Skip to content
Virtual Assistant Internship
  • home
  • about
  • be a va
  • podcast
  • blog
  • hire a VA
  • Online Work

10 Books to Help Launch Your Online Career

Share on facebook
Share on pinterest
Share on twitter
Share on whatsapp
Share on facebook
Share on pinterest
Share on twitter
Share on whatsapp

Thereโ€™s about 5 – 10+ hours every week in your schedule you are WASTING just scrolling social media or staring into space.

Think about it:

  • How long are you waiting in line on an average day running errands?
  • How many hours do you spend in a daily commute or transport? Even showering and exercising are missed opportunities! 

Imagine how much wiser you would be if you read 1 – 2 books every single week?

By simply replacing monotonous and wasted batches of time with either listening to an audio book or opening the reading app on your phone, you can easily turn those 5 – 10+ hours into educational time instead.

girl reading book on bed

This educational time will enhance your online work skills, motivation, income potential, creativity and just overall help your career! 

To help you get started, hereโ€™s what you must do to get properly set up and maximize your time every day; once you’re set up, you can check out my top 10 recommended books below…

How to Set Up iBooks to Read Books on Your iPhone

  1. Open the App Store on your iPhone
  2. Find & download the iBooks app
  3. Connect your iBooks app to your iTunes/Credit card (donโ€™t worry, thereโ€™s plenty of free books, too!)
  4. Go into the iBooks app and search for the books I go into below, buy the one you want to read the most but add the rest to your โ€œWant to Readโ€ list and just go through them. Every time you see a book recommended, add it to that list!

How to Set Up Kindle to Read Books on Your Android or iPhone

  1. Download the Kindle app and log into your Amazon account 
  2. Consider Kindle Unlimited which is a $9.99/mo subscription that gets you millions of free books + discounts on paid books. (Check that the titles you want are included before doing this!) More about this program HERE. 
  3. When you buy a book on Amazon, be sure that KINDLE is selected and that the DELIVER TO is to whatever your phone’s name is.
  4. Open the Kindle app and itโ€™ll show up but youโ€™ll need to download it to the phone. Be sure to do this while you’re still connected to WiFi before taking your device offline. You can also connect this app to Good Reads so you can keep track of books you want to read there.
kindle reading books

Note: for iPhone users, Apple wants you to buy books via their iBooks app so they actually block you from being able to buy them via the Kindle or Amazon apps! You can try from the Safari browser via the Amazon site or just buy from a laptop and itโ€™ll still sync with the Kindle app on your phone.

Using Audible to Read Books

Audible is connected to Amazon, so often, you can get the book in both eBook AND audiobook formats and switch between the two if you prefer, OR get a discount when you buy both at the same time. 

Audible is a separate app and works pretty much the same as Kindle. I will note below which books work really well on Audiobook and which do NOT. 

What about Podcasts?

We looooove podcasts here on Team VAI, and we have a stock of podcasts we adore.

Check out our list of favorite podcasts HERE.

Want to hear the best news? You can easily download some of these episodes for free via the podcast app native on your phone!

audiobook podcast coffee listen

The trick is to change your overall habits and to have a stock of both audio and reading resources ready to go so thereโ€™s never a missed moment.

And without further ado…

My Top 10 Books for Getting Started with Online Work

1. Gift of Imperfections & 2. Daring Greatly by Brenรฉ Brown 

I am a HUGE Brenรฉ fan and for good reason, too. She inspired me to believe that I was worthy of finding a career that lit me up and to continue to pursue it even when I wanted to give up.

gifts of imperfection brene brown
daring greatly brene brown

My recommendation? Start with Gifts of Imperfection (itโ€™s short and sweet!) and then move on to Daring Greatly to keep you moving along or when the going gets tough.

Good For Audible? No, both are meaty! 

  • Get the Gift of Imperfection HERE!
  • Get Daring Greatly HERE!

3. Big Magic 

Creativity is a BIG DEAL, and sadly, our childhood education doesnโ€™t give it enough credit. We arenโ€™t taught the importance of creativity in order to do really well at our work and to make more money.

big-magic-elizabeth-gilbert

We are taught to listen, regurgitate and repeat. Consider this the big lessons youโ€™ve been missing. THIS IS FOR EVERYONE even if you arenโ€™t in a โ€œcreativeโ€ role or donโ€™t consider yourself โ€œartsyโ€.

Good For Audible? YES.

  • Get Big Magic HERE!

4. Do Less

This is for my mommas who care about living intentionally beyond the HUSTLE hype and is super helpful with prioritizing and time management.

Itโ€™s short and sweet so thereโ€™s no reason not to give it a read!

do less kate northrup

Good For Audible? YES.

  • Get Do Less HERE!

5. You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

Working by yourself and the amount of self direction required gets us really down on ourselves. If a business owner or employee treats us badly, we take it so personally, and sometimes, we have a hard time seeing beyond current circumstances.

you are a badass jen sincero

When Iโ€™m not around to give you a pep talk and you feel like giving up, this is an amazing resource to have in your back pocket. Itโ€™ll help replace negative thought patterns with new ones, too.

Good For Audible? I think so! Itโ€™s not as intense as Brenรฉ’s work. 

  • Get You Are a Badass HERE!

My Top Books for Entrepreneurs & Business Owners in the Online Space

6. Profit First

Money made me want to puke, too, but PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE! I give you permission to simultaneously be reading a “fun” book but this is a must-read.

profit first mike michalowicz

I didnโ€™t read it until 6 years into my business and lost so much money. Trust me when I say, addressing your fears head-on is the best way through them. I was afraid of the numbers, didnโ€™t think I could do it, always have been bad at math, etc.

This book is so easy to understand and just like the MBA you wish you had. Itโ€™s practical and perfect for the beginning of your business aspirations (or years in, like me). 

Good for Audible? NO.

  • Get Profit First HERE!

7. The Road Back to You

Understanding your personality type and how it best works on tasks, with other employees, clients, team members, your spouse and family is imperative in order to be successful on this journey.

road back to you enneagram ian morgan cron

You must know the parts of you that shine so you can set up your business accordingly. Also, you need to know the crap parts so you can be aware of them and make a plan to outsource them so they donโ€™t ruin your entire business.

This book will help you identify your unique enneagram number and both the positives and areas to watch out for with each.

Good for Audible? After you know your number then yes because then you can just read those relevant chapters.

  • Get the Road Back to You HERE!

8. She Means Business 

Iโ€™ve been a big fan of Carrie Green and her Female Entrepreneur Association for years, and I actually used to be a member so I know she is a pro at everything she does.

she means business carrie green

This book was amazing! It really broke everything down and was like an โ€œonline business for girl bossโ€ textbook that we all sorely need. 

Good for Audible? Nope! TONS of content and action items.

  • Get She Means Business HERE!

9. E-Myth Revisited & 10. The War of Art

Admittedly still on my list!

BUT theyโ€™ve been the top recommended books to me by my mentors, so I canโ€™t not list them here. Plus they are next up on my list to read!

e myth michael gerber
war of art steven pressfield

Both books have die-hard fans because of how they show the flip side of the mainstream entrepreneur journey. 

  • Get the E-Myth Revisited HERE!
  • Get The War of Art HERE!

By looking for formerly wasted time, you can easily add in 5 – 10+ hours a week of educational time back into your schedule.

Now, of course we canโ€™t always be doing something; some car rides you can still sing along and some evenings you can still watch TV… but if overall you can make this major change in schedule then youโ€™ll find yourself flying through books faster than ever before.

girl reading book empowering flower

And as your knowledge increases… guess what else increases? Thatโ€™s right, your skills, business and online careerโ€™s income!

If you are struggling with how to launch your online career then Iโ€™d love to gift you a free ticket to our Work From Anywhere Virtual Summit!

It includes 13 legit online jobs + 10 classes to help you launch an online career you LOVE. (This could perhaps be something else to listen to on your daily commute?!)

work from anywhere virtual summit ticket (1)

What are you waiting for? Grab your free ticket via Facebook messenger HERE!


Want to pin this on Pinterest?

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Popular Posts

How This Mom of 2 Quit Her Corporate Job in New York, Moved to Italy and Now Makes Money Working Online

Read More ยป

Featured Member- RACHEL K THEO

Read More ยป

How This Former CFO And Mom Landed Her First Virtual Assistant Client in 6 Weeks

Read More ยป

7 Self-Made Lady Boss Stories to Inspire You (When the Going Gets Tough)

Read More ยป
90 Day Va Course Banner
learn more

Want to Work
From Anywhere?

Learn about being a
Virtual Assistant!

Hey! I’m Esther and if you click below I will message you access into my FREE class so you can get started right away!

Get Started

Sign up for our weekly remote job pack!

letโ€™s connect on Instagram!

I post daily online work help + share our adventures and behind the scenes of a legit online business!

๐•‹๐•™๐•–๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•’ ๐•ƒ๐•†๐•‹ ๐• ๐•— ๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•– ๐•”๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฃ๐•ค๐•–๐•ค ๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฅ ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•–๐•ฃ๐•–, ๐•“๐•ฆ๐•ฅ ๐•™๐• ๐•จ ๐••๐•  ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•œ๐•Ÿ๐• ๐•จ ๐•จ๐•™๐•š๐•”๐•™ ๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•– ๐•š๐•ค ๐•ฃ๐•š๐•˜๐•™๐•ฅ ๐•—๐• ๐•ฃ ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ?

I get this question ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ all ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ the ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ time.

And I know it can be confusing ๐Ÿ˜ซ to try and figure out which ones are the best for your needs and if theyโ€™ll do what they promise to do for you. ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ

This is why I'm throwing it back to an older podcast episode ๐ŸŽง filled with little nuggets ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ that will help you to decide.

I cover:

โšก How to determine if you will actually land jobs
๐Ÿค” Whether you'll start working in a few weeks or a few years
๐Ÿค‘ If the course is going to hold you accountable 

and more! ๐Ÿคฉ

๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿผ Click my picture on my profile to go to my stories for the link to this episode!

๐ŸŽง Or you can just search โ€œHelp Me Work Online, Estherโ€ on Spotify or Apple podcasts to tune in to 5 Important Questions to Help You Decide Whether to Invest in an Online Course!
๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’–'๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’„๐’‚๐’'๐’• ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’‰๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’‚ ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š, ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’†'๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’š ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’…. ๐Ÿ“ฃ

These are โœจ 13 average salaries โœจ for 13 different jobs you could do TODAY! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ“Œ Virtual Assistant: $39,617
๐Ÿ“Œ Business Development Manager: $71,968
๐Ÿ“Œ Copywriter: $50,570
๐Ÿ“Œ Curriculum Designer: $61,389
๐Ÿ“Œ Customer Support Specialist: $41,382
๐Ÿ“Œ Front-End Developer: $71,145
๐Ÿ“Œ Marketing Manager: $64,500
๐Ÿ“Œ Online ESL Teacher: $43,878
๐Ÿ“Œ Product Manager: $82,916
๐Ÿ“Œ Recruiter: $49,544
๐Ÿ“Œ Social Media Manager: $49,881
๐Ÿ“Œ Translator: $47,974
๐Ÿ“Œ Web Designer: $49,649

๐Ÿคฉ ...And these are only SOME of the jobs that are out there, guys!

There are so many opportunities for you to live your dream โ˜๏ธ๐ŸŒˆ and work from home. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป Sometimes it just takes a little investigation, ๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ but it's out there! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

You can do this! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿคฉ You CAN be successful. 

The skyโ€™s the limit! โ˜๏ธโ˜๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

If you donโ€™t know where to start, my signature course, @_90dayva , has everything you need to get started as a Virtual Assistant. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿพโ€๐Ÿ’ป

๐Ÿ“ฃ Doors open for enrollment on May 1st. ๐Ÿ“ฃ But if you join the waitlist, you can enroll early. ๐Ÿ˜‰ 

The link is in my bio. ๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿผ
๐”…๐”ข๐”ฆ๐”ซ๐”ค ๐”ž ๐”ฐ๐”ฒ๐” ๐” ๐”ข๐”ฐ ๐”…๐”ข๐”ฆ๐”ซ๐”ค ๐”ž ๐”ฐ๐”ฒ๐” ๐” ๐”ข๐”ฐ๐”ฐ๐”ฃ๐”ฒ๐”ฉ ๐”ณ๐”ฆ๐”ฏ๐”ฑ๐”ฒ๐”ž๐”ฉ ๐”ž๐”ฐ๐”ฐ๐”ฆ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ๐”ž๐”ซ๐”ฑ ๐”ฆ๐”ซ๐”ณ๐”ฌ๐”ฉ๐”ณ๐”ข๐”ฐ ๐”ช๐”ฌ๐”ฏ๐”ข ๐”ฑ๐”ฅ๐”ž๐”ซ ๐”ง๐”ฒ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ ๐”ฅ๐”ž๐”ณ๐”ฆ๐”ซ๐”ค ๐”ž ๐”ค๐”ฌ๐”ฌ๐”ก ๐”ฅ๐”ฒ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ๐”ฉ๐”ข ๐”ž๐”ซ๐”ก ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ๐”ฏ๐”ฌ๐”ซ๐”ค ๐”ฐ๐”จ๐”ฆ๐”ฉ๐”ฉ ๐”ฐ๐”ข๐”ฑ. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป

๐Ÿ”ฅ You can step up your virtual assistant game by growing your network, โœจ getting organized, and ๐ŸŒˆ pushing your creativity with different free online tools... ๐Ÿ’ป  but the most helpful one is...

๐Ÿ’ฅ FACEBOOK GROUPS ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Facebook groups are a virtual assistantโ€™s lifeline. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

If you are seeking:

โœ”๏ธ Work
โœ”๏ธ Advice
โœ”๏ธ Fellow virtual assistants
โœ”๏ธ Skill trades

โ€ฆthereโ€™s a group for that. ๐Ÿ˜Œ

This powerful tool allows you to network with fellow virtual assistants and potential clients. ๐Ÿค

Did you know I have my own Facebook group with over 19,000 supportive and hustling virtual assistants? 

I share industry advice and post legit online jobs. You can check it out here ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

๐Ÿ”— facebook.com/groups/virtualassistantinternship
๐‘ซ๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’• ๐’‡๐’†๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’‹๐’๐’ƒ ๐’๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’“ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’†? ๐Ÿ˜ณ

Internet scams are widespread and can be an easy trap for people looking for online jobs. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป

Unfortunately, it can be difficult to tell if someone is trying to scam you for your personal information. ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”

This is why I'm bringing back a fan-favorite podcast episode ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐ŸŽง about how to spot an online scam. ๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

I cover...

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ How to identify an online job scam
๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Jobs that aren't scams but you should still avoid
๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Real remote job boards that won't scam you

๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿผ Click my picture on my profile to go to my stories for the link to this episode!

๐ŸŽง Or you can just search โ€œHelp Me Work Online, Estherโ€ on Spotify or Apple podcasts to tune in to Watch Out! Spot an Online Job Scam From a Mile Away!
๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ? ๐Ÿก

What if when your husband deployed or your family had to PCS you weren't scrambling? โœˆ๏ธ

What if when your kids got sick you didn't have to stress? ๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿพ

When those tickets to the Bahamas went on sale you could just GO FOR IT? ๐Ÿ–๏ธโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ฃ This stuff isn't impossible and it can happen to you. ๐Ÿ“ฃ 

A bunch of us have already been doing it for years. ๐Ÿ’ป  We work online and get paid by the hour or project. ๐Ÿ’ต  We set our own hours and do what we need to do when we want. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

In 90 Day VA, I teach you everything you need to know about starting your own business as a Virtual Assistant. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ป

๐ŸŒŸ I believe that you can live your dream life if you want to! ๐ŸŒŸ

If you're worried that this could be scam or you're not sure if you could actually make this happen ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Check out my free workshop and decide from there. 

Link is in my bio ๐Ÿ”—
Facebook-f
Instagram
Facebook-f
Instagram
Pinterest
Youtube
alternatelogoheart
Pinterest
Youtube

courses

  • 90 Day VA
  • Virtual Summit
  • VA Training Portal
  • Propel - Group Coaching

legal

  • Terms
  • Privacy

resources

  • The VAI Blog
  • Online Job Quiz
  • VAI Facebook Group
  • Help Me Work Online Podcast

Sign up for our weekly remote job pack!

Copyright ยฉ2021 Esther M Inman โ€‹

Testimonials shown are real experiences from paying program members of 90 DAY VA. Their results are not typical and your experience will vary based upon your effort, education, business model, and market forces beyond our control. We make no earnings claims or return on investment claims, and you may not make your money back.