What’s the #1 Value of Hiring a Virtual Assistant?
Google the phrase “virtual assistant” and you’ll see thousands of results advertising VA services. You’ll quickly learn that we can organize your email, handle customer service inquiries, design and post your social media, and manage your general calendar. We’re pretty awesome at multitasking!
While it’s great for business owners to understand everything a VA can do for them, I often find that business owners don’t always consider the bigger picture. Yes, we can check things off your to-do list for you, but what are we really doing for you and your business? What value do we really bring to the table beyond basic task completion?
A Growing Business Eventually Hits a Plateau
Many, if not most, small businesses start off with one person in charge–the founder. When you’re running a small business, you’re performing several jobs on your own. You create your service or product, design and implement marketing, keep track of your books, and perform a zillion other tasks that are required to keep a business going.
But when your business starts taking off, you’ll eventually hit a growth plateau. This is the point at which you’ve maxed out your personal efficiency and you just can’t take on more responsibility without other facets of your business breaking down.
Because most business owners are self-sufficient, DIY-types, hitting this plateau can feel defeating. After all, you did everything on your own up to this point. Shouldn’t you be able to keep going like this forever?
Healthy Growth Requires Bringing On Outside Help
Healthy Growth Requires Bringing On Outside Help
The answer is no, and you shouldn’t want to keep going like this forever! Overcoming the growth plateau is an amazing opportunity for building something bigger than just you.
When you’ve maxed out your own personal productivity, you should be thrilled that you’re doing well enough to warrant hiring some help. Instead of your business staying stagnant as a one man (or woman!) show, you’re ready to blossom into a team of people working for a common cause.
The Real Value of a Virtual Assistant
Business owners are amazing people. They’re creative, resilient, and always up for a challenge. While they may have juggled everything in their early days, as they become more successful, they have to start thinking in terms of net growth.
The main benefit of bringing on a VA is that we use our skills in organizing, prioritization, and task-completion to free up time for those business owners to use their energy where it’s most needed. And in my experience, business owners really shine when they’re unburdened by everyday tasks, allowing their creative energies to soar.
When owners have enough help that they can work ON their business and not just IN it, they often experience shockingly fast growth–growth that I feel privileged to be a part of.
My value as a Virtual Assistant isn’t just checking to-do’s off a list.
I am the catalyst that allows businesses to grow from fledgling start-ups to full-fledged organizations that are making their impact on the world.
And that’s the #1 value of hiring a Virtual Assistant.
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