Why You Might Need Virtual Assistant Support for More Than Your Business
There is a really amazing benefit to working with a Virtual Assistant that I don’t hear talked about that often.
We hear about how you can save up to 78% on operating costs…
Or how remote workers can increase productivity up to 13%...
But we don’t talk a lot about the vastness of support you can get from a Virtual Assistant.
Think about it like this, an in-office administrative assistant or office manager is going to be limited to the role they’ve been assigned. They will answer calls, book appointments, organize files, maybe plan events, manage vendors, pay invoices, etc.
If their boss has a birthday party they are planning for a family member, they aren’t going to suggest helping take tasks off their list because…it’s not a part of their role.
There is so much more in our lives as business owners that we can (probably need) to hand off to someone else. So why don’t we?!
Maybe you’re going on a family vacation and it’s been tough to get everything in order because of how busy work has been.
Maybe you keep missing certain bills because you have to pay them manually and you just get caught up on everything and always seem to miss the due date.
Or maybe you need to do your Christmas shopping but you can’t even begin to think about what you’re going to get, much less actually going online and ordering it.
Here is the thing, the goal of hiring a Virtual Assistant is not to free up your time to focus on all of the personal to-do’s in your life.
The GOAL of hiring a Virtual Assistant is to free up your time to work on the high-level things only you can work on in your business and to give you more time to enjoy your life.
So again, why aren’t more clients handing off personal tasks to Virtual Assistants?
Maybe, because it’s personal and you don’t feel like you should be asking someone you hired for your business to be taking on personal tasks.
And there are a couple of things to note with this…
If you hired a Virtual Assistant through the company you work for, it might be a discussion with your team about what you can and can’t have your assistant work on.
But if it’s YOU paying for your Virtual Assistant, you can write off their support whether they spend it helping you put together a slide deck for your next presentation or booking a dinner reservation for your next date night.
If you have someone keeping your personal life organized, then you have more freedom to enjoy the free time you get from also having a VA keep your business life in order.
Delegating is hard and for some, it gets harder when handing off personal tasks. We get it.
But it’s such a small speed bump keeping you from the most efficient interstate you could possibly operate on.
Getting over the strangeness of handing off personal tasks can launch you into a new level of free time.
So maybe you’re wondering how we can make such a claim?
What could a VA possibly take off your plate to free up your life that much?
Schedule doctor appointments
Make food/drink reservations
Book Travel - flights/Airbnb/hotels
Research - find the best live show in Vegas
Shop - find potential gifts, order groceries, etc
Plan events - holiday parties, birthday parties, family get-togethers
Meal plan
Pay bills - including things like vehicle registration, medical bills, etc
Still not sure what that would look like for you?
Okay, I want you to reference some of the outstanding personal life to-do’s on your list right now. Maybe it’s:
Do research into a lawn care company to use this summer (and then actually set it up)
Plan a family trip before the kids go back to school
Find a contractor to do work around the house
Get your dog groomed
Sell that piece of extra furniture
Call about that medical bill
Create a reading list for the summer
Create a chore chart for your kids
Get tickets to your favorite local sports team
Whatever is on your list, chances are a Virtual Assistant can help you take steps to check it off. Don’t underestimate the power of a good VA!
There is also a huge benefit to having your assistant take on personal life tasks when they are already working with you in your business/work. It gives the assistant a deeper level of understanding of where you are in your life. Maybe letting them into your personal calendar allows them to see you haven’t gone on a date night in months and so they make it a priority to help you work one into your schedule.
Could you use a little help keeping your work and personal life in order? Book a call here with us to explore how our team might be able to help.