Author, speaker, entrepreneur, and thought leader Nilofer Merchant is passionate about the benefits that hiring a virtual assistant can provide to solopreneurs. For Nilofer, it’s about more than knowing your flight itinerary is correct and a car will be waiting for you at the airport. It’s bigger than waking up to a tidy inbox with only the emails you want to see. Yes, those are some of the tangible benefits of hiring a virtual assistant, but Nilofer sees even deeper value. Making the decision to bring a VA on board opens you up to a world of new possibilities. “Until you learn to value yourself, you can’t offer your highest value to the world,” she says.
Key Takeaways
- Working with a VA allows greater consistency in your work. You set the rules of engagement, and you pass them off to your VA to execute with consistency.
- By having a VA help manage communications, Nilofer’s day is now completely within her control. It’s driven by her agenda, rather than the competing priorities of others that appear in her inbox.
- Many entrepreneurs enjoy being in service to others, and hiring a VA may seem antithetical to that. But when you hire help, you can then engage with people on a deeper level and offer your highest value to the world.
Resources From This Episode
- Visit Nilofer Merchant’s website
- Follow Nilofer on Twitter
- Follow Nilofer on Instagram
- Subscribe to Nilofer’s advice column
- And learn more about Don’t Panic Management’s Panic-Proof Blueprint here.
Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published24 May 2021 at 06:00 UTC
- Length31 min
- Season1
- Episode6
- RatingClean