You don't need more hours in the day!

Ever had one of those days where you've been busy ALL day... but when someone asks what you've actually achieved, you're not entirely sure?

Emails. Admin. Chasing people. Social media. Finding that missing attachment. Making coffee. Making another coffee because the first one went cold....  And somewhere in all of that, you were supposed to actually run your business.

The problem isn't disorganisation... You might just be doing too much.

So, here's a very simple little exercise to work out what you could hand over.

Try the traffic-light test

I'm a BIG fan of a list (you may have gathered!). I'm also a big fan of traffic-lighting things because apparently I enjoy making everything look like a spreadsheet!!

So... here's what you do. Write down everything you do over the next few days.

Then mark it:

🔴 Red
Only you can do it.

🟠 Orange
You could keep doing it, but someone else could probably take it over eventually.

🟢 Green
Why on earth are you doing this?

That last category is where things get super interesting.... 

Then ask yourself...

What would I do if I had more time? 

Not "what else could I squeeze into my day?"

What would you actually like to do?

Spend more time with clients?
Have a lunch break?
Work on your marketing?
Develop that new service?
Finally tackle the website?
Write the ebook you've been threatening to write since lockdown...?

Or -maybe- you'd just like to finish work before dinner for once.

And then there's the slightly awkward question.... What have you been saying "I'll get round to that" about for the last six months? 

Sometimes the thing holding your business back isn't a lack of ambition! It's that you're spending your valuable time doing jobs someone else could be doing for you.

You don't need to outsource everything tomorrow. Start with one thing.

One job you don't like doing...
One job that eats your time.
One job you've been putting off.

And ask yourself:

"What would I do with that time back?"
That's the real magic of outsourcing.

It's not just about getting your admin done. It's getting YOU back.

And if you've just looked at your list and thought, "Actually... a good Virtual Assistant could probably help with this," then you're probably right. A good virtual assistant will most likely do the task in less time too!  😉

So what task would you pass over right now?

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