June 17, 2025 • 38 mins
Feeling overwhelmed by your never-ending to-do list? You don’t have to do everything to run a successful business. The key to scaling without burnout is delegation—but where do you start?
In this episode, I’ll walk you through:
What tasks you should delegate first
How to find the right Virtual Assistant for your business
The systems and tools that make delegation seamless
How to set up your VA for success so they help your business grow
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Camille (00:00):
So you want to make an impact.
You're thinking about startinga business, sharing your voice.
How do women do it that handlemotherhood, family and still
chase after those dreams?
We'll listen each week as wedive into the stories of women
who know.
This is Call Me CEO.
Hello, hello everyone.
(00:22):
This is Camille fromcamillWalkerco, and I am here to
help you understand how tomaster the art of delegation and
build a reliable team for yourbusiness.
Now I am a mother of four.
I've been running onlinebusiness now for about 14 years.
This is getting crazy.
The longer it goes.
I'm like gosh, it's been solong.
(00:42):
But here's the thing I talked toso many amazing mom business
owners who started theirbusiness because they were
looking for time freedom, andthat is the best thing about
online businesses is that youhave so much more flexibility
you have.
You're calling the shots forwhen you go on vacation or being
(01:04):
able to go to your kids' eventsor whatever the thing is.
However, when you start abusiness, you are wearing all of
the hats.
A lot of times it's completelyoverwhelming, but you have more
time than you have money, so youdo it and you figure out how to
do the different things and howto send the emails, or to do
the customer processes, oracquire the clients, or do the
(01:26):
social media or the emails orwhatever the administrative
tasks.
Now, there will come a timewhen you get to a place where
perhaps you have more money thanyou have time, which hallelujah
.
I think the very first thingthat can be a mistake that
people make is they wait toolong to hire support, because
(01:49):
the number one person of yourbusiness is you.
You're the CEO.
No one is going to care aboutthe business as much as you do.
The number two thing you needto remember is that you need
someone to help you.
A virtual assistant is the veryfirst hire that I suggest that
people make, because it helps tofree up your time and your
(02:11):
space so that you can continuedoing the things that make your
business money and you canoffload some of those tasks that
you are doing every day thatare super important but are
taking that time and thatdecision-making and that
visionary time that only you cando for your business.
So, between email, social media, customer service, never-ending
(02:33):
to-do lists, it's easy to feellike you are drowning and you
don't have to do it all and youdon't have to know everything.
In fact, I suggest that if youcan find someone who knows how
to do something better than you,that is all the better.
That is one of the bestscenarios, because delegation is
the number one way to growing ateam in a way that makes it
(02:57):
bigger than you can even imagine, and holding onto things so
tight is what can actually stuntyou from getting to that next
level.
So today we're going to talkabout stepping into your role as
a CEO of your business andfinally getting your time back,
and this is something that Icoach people on all of the time.
And so if this is somethingthat you need help with, or if
(03:19):
you're thinking I wanna start,but I just don't know how I do
offer free discovery calls tohelp walk you through, maybe
what to hire out first, orknowing what skillset you want
to use to find, or whatcomplements your personality the
best, what kind of person youare looking for.
(03:40):
But let's start withidentifying what to delegate
first.
This is a great first steptowards understanding what you
want to do first.
If you are thinking I don'tknow what to outsource, you're
not alone.
Most entrepreneurs struggle withthis at first, and here is the
first exercise that I want youto do.
I want you to write everythingthat you do for your business in
(04:02):
a week Every email, every post,every admin task, every call
that you make infrastructure,anything that you're doing, even
ideation.
Write everything down, and whatyou'll find is that number one
there will be tasks that repeat.
(04:22):
Okay, so I want you to gothrough and write, let's say,
monday through Sunday.
If you're working every day,which I hope you're not, I hope
you're taking time off, but Iwant you to look at what are
some repetitive tasks that takea ton of your time.
Okay, so repetition is one.
Number two what are tasks thatyou are doing that drain your
(04:44):
energy?
And this is specifically whatare tasks that you are doing
that drain your energy?
And this is specifically whatare tasks that are draining your
energy of growing your business?
Now, something that may drainyou could be life-giving and
energy-fulfilling for me, or theopposite.
It's not the same for everyperson, and that is by design.
We are all different, and sothe things that I might need
(05:05):
help with initially are notmaybe the things that you would
need help with initially, andwhat's been really interesting
of doing this and helping a lotof entrepreneurs through this
process is that it is so freeingto recognize that A you may be
really great at something, butit doesn't mean that you're the
(05:26):
best for doing that thing,because it may drain your energy
.
Let me repeat that again youdon't have to keep doing
something just because you'regood at it and you've done it
for a long time, so it's easy.
Okay, it's about freeing upthat time.
A good analogy for somethinglike this is loading the
dishwasher.
(05:46):
When we teach our kids how toload a dishwasher, they may not
do it the way you like it done.
Maybe the silverware is a bigheap of a mess, maybe the bowls
aren't lined up exactly how youlike to have it done.
However, it is through lettinggo of a task like loading the
(06:07):
dishwasher that allows you to doother things, and also by
training your children or, inthis case, a virtual assistant,
there are ways that you can worktogether to get the task done
and make it so that you can moveon to other things that need
doing.
Number three is what are thingsthat only you can do, and what
can someone else handle?
(06:27):
Now, this is a question that Ilike to have you think of, like
shoulder and above work andshoulder and below work, below
your shoulder work.
And what do I mean by that?
That means that anything thatrequires your likeness, your
face, your voice, yourdecision-making something that
you physically actually have tobe there for, those are shoulder
(06:49):
and above.
Okay, your likeness, your mind,your voice.
This is not something that Icould outsource recording this
podcast episode.
It has to be me, okay.
However, there are things thatare administrative, that are
like shoulder and below, that Icould ask or get another team
member involved to do.
(07:09):
Now, these are things that aremore administrative.
They're task oriented.
They don't require yourlikeness or your decision-making
powers.
Okay, that doesn't mean thatthat person can't make decisions
and do amazing things, but itmeans that it's something that
you could pass off.
Okay, now, as you're looking atyour list and looking at what
(07:30):
things you should delegate, someof the number one things that
come to mind that people want todo immediately are inbox
management, whether it's youremail.
Another big one is social mediascheduling.
Another really popular one iscustomer support.
Another one that comes up a lotis calendaring and appointment
scheduling.
Another really popular one iscustomer support.
Another one that comes up a lotis calendaring and appointment
(07:51):
scheduling.
And number five that comes up.
A lot is content repurposing,so turning a blog post into
Instagram captions, a YouTubevideo into short clips.
These are tasks that you couldpass along and help to move your
business forward, but they'rekeeping you busy, and busy
doesn't always mean productive.
Okay, there's never a task thatI want you to pass on that you
(08:15):
don't have an understanding offor yourself.
And there are also things likeediting this podcast.
That is something that I havesomeone on my team who is way
better at doing that than I am,and so passing that along frees
up so much time and is a hugeweight off of my shoulders.
So, as you're going throughthis, be really reflective of
(08:37):
what you enjoy doing and also,perhaps, filling your time with
the things that really requireyou and your likeness.
Now step two is finding theright team members.
Now that you know what todelegate, let's talk about what
you want for the person you want, who you want to hire and no,
(09:00):
you don't need a full-timeemployee.
Hiring a virtual assistant isone of the easiest ways to get
started.
And no, you don't need afull-time employee.
Hiring a virtual assistant isone of the easiest ways to get
started.
So I have pretty strongopinions about this.
Number one is starting withreferrals.
Asking fellow entrepreneurs whothey recommend is an amazing
way to get started, especiallyif you have a very niche
(09:20):
understanding of a business or aspecific skill set that perhaps
, let's say, you work at aninsurance agency and you have
fellow insurance agents.
Maybe there are people thatthey work with that know the
industry or know the programmingwithin the field of what you're
in.
However, there are people whohave training programs, like my
(09:44):
60 day to VA graduates, who havebeen trained exceptionally well
, and I also help withconnecting people who have been
vetted through my program.
It's a very personal one-on-oneconnection in that regard, and
it's been so wonderful toconnect people who have gone
through my program with amazingmom entrepreneurs who are
(10:08):
looking for the help that avirtual assistant can bring.
Now there are platformsavailable like Upwork, fiverr
and LinkedIn that can help youto find professionals.
I've had good luck with thatand I've also had not so great
luck.
So, depending on if it's someonethat you want for, like a very
specific project that you'redoing, or if it's something
(10:31):
where you have ongoingconnections with people that are
helping you, I think that canhelp you determine is this
someone that I need specificallyfor creating a digital media
product or maybe a workbook orwhatever the thing is, or is
this someone that's more like Ineed a right-hand person who's
going to be there for me andhelp me really stay on task with
(10:53):
growing this business?
Before you hire anyone, youneed to come up with a clear job
description and being veryspecific.
Instead of saying I need helpwith social media, I want you to
think I need someone toschedule my posts, engage with
comments and repurpose mycontent.
The clarity will give you wayless headaches for later.
(11:13):
So really identify what it isthat is going to help you to
move that needle and be reallyspecific about what those tasks
look like.
And that's where your timeaudit, which I have for free
it's in the link below can helpyou to go through that process.
Also, number two if you needmore detailed work or ideas of
(11:35):
questions, how to be veryspecific about what you need and
how much you need it and whatthat looks like.
I do have a workbook.
That's $27.
That is in the link below.
So step number three setting upyour VA for success.
So a great hire won't solveyour problems if you don't set
them up for success.
And here's how to make sureyour new team member is on board
(11:55):
with you.
So on board with you, so onboard with intention, schedule a
kickoff call and help them walkthrough your system and
expectations.
I you know it's interesting,depending on how much workload
you give this person.
I say it's always a good ideato start with a small task and
as you build rapport and as youbuild trust that they're going
(12:20):
to do what they say they'regoing to do, that that's when
you give them more and moreresponsibility.
So it doesn't have to be an allor nothing, and I think that's
a big misconception that I get alot that people think, oh well,
I have to bring someone on andit's going to be 40 hours a week
.
No, a lot of the people that Ihelp, it's three to five hours a
week to start, and theneventually maybe they might
(12:41):
become a part of your team and amuch longer partnership, which
is awesome.
Another thing that's really goodto use is tools like Trello,
asana or ClickUp to keepcommunication and tasks
organized.
I really like using GoogleCalendar, and also another one
(13:01):
I've liked, too, iscommunicating through just all
of the tools Google Drive,google Calendar.
I like Google a lot.
I've also had a lot of luckwith Trello and ClickUp as well.
Slack is also another great way.
If you have a big team thatneeds to communicate back and
forth with each other, that's agreat tool.
Give them SOPs, standardoperating procedures, simple
(13:24):
step-by-step guides to help themto do things your way and this
takes some time for you to sortout.
If you don't have an SOP set up, that's a good place to start
of knowing what or how you likethings done, so that they feel
like they're on the same page.
Communicating consistently iskey, so in the beginning it
(13:46):
could be daily for 15 to 30minutes, I feel like.
Usually within the first weekyou can then break it down to
weekly, giving feedback and thenalso celebrating wins of what
is working well and maybe somechanges that you need to do or
they need to do, to celebratetogether.
(14:08):
When you set your virtualassistant up for success,
they'll not only take tasks offof your plate, but they'll help
your business grow faster thanyou could ever imagine.
I know that letting go is hard.
That is probably one of thehardest things, whether it's
that you've been burned in thepast or you have a very specific
(14:29):
way of things that you likedone, like that dishwasher.
And, trust me, building abusiness is like growing a baby
Like it really is so personal.
But trying to do everythingyourself is the fastest way to
burn out.
So I want to make this supereasy for you, which is why I've
created the hiring a VA cheatsheet for only $27.
(14:49):
This will help you to identifythe right tasks to delegate
finding a top tier VA candidatefor your business, communicating
your goals effectively so thatyour VA can actually help you,
and building a long-termsuccessful working relationship.
If you're ready to free up yourtime and finally scale your
business, you can grab your copyand I have the link below.
(15:11):
So that is all that I have foryou today, but make sure to
check out hiring a VA cheatsheet.
I'm doing more of these soloepisodes, so if you have a
question or you even just wantto do a free discovery call with
me to see if I have someone whomight be a great fit for you, I
would love to help you.
So let's connect and I hope youhave a great time working and
(15:38):
building towards building thelife that you would love.
So thank you for tuning in,thank you for being a support
here and for subscribing.
And making any referrals ofthis podcast is a huge help to
me to help mothers reallyidentify opportunity that's
available for them.
There's so much opportunity andhelping mothers to have access
(16:00):
to that is my fondest work.
I love it so much so I'll seeyou next time.
Thanks for watching you.
You, you, you, you, you, you,you, you, you.
(18:19):
When you set your virtualassistant up for success,
(20:19):
they'll not only take tasks offof your plate, but they'll help
your business grow faster thanyou could ever imagine.
So you want to make an impact.
You're thinking about startinga business, sharing your voice.
How do women do it that handlemotherhood, family and still
(20:44):
chase after those dreams?
Listen each week as we diveinto the stories of women who
know this is Call Me CEO.
Hello, hello everyone.
This is Camille fromcamillewalkerco and I am here to
help you understand how tomaster the art of delegation and
(21:04):
build a reliable team for yourbusiness.
Now I am a mother of four.
I've been running onlinebusiness now for about 14 years.
This is getting crazy.
The longer it goes, I'm likegosh.
It's been so long.
But here's the thing.
I talked to so many amazing mombusiness owners who started
their business because they werelooking for time freedom, and
(21:26):
that is.
The best thing about onlinebusinesses is that you have so
much more flexibility.
You're calling the shots forwhen you go on vacation or being
able to go to your kids' eventsor whatever the thing is.
However, when you start abusiness, you are wearing all of
the hats.
A lot of times it's completelyoverwhelming, but you have more
(21:48):
time than you have money, so youdo it and you figure out how to
do the different things and howto send the emails or to do the
customer processes, or acquirethe clients, or do the social
media or the emails or whateverthe administrative tasks.
Now there will come a time whenyou get to a place where
(22:09):
perhaps you have more money thanyou have time, which hallelujah
.
I think.
The very first thing that can bea mistake that people make is
they wait too long to hiresupport, because the number one
person of your business is you.
You're the CEO.
No one is going to care aboutthe business as much as you do.
(22:29):
The number two thing you needto remember is that you need
someone to help you.
A virtual assistant is the veryfirst hire that I suggest that
people make, because it helps tofree up your time and your
space so that you can continuedoing the things that make your
business money and you canoffload some of those tasks that
(22:52):
you are doing every day, thatare super important but are
taking that time and thatdecision-making and that
visionary time that only you cando for your business.
So, between email, social media, customer service, never ending
to-do lists, it's easy to feellike you are drowning and you
don't have to do it all and youdon't have to know everything.
(23:14):
In fact, I suggest that if youcan find someone who knows how
to do something better than you,that is all the better.
That is one of the bestscenarios, because delegation is
the number one way to growing ateam in a way that makes it
bigger than you can even imagine, and holding onto things so
(23:35):
tight is what can actually stuntyou from getting to that next
level.
So today we're going to talkabout stepping into your role as
a CEO of your business andfinally getting your time back,
and this is something that Icoach people on all of the time,
and so if this is somethingthat you need help with, or if
you're thinking, I want to start, but I just don't know how.
(23:56):
I do offer free discovery callsto help walk you through, maybe
what to hire out first, orknowing what skill set you want
to use to find, or whatcomplements your personality the
best, what kind of person youare looking for.
But let's start withidentifying what to delegate
(24:16):
first.
This is a great first steptowards understanding what you
want to do first.
If you are thinking I don'tknow what to outsource, you're
not alone.
Most entrepreneurs strugglewith this at first, and here is
the first exercise that I wantyou to do I want you to write
everything that you do for yourbusiness in a week Every email,
(24:37):
every post, every admin task,every call that you make, every
admin task, every call that youmake infrastructure, anything
that you're doing, even ideation.
Write everything down and whatyou'll find is that.
Number one there will be tasksthat repeat.
Okay, so I want you to gothrough and write, let's say,
(24:59):
monday through Sunday.
If you're working every day,which I hope you're not, I hope
you're taking time off, but Iwant you to look at what are
some repetitive tasks that takea ton of your time.
Okay, so repetition is one.
Number two what are tasks thatyou are doing that drain your
energy, and this is specificallywhat are tasks that are
(25:21):
draining your energy of growingyour business?
Now, something that may drainyou could be life-giving and
energy-fulfilling for me, or theopposite.
It's not the same for everyperson, and that is by design.
We are all different, and sothe things that I might need
help with initially are notmaybe the things that you would
need help with initially, arenot maybe the things that you
(25:43):
would need help with initially.
And what's been reallyinteresting of doing this and
helping a lot of entrepreneursthrough this process is that it
is so freeing to recognize thatA you may be really great at
something, but it doesn't meanthat you're the best for doing
that thing, because it may drainyour energy.
Let me repeat that again youdon't have to keep doing
(26:08):
something just because you'regood at it and you've done it
for a long time, so it's easy.
Okay, it's about freeing upthat time.
A good analogy for somethinglike this is loading the
dishwasher.
When we teach our kids how toload a dishwasher, loading the
dishwasher.
When we teach our kids how toload a dishwasher, they may not
do it the way you like it done.
Maybe the silverware is a bigheap of a mess.
(26:33):
Maybe the bowls aren't lined upexactly how you like to have it
done.
However, it is through lettinggo of a task like loading the
dishwasher that allows you to doother things, letting go of a
task like loading the dishwasherthat allows you to do other
things, and also by trainingyour children or, in this case,
a virtual assistant, there areways that you can work together
to get the task done and make itso that you can move on to
(26:53):
other things that need doing.
Number three is what are thingsthat only you can do and what
can someone else handle?
Now, this is a question that Ilike to have you think of, like
shoulder and above work andshoulder and below work, below
your shoulder work.
And what do I mean by that?
That means that anything thatrequires your likeness, your
(27:14):
face, your voice, your decisionmaking, something that you
physically actually have to bethere for, those are shoulder
and above okay, shoulder andabove okay, your likeness, your
mind, your voice.
This is not something that Icould outsource recording this
podcast episode.
It has to be me, okay?
Hey, my friends, just poppingin here really quick to say if
(27:39):
you are drowning in a to-do listbut never actually getting
anything done.
I hear you.
This is the time to take backcontrol of your day, and I've
created a product for you, forfree, that will help you to do
this.
It's called the Ultimate TimeAudit and Productivity System.
It is a free resource to helpyou pinpoint exactly where your
time is going and what youshould be delegating.
(28:00):
My coaching involves a lot oftime spent with business owners
who are losing time valuabletime on menial tasks that they
could either delegate or createa system around, but first
needing to understand how theirtime is being used.
So imagine having more time foryour family, your business and
yourself, without the constantoverwhelm.
You can grab your free copy inthe link below or at
(28:24):
camillewalkerco and startworking smarter, not harder.
Camillewalkerco is the website,but go ahead and grab that link
below and I would love to helpyou take back your time right
now.
However, there are things thatare administrative, that are
like shoulder and below that Icould ask or get another team
(28:45):
member involved to do Now.
These are things that are moreadministrative.
They're task oriented.
They don't require yourlikeness or your decision making
powers.
Okay, that doesn't mean thatthat person can't make decisions
and do amazing things, but itmeans that it's something that
you could pass off.
Okay, now, as you're looking atyour list and looking at what
(29:06):
things you should delegate, someof the number one things that
come to mind that people want todo immediately are inbox
management, whether it's youremail.
Another big one is social mediascheduling.
Another really popular one iscustomer support.
Another one that comes up a lotis calendaring and appointment
scheduling.
And, number five, that comes upa lot is content repurposing,
(29:31):
so turning a blog post intoInstagram captions, a YouTube
video into short clips.
These are tasks that you couldpass along and help to move your
business forward, but they'rekeeping you busy, and busy
doesn't always mean productive.
Okay, there's never a task thatI want you to pass on that you
don't have an understanding offor yourself, and there are also
(29:55):
things like editing thispodcast.
That is something that I havesomeone on my team who is way
better at doing that than I am,and so passing that along frees
up so much time and is a hugeweight off of my shoulders.
So, as you're going throughthis, be really reflective of
what you enjoy doing and alsoperhaps filling your time with
(30:20):
the things that really requireyou and your likeness.
Now step two is finding theright team members.
Now you know, now that you knowwhat to delegate, let's talk
about what you want for theperson you want, who you want to
hire and no, you don't need afull-time employee.
Hiring a virtual assistant isone of the easiest ways to get
(30:40):
started, so I have pretty strongopinions about this.
Number one is starting withreferrals.
Asking fellow entrepreneurs whothey recommend is an amazing
way to get started, especiallyif you have a very niche
understanding of a business or aspecific skill set that perhaps
(31:02):
, let's say, you work at aninsurance agency and you have
fellow insurance agents.
Maybe there are people thatthey work with that know the
industry or know the programmingwithin the field of what you're
in.
However, there are people whohave training programs, like my
60 day to VA graduates who havebeen trained exceptionally well,
(31:25):
and I also help with connectingpeople who have been vetted
through my program.
It's a very personal,one-on-one connection in that
regard, and it's been sowonderful to connect people who
have gone through my programwith amazing mom entrepreneurs
who are looking for the helpthat a virtual assistant can
(31:47):
bring.
Now there are platformsavailable like Upwork, fiverr
and LinkedIn that can help youto find professionals.
I've had good luck with thatand I've also had not so great
luck.
So, depending on if it'ssomeone that you want for like a
very specific project thatyou're doing, or if it's
something where you have ongoingconnections with people that
(32:09):
are helping you, I think thatcan help you determine.
Is this someone that I needspecifically for creating a
digital media product or maybe aworkbook or whatever the thing
is, or is this someone that'smore like I need a right-hand
person who's going to be therefor me and help me really stay
on task with growing thisbusiness?
(32:31):
Before you hire anyone, youneed to come up with a clear job
description and being veryspecific.
Instead of saying I need helpwith social media, I want you to
think I need someone toschedule my posts, engage with
comments and repurpose mycontent.
The clarity will give you wayless headaches for later.
So really identify what it isthat is going to help you to
(32:54):
move that needle and be reallyspecific about what those tasks
look like, and that's where yourtime audit, which I have for
free it's in the link below canhelp you to go through that
process Also.
Number two, if you need moredetailed work or ideas of
questions, how to be veryspecific about what you need and
how much you need it and whatthat looks like.
(33:16):
I do have a workbook that's $27.
That is in the link below.
So step number three setting upyour VA for success.
So a great hire won't solveyour problems if you don't set
them up for success.
And here's how to make sureyour new team member is on board
with you.
Here's how to make sure yournew team member is on board with
you.
So, on board with intention,schedule a kickoff call and help
(33:41):
them walk through your systemand expectations.
I you know it's interesting,depending on how much workload
you give this person.
I say it's always a good ideato start with a small task and
as you build rapport and as youbuild trust that they're going
to do what they say they'regoing to do, that that's when
you give them more and moreresponsibility.
(34:01):
So it doesn't have to be an allor nothing and I think that's a
big misconception that I get alot that people think, oh well,
I have to bring someone on andit's going to be 40 hours a week
.
No, a lot of the people that Ihelp.
It's three to five hours a weekto start, and then eventually
maybe they might become a partof your team and a much longer
(34:21):
partnership, which is awesome.
Another thing that's really goodto use is tools like Trello,
asana or ClickUp to keepcommunication and tasks
organized.
I really like using GoogleCalendar, and also another one
I've liked, too, iscommunicating through just all
(34:43):
of the tools Google Drive,google Calendar.
I like Google a lot.
I've also had a lot of luckwith Trello and ClickUp as well.
Slack is also another great way.
If you have a big team thatneeds to communicate back and
forth with each other, that's agreat tool.
Give them SOPs, standardoperating procedures, simple
step-by-step guides to help themto do things your way, and this
(35:05):
takes some time for you to sortout.
If you don't have an SOP set up, that's a good place to start
of knowing what or how you likethings done, so that they feel
like they're on the same page.
Communicating consistently iskey, so in the beginning it
could be daily for 15 to 30minutes.
(35:26):
I feel like usually within thefirst week you can then break it
down to weekly, giving feedbackand then also celebrating wins
of what is working well andmaybe some changes that you need
to do or they need to do, tocelebrate together when you set
(35:46):
your virtual assistant up forsuccess.
They'll not only take tasks offof your plate, but they'll help
your business grow faster thanyou could ever imagine.
I know that letting go is hard.
That is probably one of thehardest things, whether it's
that you've been burned in thepast or you have a very specific
way of things that you likedone, like that dishwasher and,
(36:10):
trust me, building a business islike growing a baby, like it
really is so personal.
But trying to do everythingyourself is the fastest way to
burn out.
So I want to make this supereasy for you, which is why I've
created the hiring a VA cheatsheet for only $27.
This will help you to identifythe right tasks to delegate
finding a top tier VA candidatefor your business, communicating
(36:33):
your goals effectively so thatyour VA can actually help you,
and building a long-termsuccessful working relationship.
If you're ready to free up yourtime and finally scale your
business, you can grab your copyand I have the link below.
So that is all that I have foryou today, but make sure to
check out hiring a VA cheatsheet.
(36:55):
I'm doing more of these soloepisodes.
So if you have a question oryou even just want to do a free
discovery, call with me to seeif I have someone who might be a
great fit for you, I would loveto help you.
So let's connect and I hope youhave a great time working and
building towards building thelife that you would love.
(37:17):
So thank you for tuning in,thank you for being a support
here and for subscribing.
And making any referrals ofthis podcast is a huge help to
me to help mothers reallyidentify opportunity that's
available for them.
There's so much opportunity andhelping mothers to have access
to that is my fondest work.
(37:39):
I love it so much so I'll seeyou next time.
Thanks for tuning in.
Hey, ceos, thank you so muchfor spending your time with me.
If you found this episodeinspiring or helpful, please let
me know in a comment.
In a five-star review, youcould have the chance of being a
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(38:02):
and remember you are the boss.
So you want to make an impact.
You're thinking about startinga business, sharing your voice.
How do women do it that handlemotherhood, family and still
chase after those dreams?
We'll listen each week as wedive into the stories of women
who know.
This is Call Me CEO.
Hello, hello everyone.
(00:22):
This is Camille fromcamillWalkerco, and I am here to
help you understand how tomaster the art of delegation and
build a reliable team for yourbusiness.
Now I am a mother of four.
I've been running onlinebusiness now for about 14 years.
This is getting crazy.
The longer it goes.
I'm like gosh, it's been solong.
(00:42):
But here's the thing I talked toso many amazing mom business
owners who started theirbusiness because they were
looking for time freedom, andthat is the best thing about
online businesses is that youhave so much more flexibility
you have.
You're calling the shots forwhen you go on vacation or being
(01:04):
able to go to your kids' eventsor whatever the thing is.
However, when you start abusiness, you are wearing all of
the hats.
A lot of times it's completelyoverwhelming, but you have more
time than you have money, so youdo it and you figure out how to
do the different things and howto send the emails, or to do
the customer processes, oracquire the clients, or do the
(01:26):
social media or the emails orwhatever the administrative
tasks.
Now, there will come a timewhen you get to a place where
perhaps you have more money thanyou have time, which hallelujah
.
I think the very first thingthat can be a mistake that
people make is they wait toolong to hire support, because
(01:49):
the number one person of yourbusiness is you.
You're the CEO.
No one is going to care aboutthe business as much as you do.
The number two thing you needto remember is that you need
someone to help you.
A virtual assistant is the veryfirst hire that I suggest that
people make, because it helps tofree up your time and your
(02:11):
space so that you can continuedoing the things that make your
business money and you canoffload some of those tasks that
you are doing every day thatare super important but are
taking that time and thatdecision-making and that
visionary time that only you cando for your business.
So, between email, social media, customer service, never-ending
(02:33):
to-do lists, it's easy to feellike you are drowning and you
don't have to do it all and youdon't have to know everything.
In fact, I suggest that if youcan find someone who knows how
to do something better than you,that is all the better.
That is one of the bestscenarios, because delegation is
the number one way to growing ateam in a way that makes it
(02:57):
bigger than you can even imagine, and holding onto things so
tight is what can actually stuntyou from getting to that next
level.
So today we're going to talkabout stepping into your role as
a CEO of your business andfinally getting your time back,
and this is something that Icoach people on all of the time.
And so if this is somethingthat you need help with, or if
(03:19):
you're thinking I wanna start,but I just don't know how I do
offer free discovery calls tohelp walk you through, maybe
what to hire out first, orknowing what skillset you want
to use to find, or whatcomplements your personality the
best, what kind of person youare looking for.
(03:40):
But let's start withidentifying what to delegate
first.
This is a great first steptowards understanding what you
want to do first.
If you are thinking I don'tknow what to outsource, you're
not alone.
Most entrepreneurs struggle withthis at first, and here is the
first exercise that I want youto do.
I want you to write everythingthat you do for your business in
(04:02):
a week Every email, every post,every admin task, every call
that you make infrastructure,anything that you're doing, even
ideation.
Write everything down, and whatyou'll find is that number one
there will be tasks that repeat.
(04:22):
Okay, so I want you to gothrough and write, let's say,
monday through Sunday.
If you're working every day,which I hope you're not, I hope
you're taking time off, but Iwant you to look at what are
some repetitive tasks that takea ton of your time.
Okay, so repetition is one.
Number two what are tasks thatyou are doing that drain your
(04:44):
energy?
And this is specifically whatare tasks that you are doing
that drain your energy?
And this is specifically whatare tasks that are draining your
energy of growing your business?
Now, something that may drainyou could be life-giving and
energy-fulfilling for me, or theopposite.
It's not the same for everyperson, and that is by design.
We are all different, and sothe things that I might need
(05:05):
help with initially are notmaybe the things that you would
need help with initially, andwhat's been really interesting
of doing this and helping a lotof entrepreneurs through this
process is that it is so freeingto recognize that A you may be
really great at something, butit doesn't mean that you're the
(05:26):
best for doing that thing,because it may drain your energy
.
Let me repeat that again youdon't have to keep doing
something just because you'regood at it and you've done it
for a long time, so it's easy.
Okay, it's about freeing upthat time.
A good analogy for somethinglike this is loading the
dishwasher.
(05:46):
When we teach our kids how toload a dishwasher, they may not
do it the way you like it done.
Maybe the silverware is a bigheap of a mess, maybe the bowls
aren't lined up exactly how youlike to have it done.
However, it is through lettinggo of a task like loading the
(06:07):
dishwasher that allows you to doother things, and also by
training your children or, inthis case, a virtual assistant,
there are ways that you can worktogether to get the task done
and make it so that you can moveon to other things that need
doing.
Number three is what are thingsthat only you can do, and what
can someone else handle?
(06:27):
Now, this is a question that Ilike to have you think of, like
shoulder and above work andshoulder and below work, below
your shoulder work.
And what do I mean by that?
That means that anything thatrequires your likeness, your
face, your voice, yourdecision-making something that
you physically actually have tobe there for, those are shoulder
(06:49):
and above.
Okay, your likeness, your mind,your voice.
This is not something that Icould outsource recording this
podcast episode.
It has to be me, okay.
However, there are things thatare administrative, that are
like shoulder and below, that Icould ask or get another team
member involved to do.
(07:09):
Now, these are things that aremore administrative.
They're task oriented.
They don't require yourlikeness or your decision-making
powers.
Okay, that doesn't mean thatthat person can't make decisions
and do amazing things, but itmeans that it's something that
you could pass off.
Okay, now, as you're looking atyour list and looking at what
(07:30):
things you should delegate, someof the number one things that
come to mind that people want todo immediately are inbox
management, whether it's youremail.
Another big one is social mediascheduling.
Another really popular one iscustomer support.
Another one that comes up a lotis calendaring and appointment
scheduling.
Another really popular one iscustomer support.
Another one that comes up a lotis calendaring and appointment
(07:51):
scheduling.
And number five that comes up.
A lot is content repurposing,so turning a blog post into
Instagram captions, a YouTubevideo into short clips.
These are tasks that you couldpass along and help to move your
business forward, but they'rekeeping you busy, and busy
doesn't always mean productive.
Okay, there's never a task thatI want you to pass on that you
(08:15):
don't have an understanding offor yourself.
And there are also things likeediting this podcast.
That is something that I havesomeone on my team who is way
better at doing that than I am,and so passing that along frees
up so much time and is a hugeweight off of my shoulders.
So, as you're going throughthis, be really reflective of
(08:37):
what you enjoy doing and also,perhaps, filling your time with
the things that really requireyou and your likeness.
Now step two is finding theright team members.
Now that you know what todelegate, let's talk about what
you want for the person you want, who you want to hire and no,
(09:00):
you don't need a full-timeemployee.
Hiring a virtual assistant isone of the easiest ways to get
started.
And no, you don't need afull-time employee.
Hiring a virtual assistant isone of the easiest ways to get
started.
So I have pretty strongopinions about this.
Number one is starting withreferrals.
Asking fellow entrepreneurs whothey recommend is an amazing
way to get started, especiallyif you have a very niche
(09:20):
understanding of a business or aspecific skill set that perhaps
, let's say, you work at aninsurance agency and you have
fellow insurance agents.
Maybe there are people thatthey work with that know the
industry or know the programmingwithin the field of what you're
in.
However, there are people whohave training programs, like my
(09:44):
60 day to VA graduates, who havebeen trained exceptionally well
, and I also help withconnecting people who have been
vetted through my program.
It's a very personal one-on-oneconnection in that regard, and
it's been so wonderful toconnect people who have gone
through my program with amazingmom entrepreneurs who are
(10:08):
looking for the help that avirtual assistant can bring.
Now there are platformsavailable like Upwork, fiverr
and LinkedIn that can help youto find professionals.
I've had good luck with thatand I've also had not so great
luck.
So, depending on if it's someonethat you want for, like a very
specific project that you'redoing, or if it's something
(10:31):
where you have ongoingconnections with people that are
helping you, I think that canhelp you determine is this
someone that I need specificallyfor creating a digital media
product or maybe a workbook orwhatever the thing is, or is
this someone that's more like Ineed a right-hand person who's
going to be there for me andhelp me really stay on task with
(10:53):
growing this business?
Before you hire anyone, youneed to come up with a clear job
description and being veryspecific.
Instead of saying I need helpwith social media, I want you to
think I need someone toschedule my posts, engage with
comments and repurpose mycontent.
The clarity will give you wayless headaches for later.
(11:13):
So really identify what it isthat is going to help you to
move that needle and be reallyspecific about what those tasks
look like.
And that's where your timeaudit, which I have for free
it's in the link below can helpyou to go through that process.
Also, number two if you needmore detailed work or ideas of
(11:35):
questions, how to be veryspecific about what you need and
how much you need it and whatthat looks like.
I do have a workbook.
That's $27.
That is in the link below.
So step number three setting upyour VA for success.
So a great hire won't solveyour problems if you don't set
them up for success.
And here's how to make sureyour new team member is on board
(11:55):
with you.
So on board with you, so onboard with intention, schedule a
kickoff call and help them walkthrough your system and
expectations.
I you know it's interesting,depending on how much workload
you give this person.
I say it's always a good ideato start with a small task and
as you build rapport and as youbuild trust that they're going
(12:20):
to do what they say they'regoing to do, that that's when
you give them more and moreresponsibility.
So it doesn't have to be an allor nothing, and I think that's
a big misconception that I get alot that people think, oh well,
I have to bring someone on andit's going to be 40 hours a week
.
No, a lot of the people that Ihelp, it's three to five hours a
week to start, and theneventually maybe they might
(12:41):
become a part of your team and amuch longer partnership, which
is awesome.
Another thing that's really goodto use is tools like Trello,
asana or ClickUp to keepcommunication and tasks
organized.
I really like using GoogleCalendar, and also another one
(13:01):
I've liked, too, iscommunicating through just all
of the tools Google Drive,google Calendar.
I like Google a lot.
I've also had a lot of luckwith Trello and ClickUp as well.
Slack is also another great way.
If you have a big team thatneeds to communicate back and
forth with each other, that's agreat tool.
Give them SOPs, standardoperating procedures, simple
(13:24):
step-by-step guides to help themto do things your way and this
takes some time for you to sortout.
If you don't have an SOP set up, that's a good place to start
of knowing what or how you likethings done, so that they feel
like they're on the same page.
Communicating consistently iskey, so in the beginning it
(13:46):
could be daily for 15 to 30minutes, I feel like.
Usually within the first weekyou can then break it down to
weekly, giving feedback and thenalso celebrating wins of what
is working well and maybe somechanges that you need to do or
they need to do, to celebratetogether.
(14:08):
When you set your virtualassistant up for success,
they'll not only take tasks offof your plate, but they'll help
your business grow faster thanyou could ever imagine.
I know that letting go is hard.
That is probably one of thehardest things, whether it's
that you've been burned in thepast or you have a very specific
(14:29):
way of things that you likedone, like that dishwasher.
And, trust me, building abusiness is like growing a baby
Like it really is so personal.
But trying to do everythingyourself is the fastest way to
burn out.
So I want to make this supereasy for you, which is why I've
created the hiring a VA cheatsheet for only $27.
(14:49):
This will help you to identifythe right tasks to delegate
finding a top tier VA candidatefor your business, communicating
your goals effectively so thatyour VA can actually help you,
and building a long-termsuccessful working relationship.
If you're ready to free up yourtime and finally scale your
business, you can grab your copyand I have the link below.
(15:11):
So that is all that I have foryou today, but make sure to
check out hiring a VA cheatsheet.
I'm doing more of these soloepisodes, so if you have a
question or you even just wantto do a free discovery call with
me to see if I have someone whomight be a great fit for you, I
would love to help you.
So let's connect and I hope youhave a great time working and
(15:38):
building towards building thelife that you would love.
So thank you for tuning in,thank you for being a support
here and for subscribing.
And making any referrals ofthis podcast is a huge help to
me to help mothers reallyidentify opportunity that's
available for them.
There's so much opportunity andhelping mothers to have access
(16:00):
to that is my fondest work.
I love it so much so I'll seeyou next time.
Thanks for watching you.
You, you, you, you, you, you,you, you, you.
(18:19):
When you set your virtualassistant up for success,
(20:19):
they'll not only take tasks offof your plate, but they'll help
your business grow faster thanyou could ever imagine.
So you want to make an impact.
You're thinking about startinga business, sharing your voice.
How do women do it that handlemotherhood, family and still
(20:44):
chase after those dreams?
Listen each week as we diveinto the stories of women who
know this is Call Me CEO.
Hello, hello everyone.
This is Camille fromcamillewalkerco and I am here to
help you understand how tomaster the art of delegation and
(21:04):
build a reliable team for yourbusiness.
Now I am a mother of four.
I've been running onlinebusiness now for about 14 years.
This is getting crazy.
The longer it goes, I'm likegosh.
It's been so long.
But here's the thing.
I talked to so many amazing mombusiness owners who started
their business because they werelooking for time freedom, and
(21:26):
that is.
The best thing about onlinebusinesses is that you have so
much more flexibility.
You're calling the shots forwhen you go on vacation or being
able to go to your kids' eventsor whatever the thing is.
However, when you start abusiness, you are wearing all of
the hats.
A lot of times it's completelyoverwhelming, but you have more
(21:48):
time than you have money, so youdo it and you figure out how to
do the different things and howto send the emails or to do the
customer processes, or acquirethe clients, or do the social
media or the emails or whateverthe administrative tasks.
Now there will come a time whenyou get to a place where
(22:09):
perhaps you have more money thanyou have time, which hallelujah
.
I think.
The very first thing that can bea mistake that people make is
they wait too long to hiresupport, because the number one
person of your business is you.
You're the CEO.
No one is going to care aboutthe business as much as you do.
(22:29):
The number two thing you needto remember is that you need
someone to help you.
A virtual assistant is the veryfirst hire that I suggest that
people make, because it helps tofree up your time and your
space so that you can continuedoing the things that make your
business money and you canoffload some of those tasks that
(22:52):
you are doing every day, thatare super important but are
taking that time and thatdecision-making and that
visionary time that only you cando for your business.
So, between email, social media, customer service, never ending
to-do lists, it's easy to feellike you are drowning and you
don't have to do it all and youdon't have to know everything.
(23:14):
In fact, I suggest that if youcan find someone who knows how
to do something better than you,that is all the better.
That is one of the bestscenarios, because delegation is
the number one way to growing ateam in a way that makes it
bigger than you can even imagine, and holding onto things so
(23:35):
tight is what can actually stuntyou from getting to that next
level.
So today we're going to talkabout stepping into your role as
a CEO of your business andfinally getting your time back,
and this is something that Icoach people on all of the time,
and so if this is somethingthat you need help with, or if
you're thinking, I want to start, but I just don't know how.
(23:56):
I do offer free discovery callsto help walk you through, maybe
what to hire out first, orknowing what skill set you want
to use to find, or whatcomplements your personality the
best, what kind of person youare looking for.
But let's start withidentifying what to delegate
(24:16):
first.
This is a great first steptowards understanding what you
want to do first.
If you are thinking I don'tknow what to outsource, you're
not alone.
Most entrepreneurs strugglewith this at first, and here is
the first exercise that I wantyou to do I want you to write
everything that you do for yourbusiness in a week Every email,
(24:37):
every post, every admin task,every call that you make, every
admin task, every call that youmake infrastructure, anything
that you're doing, even ideation.
Write everything down and whatyou'll find is that.
Number one there will be tasksthat repeat.
Okay, so I want you to gothrough and write, let's say,
(24:59):
monday through Sunday.
If you're working every day,which I hope you're not, I hope
you're taking time off, but Iwant you to look at what are
some repetitive tasks that takea ton of your time.
Okay, so repetition is one.
Number two what are tasks thatyou are doing that drain your
energy, and this is specificallywhat are tasks that are
(25:21):
draining your energy of growingyour business?
Now, something that may drainyou could be life-giving and
energy-fulfilling for me, or theopposite.
It's not the same for everyperson, and that is by design.
We are all different, and sothe things that I might need
help with initially are notmaybe the things that you would
need help with initially, arenot maybe the things that you
(25:43):
would need help with initially.
And what's been reallyinteresting of doing this and
helping a lot of entrepreneursthrough this process is that it
is so freeing to recognize thatA you may be really great at
something, but it doesn't meanthat you're the best for doing
that thing, because it may drainyour energy.
Let me repeat that again youdon't have to keep doing
(26:08):
something just because you'regood at it and you've done it
for a long time, so it's easy.
Okay, it's about freeing upthat time.
A good analogy for somethinglike this is loading the
dishwasher.
When we teach our kids how toload a dishwasher, loading the
dishwasher.
When we teach our kids how toload a dishwasher, they may not
do it the way you like it done.
Maybe the silverware is a bigheap of a mess.
(26:33):
Maybe the bowls aren't lined upexactly how you like to have it
done.
However, it is through lettinggo of a task like loading the
dishwasher that allows you to doother things, letting go of a
task like loading the dishwasherthat allows you to do other
things, and also by trainingyour children or, in this case,
a virtual assistant, there areways that you can work together
to get the task done and make itso that you can move on to
(26:53):
other things that need doing.
Number three is what are thingsthat only you can do and what
can someone else handle?
Now, this is a question that Ilike to have you think of, like
shoulder and above work andshoulder and below work, below
your shoulder work.
And what do I mean by that?
That means that anything thatrequires your likeness, your
(27:14):
face, your voice, your decisionmaking, something that you
physically actually have to bethere for, those are shoulder
and above okay, shoulder andabove okay, your likeness, your
mind, your voice.
This is not something that Icould outsource recording this
podcast episode.
It has to be me, okay?
Hey, my friends, just poppingin here really quick to say if
(27:39):
you are drowning in a to-do listbut never actually getting
anything done.
I hear you.
This is the time to take backcontrol of your day, and I've
created a product for you, forfree, that will help you to do
this.
It's called the Ultimate TimeAudit and Productivity System.
It is a free resource to helpyou pinpoint exactly where your
time is going and what youshould be delegating.
(28:00):
My coaching involves a lot oftime spent with business owners
who are losing time valuabletime on menial tasks that they
could either delegate or createa system around, but first
needing to understand how theirtime is being used.
So imagine having more time foryour family, your business and
yourself, without the constantoverwhelm.
You can grab your free copy inthe link below or at
(28:24):
camillewalkerco and startworking smarter, not harder.
Camillewalkerco is the website,but go ahead and grab that link
below and I would love to helpyou take back your time right
now.
However, there are things thatare administrative, that are
like shoulder and below that Icould ask or get another team
(28:45):
member involved to do Now.
These are things that are moreadministrative.
They're task oriented.
They don't require yourlikeness or your decision making
powers.
Okay, that doesn't mean thatthat person can't make decisions
and do amazing things, but itmeans that it's something that
you could pass off.
Okay, now, as you're looking atyour list and looking at what
(29:06):
things you should delegate, someof the number one things that
come to mind that people want todo immediately are inbox
management, whether it's youremail.
Another big one is social mediascheduling.
Another really popular one iscustomer support.
Another one that comes up a lotis calendaring and appointment
scheduling.
And, number five, that comes upa lot is content repurposing,
(29:31):
so turning a blog post intoInstagram captions, a YouTube
video into short clips.
These are tasks that you couldpass along and help to move your
business forward, but they'rekeeping you busy, and busy
doesn't always mean productive.
Okay, there's never a task thatI want you to pass on that you
don't have an understanding offor yourself, and there are also
(29:55):
things like editing thispodcast.
That is something that I havesomeone on my team who is way
better at doing that than I am,and so passing that along frees
up so much time and is a hugeweight off of my shoulders.
So, as you're going throughthis, be really reflective of
what you enjoy doing and alsoperhaps filling your time with
(30:20):
the things that really requireyou and your likeness.
Now step two is finding theright team members.
Now you know, now that you knowwhat to delegate, let's talk
about what you want for theperson you want, who you want to
hire and no, you don't need afull-time employee.
Hiring a virtual assistant isone of the easiest ways to get
(30:40):
started, so I have pretty strongopinions about this.
Number one is starting withreferrals.
Asking fellow entrepreneurs whothey recommend is an amazing
way to get started, especiallyif you have a very niche
understanding of a business or aspecific skill set that perhaps
(31:02):
, let's say, you work at aninsurance agency and you have
fellow insurance agents.
Maybe there are people thatthey work with that know the
industry or know the programmingwithin the field of what you're
in.
However, there are people whohave training programs, like my
60 day to VA graduates who havebeen trained exceptionally well,
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and I also help with connectingpeople who have been vetted
through my program.
It's a very personal,one-on-one connection in that
regard, and it's been sowonderful to connect people who
have gone through my programwith amazing mom entrepreneurs
who are looking for the helpthat a virtual assistant can
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bring.
Now there are platformsavailable like Upwork, fiverr
and LinkedIn that can help youto find professionals.
I've had good luck with thatand I've also had not so great
luck.
So, depending on if it'ssomeone that you want for like a
very specific project thatyou're doing, or if it's
something where you have ongoingconnections with people that
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are helping you, I think thatcan help you determine.
Is this someone that I needspecifically for creating a
digital media product or maybe aworkbook or whatever the thing
is, or is this someone that'smore like I need a right-hand
person who's going to be therefor me and help me really stay
on task with growing thisbusiness?
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Before you hire anyone, youneed to come up with a clear job
description and being veryspecific.
Instead of saying I need helpwith social media, I want you to
think I need someone toschedule my posts, engage with
comments and repurpose mycontent.
The clarity will give you wayless headaches for later.
So really identify what it isthat is going to help you to
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move that needle and be reallyspecific about what those tasks
look like, and that's where yourtime audit, which I have for
free it's in the link below canhelp you to go through that
process Also.
Number two, if you need moredetailed work or ideas of
questions, how to be veryspecific about what you need and
how much you need it and whatthat looks like.
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I do have a workbook that's $27.
That is in the link below.
So step number three setting upyour VA for success.
So a great hire won't solveyour problems if you don't set
them up for success.
And here's how to make sureyour new team member is on board
with you.
Here's how to make sure yournew team member is on board with
you.
So, on board with intention,schedule a kickoff call and help
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them walk through your systemand expectations.
I you know it's interesting,depending on how much workload
you give this person.
I say it's always a good ideato start with a small task and
as you build rapport and as youbuild trust that they're going
to do what they say they'regoing to do, that that's when
you give them more and moreresponsibility.
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So it doesn't have to be an allor nothing and I think that's a
big misconception that I get alot that people think, oh well,
I have to bring someone on andit's going to be 40 hours a week
.
No, a lot of the people that Ihelp.
It's three to five hours a weekto start, and then eventually
maybe they might become a partof your team and a much longer
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partnership, which is awesome.
Another thing that's really goodto use is tools like Trello,
asana or ClickUp to keepcommunication and tasks
organized.
I really like using GoogleCalendar, and also another one
I've liked, too, iscommunicating through just all
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of the tools Google Drive,google Calendar.
I like Google a lot.
I've also had a lot of luckwith Trello and ClickUp as well.
Slack is also another great way.
If you have a big team thatneeds to communicate back and
forth with each other, that's agreat tool.
Give them SOPs, standardoperating procedures, simple
step-by-step guides to help themto do things your way, and this
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takes some time for you to sortout.
If you don't have an SOP set up, that's a good place to start
of knowing what or how you likethings done, so that they feel
like they're on the same page.
Communicating consistently iskey, so in the beginning it
could be daily for 15 to 30minutes.
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I feel like usually within thefirst week you can then break it
down to weekly, giving feedbackand then also celebrating wins
of what is working well andmaybe some changes that you need
to do or they need to do, tocelebrate together when you set
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your virtual assistant up forsuccess.
They'll not only take tasks offof your plate, but they'll help
your business grow faster thanyou could ever imagine.
I know that letting go is hard.
That is probably one of thehardest things, whether it's
that you've been burned in thepast or you have a very specific
way of things that you likedone, like that dishwasher and,
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trust me, building a business islike growing a baby, like it
really is so personal.
But trying to do everythingyourself is the fastest way to
burn out.
So I want to make this supereasy for you, which is why I've
created the hiring a VA cheatsheet for only $27.
This will help you to identifythe right tasks to delegate
finding a top tier VA candidatefor your business, communicating
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your goals effectively so thatyour VA can actually help you,
and building a long-termsuccessful working relationship.
If you're ready to free up yourtime and finally scale your
business, you can grab your copyand I have the link below.
So that is all that I have foryou today, but make sure to
check out hiring a VA cheatsheet.
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I'm doing more of these soloepisodes.
So if you have a question oryou even just want to do a free
discovery, call with me to seeif I have someone who might be a
great fit for you, I would loveto help you.
So let's connect and I hope youhave a great time working and
building towards building thelife that you would love.
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So thank you for tuning in,thank you for being a support
here and for subscribing.
And making any referrals ofthis podcast is a huge help to
me to help mothers reallyidentify opportunity that's
available for them.
There's so much opportunity andhelping mothers to have access
to that is my fondest work.
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I love it so much so I'll seeyou next time.
Thanks for tuning in.
Hey, ceos, thank you so muchfor spending your time with me.
If you found this episodeinspiring or helpful, please let
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