| p>Are you too old to become a Virtual Assistant? | | | | esteem. No longer does she have to face |
| The great thing about starting a Virtual Assistant | | | | discrimination. |
| business is that there are no age boundaries. It's | | | | Have you ever been discriminated against |
| not like the corporate world where you're judged | | | | because you 'don't dress right' or 'corporate' |
| by your age. Just think, how many times have | | | | enough? As a Virtual Assistant you can wear |
| you heard about people not being able to find | | | | pajamas and still be successful! Although I wouldn't |
| work because they're over a certain age? | | | | recommend sitting at home in your pajamas all |
| This isn't a factor when you're a Virtual Assistant. | | | | day, it certainly is an option! |
| In fact, being older can actually be an advantage | | | | The beauty of starting a Virtual Assistant |
| in that you'll have MORE experience, which will | | | | business is that it can be 100% virtual, so your |
| benefit clients. Ultimately, clients don't care about | | | | clients don't even need to know what you look |
| your age. All they want to know is that you can | | | | like. |
| do the work and you're reliable. | | | | How about pregnancy? We've all heard about |
| I receive emails all the time from people who are | | | | women facing discrimination in the workforce |
| having problems finding another job because of | | | | when they become pregnant or after having |
| their age. Becoming a Virtual Assistant is the | | | | children. When you work for yourself, this is no |
| perfect solution to that because there is no | | | | longer an issue. It's on a 'need-to-know' basis - |
| discrimination in this field. | | | | just as long as you or your team can get the |
| This also means that you don't get discriminated | | | | work done, clients can stay blissfully unaware of |
| against because of what you look like, the clothes | | | | your impending arrival. |
| you wear, what religion you are, how pregnant | | | | Gender also has no impact on becoming a Virtual |
| you are or the colour of your skin. | | | | Assistant. Although the majority of Virtual |
| I read about an African-American woman who | | | | Assistants are women, there are increasing |
| was discriminated against in the corporate world | | | | numbers of men who are enjoying the flexibility |
| because she was over 50 and because she was | | | | of this profession too. |
| African-American. This was in spite of the fact | | | | Whatever prejudices you might be subjected to, |
| that she had a degree and years of experience. | | | | in a virtual world you are simply a resource rather |
| How unfair is that? | | | | than a someone who may be judged for the |
| Since she's become a Virtual Assistant, she's | | | | wrong reasons. It's a great leveller. Make the best |
| taken back control over her life and her self | | | | of it! |