Imagine you've got two glasses of water. The first glass is 3 quarters full and the second glass is full.
Now add a drop of water to each glass and watch what happens.
It's no different when running a business. When you've reached capacity just the tiniest inconvenience can and probably will send you over the edge.
I've witnessed many exhausted and frustrated business owners, working long hours with no work/life balance.
When you've got 101 things to complete NOW... how do you prevent burnout?
Get support, my friend.
And working with a Virtual Assistant is a great way to prevent burnout and start living a more balanced life.
Intrigued?
Let me give you some examples of how a Virtual Assistant can help you...
Need to design a presentation for that new client? That’ll take hours! Nope, not if you have a VA that can do it for you. That time can be utilized in carefully selecting leads for your business.
Your online presence is a little sporadic. Your message isn't straightforward and finding the time to create insightful content and then post and engage is way down on your list of priorities. Maybe creating content for social media causes you more stress than joy. Or do you simply not like it – but know your business needs it? If so, outsource your marketing to a Virtual Assistant.
Perhaps you're playing catch-up because you struggle with managing your time and you now have a week's worth of work to complete in 3 hours. This my friend is a sure sign you need support.
If I haven’t convinced you yet… Cost-wise hiring a VA makes sense as you only pay for the time spent on your tasks.
Remember we can all experience burnout at one time or another. Entrepreneur burnout is very real and can happen to us all.
If you want to prevent burnout from trying to ‘do it all, please get in touch today! lorraine@lorrainefreelancepa.com
MEET THE AUTHOR
Lorraine Owolabi
Lorraine AKA Mrs Organised is a Virtual Assistant and Founder of Lorraine Freelance PA. Lorraine helps Business Owners and Start-ups remove overwhelm so they can focus on the important stuff. She specializes in Virtual PA Support and Marketing.