If you've ever thought about being a personal assistant but you had no idea how to get started, you're in the right place. My name is Gracie. I've been a personal assistant for over 10 years, and when I first decided I wanted to be a personal assistant, I had the same thought, or lack thereof: I had no idea how to get started.

Luckily, I figured it out. I've been a personal assistant for over 10 years now, and I'm teaching you how you can do it too. I specifically focus on part-time personal assistant positions because when I first started, I was an actor and I needed a steady job with a flexible schedule, so that's what I'm sharing for you too.

The Personal Assistant Mindset

The absolute first step before you do anything else is getting your mindset right. There's a very specific mindset that I went into being a personal assistant with, and I'm going to break down the four points that you need to work out for yourself.

• Determine if you genuinely want the role. If you don't want to be a personal assistant and if you don't enjoy helping people, move right along. It is not the type of job that you can do just because you need a job or just because it's part-time. You have to actually want to be a personal assistant, so make sure that is checked off first.

• Ensure part-time work is sustainable for you. You have to know you're in it for the long haul of collecting clients and of work ebbing and flowing. If you've decided you want to be a personal assistant and that part-time really does work for you, you have to treat this work like it's your business.

• Adopt a proactive business mentality. From the first client forward, I treated it like it was a service I was offering, not like they were my employer. You have to have that proactive hustler mentality to get the work done and to get more clients.

• Clearly define your unique skills. Before you even apply to your first personal assistant job, define what your unique skills are and what you're bringing to the table. I went into being a personal assistant knowing I was super organized, I genuinely enjoyed running errands, and helping someone was always in my nature (I'd been working in a restaurant for years at this point).

Pinpointing Your Strengths

Figure out what you are really strong at and be able to present that to clients in a way that will show them how you can use those skills to help them. This could include:

• Organizing closets and physical spaces

• Setting up organizational systems

• Managing task dashboards

• Using Google Sheets

Once you've got these four things done, then you are ready to start prepping your resume so you can apply to a personal assistant position, and that's what we're going over next.