Do you run your business or does it run you?
What happens to your business when you are not there to manage it? Does the thought of a vacation with no computer or phone access give you the willies? Have you ever had to take a few days off for what ever reason and wonder how on earth your clients will be taken care of? After all, how can your business possibly survive without you, right?
Most of us didn’t set out to be a slave to our businesses, but it happened any way. Although one of my main goals is to help my clients to actually take some time for themselves, some much needed down-time, I find it hard to practice what I preach. After all, it was just last summer that I insisted on choosing a campground with WIFI so I could take my laptop with me. And when I went to Disney this year, yep, you guessed it, my “office suitcase” was larger than my personal one. What is wrong with me?
Trust me, after the last few weeks of absolute technology horror – no computer, then no email, then no internet access, I had to learn the hard way what the importance is of having a team that can support me when I am away from my office, for what ever reason and any length of time.
At the present time, I have four members to my team – all of whom I would be totally lost without. My team is made up of all Virtual Assistants, 3 of whom I have doing daily tasks, and the other for project tasks. While fighting with the technology demons, I contacted my two main team members and they stepped in, contacted my clients on my behalf, and made sure any open tasks were still getting taken care of.
Stay tuned for next weeks post on how utilize a team that can help you to take back managing your business instead of it managing you………
