Apr 10, 2024 | About Athena, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Mental Health, Remote Work, Uncategorized
A few years ago, I was pondering what I wanted to do for a milestone birthday. My birthday is in February, where it is dark and cold where I live. I postponed the celebration to August. One of the most beautiful areas of the world in August is the Pacific Northwest,...
Feb 15, 2024 | About Athena, Accountability, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Mental Health, Uncategorized
A couple weeks ago we had our Athena Leadership retreat. This happens a couple times a year with me and our two managers, Jennifer and Dorian. We met together right back where we were last January, in Pismo Beach, California. This is one of my happy places. It’s on...
Feb 8, 2024 | About Athena, Business, Delegation, Financial Advisor, Productivity
I have been doing a lot of podcast interviews lately. (Thank you, Your Expert Guest.) It has given me the opportunity to speak to many different audiences and communities, from architects to bookkeepers, to women lawyers and moms running businesses. I particularly...
Jan 30, 2024 | About Athena, Accountability, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Productivity, Remote Work
What FEEDS a high-caliber Executive Assistant? They want to be of Service to you! You may think to yourself, “Really, they want to do this stuff that I absolutely do not want to do?” Yes, they do. “Really, they want to book my airline tickets and send out birthday...
Sep 13, 2023 | Accountability, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Productivity, Remote Work, Uncategorized
Athena CEO Gina Cotner was recently interviewed by Davina Frederick of Wealthy Woman Lawyer. The conversation moved into a discussion around delegating thinking: I thought to myself, “Well, let’s just go there and see if I can start to speak somewhat...
Aug 21, 2023 | About Athena, Business, Mental Health, Uncategorized
“Cute bitchy, but not “bitchy” bitchy.” – The Diplomat. S1 Ep 3. There I was one evening where I often can be found, on the couch sitting next to my honey after he has cooked a great meal and I have thoroughly cleaned the kitchen. It was around 8pm when we...