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Here’s an article published today in “The Portable Business™.” If you’d like to subscribe, go here…

One of the things we Virtual Assistants often hear from clients is some variation of the theme on why they try to do everything themselves in their businesses:

“But I only need these little things done… they don’t take much time or effort or skill.”

“It’s just as easy for me to do it.”

“In the time it takes to me to email it, I could have gotten it done already.”

But here’s the thing… all those tiny moments can and do add up to huge chunks of time and energy–resources that could be better spent building your business. You see, the value in having ongoing administrative support from a Virtual Assistant isn’t in the tasks per se. It’s in what that Virtual Assistant’s support allows you to achieve and accomplish because you aren’t spending your own time laboring over minutiae.

Think about it. When you expend your time and effort on the “little things,” you are chipping away at those vital, critical resources you need to tap into your creativity and stay focused and energized. If you fritter those things away, you may not have any left to spare. Ideas and products that you’ve been meaning to implement languish forever on the back burner.

Plus, all those “little things” take up space in your head. They crowd out ideas and dilute the mental energy you need to take action. By the time you get done taking care of them, you may not have anything left for the more important stuff. You give away your critical thinking and brain space by trying to do it all yourself.

Don’t hang on to the “little things” because it’s “easier.” It doesn’t matter how hard or how easy they may be. The point is to give them away so that you can move forward. What are you trying to achieve in your business? Where do you want to focus your time and energy? What work or projects are you trying to get done? Because the act of giving away the “little things” (or the big things, for that matter) can mean all the difference in whether or not you are able to work with X additional clients per month, create those new passive income streams, complete that program that will represent $X more in additional annual revenues or write that new book that will generate more publicity and expert status.

And the greatest thing about all this is that you don’t have to remain a prisoner to this thinking. A Virtual Assistant can unshackle you from your administrative burdens… all you have to do is let go. It really will set you free to soar in your business.

RESOURCE: For more about what you can gain by working with a skilled and competent Virtual Assistant, be sure and read the VACOC article, “The Benefits of Support: Why Getting Administrative Support is Critical to Your Business Success.”

About the Author: Danielle Keister is a business advisor and innovator in the Virtual Assistance profession. An administrative professional of 20+ years and veteran Virtual Assistant of 12+ years, her logical, no-nonsense approach to business development has gained her recognition as one of the leaders in the field. She loves what she does and is passionate about sharing her knowledge and know-how with the world. She’s all about inspiring others to reach for their highest excellence. When not taking care of clients in her own Virtual Assistant practice, The Relief Virtual Assistance, she is busy leading the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce.

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