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A few weeks ago I was having dinner with a family friend and she asked me how business was going for me.<\/strong>\u00a0I knew\u00a0what my answer would be – many of my clients are getting busier as their businesses are growing, and I also had introduced my own new program, Your VA Mentor, and I was feeling the stress on my time. I answered, ‘Busy! … TOO busy, actually!’<\/strong><\/p>\n

My friend\u00a0commented back without missing a beat, ‘There is no such thing as too busy. We just work harder.’ With that one sentence, I knew she was right. I wasn’t working hard enough. Actually I wasn’t working smart enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I made the decision that night to take the plunge and hire my own VA. I have immediately noticed the impact that choice has made on my business and on my life. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I was able to sit down with a clear head and make lists of what will come next, and when it will come.<\/strong> I am a very organized person and I love to plan out strategies for the steps I take in my business. Those lists have been easier to make, just knowing that I am not going to have to do it all on my own.<\/p>\n

This is advice that I tell my clients all the time – get help when you need it, and you will buy back the time you need to run your business properly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being a solopreneur or a small business owner, it is easy to burn the candle at both ends while you try to get it all done, but it’s rarely a good idea. You will think that you can’t afford to pay someone, but you really don’t realize that you will get more return from getting help for a couple of hours a week<\/strong> than you will from all of those early mornings, late nights, and weekend work.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend taking stock of your business to see where you can use help <\/strong>… even if it’s just in one small area. I guarantee you will not regret giving yourself back your own valuable time.<\/p>\n

So … how busy are you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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