Are you ready to let go of control and hire a VA?

What are you doing that’s stretching your comfort zone to grow your business?

My Soul consistently tells me, “Ask for help.”  You see, I’m the kinda woman who likes to do everything and take care of everyone.  Yup, you guessed it, I’m a control freak!

But, the truth is if I’m going to grow my business, then I must begin to receive help in running it.  This is a big stretch for me because it means letting go of control. Ak!

I feel like a mom who is taking her baby to the sitter for the first time. Oh!  What a brilliant analogy because I’ve actually done that before.  I know that when you find the right sitter, your baby has so much fun and you’re healthier for the time you get to do non-mommy stuff.  Whew…I feel better!

So this past week I began the process of hiring a virtual assistant {VA}.  It’s “funny” because there were moments when I was like, “I don’t have time to do this.”  But, then I reminded myself that if I’m going to invite more success into my business that I must invest a little bit of time now.  I know it will pay off in the long-run.

Just in case you’re a control freak too here are 4 things you can do to begin the process of hiring a VA for yourself:

1. Talk to people who are already using a VA to find out more about the process and to receive referrals
2. Look in your stack of business cards that you get at all those networking events you go to {hint, hint!} for cards of VA’s you’ve already met
3. Turn to a trusted organization for referrals {one I turned to is the Coaches Console who provides my Private Client Center}
4. Interview at least 3 different VA’s – keep interviewing until you find one with the right skills to meet your needs

Remember that you might be letting go of control by giving the reins to someone else on a few projects, but you get to choose how it’s going to work and who that someone is.  See, letting go isn’t that bad.  Right?!

I’ll keep you posted on who I choose to work with & let me know if you have any questions.

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Today is Simply Fearless Friday!  Blog about one thing you’ve done this past week that’s stretched your comfort zone and then come back here to share the link directly to your blog post.  Facing your fears is an absolute must when you are building the business of your dreams. But, you do not have to do it alone.  Share your story and I promise to swing on by and leave you a comment.  You know you’d love that!

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