us that was necessary. What I didn't expect was how rough it would be for her after she had the baby. <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/9c786449-fe7e-44b0-... |
I exercise almost every day. ; Not every day is a big adventure...but often they turn into adventures. 4, 5, 6 hours in the backcountry skiing or riding our mountain bikes to the mountains, up over the mountains, and then back over to get back home. We do lots of fun stuff. ; When you work 17 hours/week you st... |
"Sir, I'm coming to Utah in 2 weeks." And then...he actually came! Kiel had worked for me for 9 years when this happened. ; He and his family came to the US to tour (he comes from a family of doctors).; They drove from Vegas to Salt Lake in the afternoon, stayed the night at my house, spent the day with me,... |
One of my kids chores (on Wednesday specifically) is to ask mom for a chore. "Mom, what can I do for you." Ummm…you can wipe the counter down.Ummm…you can break down all the boxes and put them in recycling.Ummm…you can help Brigg find his shoes. We're constantly making things up. What would happen if they c... |
"What are your goals?" I ask it regularly. ; My teenager asks "Should I go with friends and do this or should I do my bike training ride?" What are your goals? Do you want to win? Training ride.Do you want to relax? ;Social. You can't always have both. My wife asks "Should I shower now or wait until th... |
My OFS Julia writes: Years ago, John wrote this post about how you can determine your VAs English skills based on what they watched when they were kids. <!-- wp:embed {"url":"/philippines-outsourcing-tip-sesame-street-vs-batibot-determining-english-skills/","type":"wp-embed","providerNameSlug":"john-jonas"} --> <f... |
I know, I know…You want to hire someone and pay them hourly. It's just so much simpler that way. Paying hourly is low commitment.Paying hourly is an easy out for you.Paying hourly means if they're not working, you're not paying for it. But paying hourly kinda says that you’re not that interested in growing ... |
My kids are just not good at performing arts. It's uncanny how similar they all are with this.In elementary school when they do their singing performances or dance performances, my kids were always half a step behind. Every one of my kids! How is that possible?; We ride bikes probably because we're good at ... |
It's the last day of the Alta ski season for us and my family is skiing. I had a minor setback so I'm not skiing. Just sitting in the parking lot enjoying the sun and snow and mountains. <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/06a683bb-eac2-4f77-8526-c2e24944768c.jpg" alt="" /></figu... |
I'm currently an hour into seeing the 9th Star Wars movie for the first time. I watched the original 3 when I was young. Then I hadn't seen any of the newer ones until a few months ago when my youngest son wanted Star Wars Legos. ;I figured he should actually know where this cultural icon comes from. We started w... |
My best friends sister died last week from Covid. 35 years old, mother of 5.; It has been terrible.Her kids have been swimming at my house multiple times in an effort just to occupy them. ;Crying.; At least I got to go to the funeral. About the same time, Julia (my OFS) sent me this: One of my friends,... |
Training doesn't have to be that hard. Just putting a little effort in makes a big difference. Julia:-----------Homeschooling my daughter has forced me to teach her a lot of things I know nothing about. One of the things she learned how to do, even though I had absolutely no talent for it, was music. My daughter ... |
Over the past few months my copywriter has been really slow with doing work.;I finally said to him Hey, are you able to do this work or do I need to get someone else? He replied and let me know "I'm dealing with some really serious health stuff. ;I can't do it. Let me refer you to someone else." He referred ... |
Sometimes I wear knee pads when I ride my mountain bike. Crashing is just part of riding a mountain bike.; So, I wear protection (sometimes). This week I got an email asking about how to protect yourself with your sensitive information and your OFS: "I'd like to hire a bookkeeper but am concerned about how ... |
On Tuesday my email was about protecting yourself from your OFS. What if your OFS needs protecting from themselves? I have someone who runs our advertising.; She has done it for a few years for us.; Facebook adsInsta adsGoogle adsLinkedin ads She sticks to budgets.She gives reports.Generally she does a p... |
Recently, I had a Jr. High kid in my neighborhood text me to ask if he can interview me for his Entrepreneurship class.; Ok. Sure. He comes over. And then asks me questions.Questions that you would expect from someone with an academic background in Entrepreneurship. What do you sell.Where did you get the idea ... |
You never know when you're having an affect on someone more than you can see. Yesterday I got a letter (yes, a snail-mail letter) from a 17 yr old boy who is using OnlineJobs.ph to hire OFS.;He has struggled with depression. Something I wrote caused him to change his path.Thanks Milo. It wasn't something I intend... |
My daughter got her drivers license last week.;This week she thinks everything in life has changed.; <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/a43aa0f0-0b1f-1118-99a3-d887f83304f5.jpg" alt=""/></figure> She doesn't have to come home from school.She doesn't have to tell us where she's go... |
A couple years ago I had an OFS who was super productive. ;She's really smart, perfect English, willing to come to me with suggestions. Just really great. Then over a couple month period I noticed her productivity dropped.; I didn't say anything for a while, but I wondered "did she get another job?" One day I g... |
Yesterday my son went to mow a neighbors lawn who can't do it themself.; When he got there, our lawn mower died and wouldn't start. I stopped what I was doing and went and helped. We got it working. 5 minutes after I got home the lawn mower ran out of gas.; I stopped what I was doing and brought him gas.; ... |
We're about to release a new product: Fundamental Training for Virtual Assistants It's a training that you hand off to your VA (probably not to a specialist) to get them up to speed with VA tasks and get them started. It helps you not have to teach them every single little thing. Here's my process for build... |
I don't like the term VA. People think a virtual assistant is a secretary. They're not skilled.;They can only follow basic directions.They can't really help my business grow. That's why I hire OFS. An OFS is skilled.They want to, and are capable of, helping your business grow.They work hard and they're good... |
Nature is close to my heart.;Mountain biking, hiking, trail running, backcountry skiing, camping… But since I live in a desert, trees don't grow naturally. ;They require a lot of work. At my home I have a big cherry tree in front. Two years ago, we noticed its condition deteriorating. We had to cut off dead br... |
My wife is in Zion National Park today, riding her bike through the park and then hiking the famous Angels Landing. <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/4bdbf922212cd053de282f27f/images/0d03996c-5017-1376-8ddb-a9292a20d3af.jpg" alt=""/></figure> With her gone, I'm in charge at home. Make breakfast.Make lunches.... |
Ben works on our social media team.;He helps with the social media schedule, with posting, and with engagement.; He was hired by Julia (one of my OFS) who needed more help. Ben is also a volunteer firefighter.; Here's what he says---------------Hi! My name is Ben! I'm a volunteer firefighter with the Knighthaw... |
hen the pandemic started, my team donated and distributed groceries to people who couldn’t leave their homes, mainly seniors and families with babies. They started this project on their own, with their own money. When we saw in the news how dire the situation was in the early days of the pandemic, we sent them funds so... |
Letting an OFS go is never fun.Having one quit is just as bad. I've rarely let someone go.;And I've only ever had one quit. Holly's OFS had worked for her for a couple years. ;She had suspicions of him not being honest for a while. I like how she handled the situation. I discovered my OSF was stealing tim... |
School is out. ; I have 5 kids.; Without school they think staying up late is a right.Getting up late is just part of it.Hanging out with friend is a must! I've worked from home for 15+ years, so this isn't my first summer…but I feel like I've lost my freedom. It's not quite the same as losing face which is... |
In 2010 I went to the Philippines and spent a month on the beach with my family.;I also met my team. ; On the second day with them I lined them all up and had them give tips to employers.;They were so embarrassed.The video quality is poor, but it's worth watching just to understand what's important to them. <a hr... |
When my OFS "Twinkle" got sick last year, our first reaction was to encourage her to get better. Her first reaction was; "OH no! I'm going to lose my job!" I had no idea that was her big worry...she's just now telling us. Here's what she says---------One of the downsides of working online is that a job can b... |
When I started college at BYU I wanted to go to law school. My 3rd semester in I took the pre-law class and decided "what the heck am I doing??? Attorneys all hate their jobs!" I graduated in computer science.; I don't do programming anymore (I hire developers in the Philippines) but I still use the knowledge ... |
Pay raises...the first time I did it I had no clue what I was doing. ; I just thought my OFS was doing such a great job with work that I randomly gave him a $50/month raise. Actually...before that raise happened I had given him a $50 bonus one time because of something great he did that month. To be honest, I ... |
You know how sometimes you just need a little nudge... For months now I've been meaning to hire someone but I've just been stuck in this loop procrastinating it because hiring is hard. Then the other day I got this email from Dan S. "I’ve been thinking about outsourcing, or retrying outsourcing, for a long tim... |
We're a pretty adventurous family. ;Not that we skydive or bungee jump or do crazy things...We just like to get out and we're willing to take our kids. Now...take our kids needs an explanation. ; I have 3 big kids (college freshman, HS junior, HS freshman) who are super easy to take on an adventure. ;They're stro... |
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