Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have all the time in the world to spend with their families? Have time for golf, fishing, go carting, skiing, holidays. Yet they also seem to have time to get all their work done and also focus on networking and growing their business.
What is their secret?
They manage their time by delegating tasks to other people such as personal assistants.
Now you may say “I can’t afford a full time personal assistant” but realistically can you afford not to.
The average person works 22 days a month. Take 1 hour a day over 22 days that would free up to 22 hours. 22 hours gives you 2 days and 6 hours extra. Just think for a moment what you can do with 2 days and 6 hours.
You may ask. "What possible work could I give to a personal assistant?"
A personal assistant could do the following:
Answer emails - 15 to 30 minutes
Research - 30 minutes
Meeting arrangements – 10 minutes on average is spent organising one meeting.
Book travel - 15 minutes saved to research, book and find the best deal.
Send out introduction letters for your business – 30 minutes
Send out invitations to clients – 15 minutes
Shop online, stationery, equipment, products –
Look at your to do list and see what you can hand over to a personal assistant. Make up a new to do list for your personal assistant. Depending on the nature of the work you can then either use a personal assistant daily for 1 hour or maybe for 1 day.
You can even use a personal assistant to write blogs for you. Get them to do some research put together the initial draft and then you can tailor it to suit your writing style.
A blog can take 15 or 30 minutes and sometimes even an hour.
For the small business technology has made it so easy to use a personal assistant because today you do not have to hire an assistant full time or even hire a temp. You can use a virtual assistant who works from their own offices, which means they use their own office equipment and you pay an hourly rate to use their services. The biggest advantage of using a virtual assistant is that you get to build a relationship with them and they become a part of your business.
Just think for a moment what you can do with those 2 days and 6 hours.
What is their secret?
They manage their time by delegating tasks to other people such as personal assistants.
Now you may say “I can’t afford a full time personal assistant” but realistically can you afford not to.
The average person works 22 days a month. Take 1 hour a day over 22 days that would free up to 22 hours. 22 hours gives you 2 days and 6 hours extra. Just think for a moment what you can do with 2 days and 6 hours.
You may ask. "What possible work could I give to a personal assistant?"
A personal assistant could do the following:
Answer emails - 15 to 30 minutes
Research - 30 minutes
Meeting arrangements – 10 minutes on average is spent organising one meeting.
Book travel - 15 minutes saved to research, book and find the best deal.
Send out introduction letters for your business – 30 minutes
Send out invitations to clients – 15 minutes
Shop online, stationery, equipment, products –
Look at your to do list and see what you can hand over to a personal assistant. Make up a new to do list for your personal assistant. Depending on the nature of the work you can then either use a personal assistant daily for 1 hour or maybe for 1 day.
You can even use a personal assistant to write blogs for you. Get them to do some research put together the initial draft and then you can tailor it to suit your writing style.
A blog can take 15 or 30 minutes and sometimes even an hour.
For the small business technology has made it so easy to use a personal assistant because today you do not have to hire an assistant full time or even hire a temp. You can use a virtual assistant who works from their own offices, which means they use their own office equipment and you pay an hourly rate to use their services. The biggest advantage of using a virtual assistant is that you get to build a relationship with them and they become a part of your business.
Just think for a moment what you can do with those 2 days and 6 hours.
