THREE Signs It’s Time To Hire A Virtual Personal Assistant
What did you dream of when you started out in your own business?
Flexible hours?
Fulfilling work?
Absolute lifestyle freedom for you and your family?
If your entrepreneurial reality isn’t living up to your expectations just yet - don’t panic. We’ve all been there, and I promise that this stage doesn’t last forever if you can take a step back and make some crucial decisions - such as asking for help - as soon as you can.
Here are my top three signs that it’s time to hire a personal assistant.
1. Jack of all trades, master of none
If you went into business to pursue your passion or make the most of your expertise, it can feel like an extremely rude awakening when you feel like you’re doing anything but!
What many of us don’t picture when we take the plunge into self-employment is the amount of time, knowledge and necessary skills needed to be able to keep your business going.
2. Your progress is minimal
As leaders in our business, it’s our responsibility to make sure that your time is used as effectively as possible.
No time to work on new business outreach, creating proposals, high-level client projects or your own business strategy because you’re too busy writing social media posts and undertaking research?
Something’s got to give!
A virtual personal assistant can take on the myriad of tasks clogging up your to-do list and help you get back to being CEO.
3. Your personal life is suffering
Early mornings. Late nights. Missed birthdays. Forgotten anniversaries.
Sounding familiar?
I completely understand what it’s like to feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do a good job as the boss, partner, parent, friend, and everything else.
I’ve been there myself.
I decided I had to work smarter - not harder - and chose to reach out and ask for help rather than sacrifice any more of my time (and my sanity!) to the laborious tasks in my business that were getting in my way.
Problem solved.
What’s next?
If these tips have you shouting - yes! That’s ME! - then it’s time to think about hiring a virtual assistant.
You’re doing a great job. By reading this post and reviewing your current set-up, you’ve taken a big first step towards the lifestyle freedom that really is just around the corner for you.
I’m curious - how do you ask for help in your business?
Selina Johnson — Business Support Expert, solution seeker and freedom fixer — helps successful coaches, consultants, speakers and entrepreneurs from across the globe to scale their businesses, make more money and achieve faster, sustainable results without compromising their time.
Over the past 16 years, she’s supported high profile individuals like award-winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid DBE, Sunday Times Top 20 Most Influential Entrepreneurs In The UK Sháá Wasmund MBE, former Co-Director of the Serpentine Gallery Dame Julia Peyton-Jones DBE, and Russian billionaire Timur Sardarov.
Today, she teaches brilliant entrepreneurs just like you how to implement her simple methods that result in BIG wins in their businesses — including the dynamite delegation strategies, time management hacks and mindset mastery she’s used to halve her hours, double her income and ditch her commute, leaving her free to create and live the life she loves.