It seems that all our talk lately about ‘bursting point’ has struck a chord in the VA community!  I’ve received many  personal emails and direct messages from Virtual Assistants everywhere who can either relate to my story or are  currently in the midst of their own bursting point.   Others who haven’t reached the bursting point yet are trying
to figure out how to avoid it.

To be honest, I’m not so sure is avoidable.

I see the bursting point as a somewhat necessary experience that allows us to:

• think back to why we started this business to begin with,

• force us to make changes to re-align our business with our goals

• make positive changes so we get back on track

• experience growth and positive results

While it can be a very difficult time, the bursting point really is a positive thing – once we get past it.  The key here is to get past it and use the experience to contribute to our growth.

Each time I hit the bursting point (yes, I’ve hit it more than once!), I made changes  that positively impacted my business, as well as my confidence as business owner.

Without these experiences, I would not be where I am today.

And while it was a very difficult time, once I got beyond the emotional side of things, thought back to why I started my business to begin with, everything became clearer  and I knew exactly what to do.

When you hit the bursting point, you have two choices.  You can allow it to:

• help you grow your business, by making much needed changes OR

• destroy your business and everything you have worked so hard to achieve.

Which will you choose?

We’re going to talk some more about the bursting point later this month in the ‘Future of Virtual Assistance’ call and in future issues of the V-Scoop.

Let us know about your specific challenges … we want to hear from you and in turn help you and many others who  share the same emotions, frustrations and more.

Please share your thoughts below on how we can help you beat the `bursting point`