How delegation can get you out of the rut

Hopefully, every day you go into your office believing today will be the day that you will have the fire back in your belly to crush your To Do list.

Thing is, once you’ve attended a couple of meetings, helped a few people out that knocked at your door, and waited for inspiration to get stuck into your biggest task on the list, it’s suddenly the afternoon and that To Do list hasn’t got any smaller. In fact, a few new things have been added!

You're wasting your talent

Have you ever asked yourself “Why can’t I get motivated? Why don’t I have the same passion for my business like I did before?” According to Jessica Sweet in her article “10 Reasons Why (Almost) Everyone You Know Hates Their Job”, there are lots of reason why you feel this way and you aren’t on your own in how you feel.

The biggest reason for this is that people become demotivated from being dragged into tasks that don’t tap into their real talents and who they are. Those little distracting tasks kills your productivity to the point that you don’t’ feel like you’re making much of a difference – perhaps that’s why research by inc.com shows most people only do 3 hours of productive work a day.

You can’t grow without delegating

Especially in smaller businesses, with job descriptions ill-defined and growth requiring an all-hands-on-deck attitude, it’s inevitable that we get stuck doing distracting jobs that we hate.

But that doesn’t mean you have to.

Those tasks you don’t want to do; those tasks that sap your creativity and talent away from the stuff you should be doing should be passed on to someone else.

Learning to delegate also means giving up control, and that isn’t always easy at first. However, if you’re going to listen to someone, listen to Richard Branson as he knows all too well the importance of delegation. As Richard says:

"You’ll find that you have more time to focus on the big picture and achieve the things you need to do to make your product or service stand out."

~ Richard Branson

For a small business owner though, that’s not so easy. No, you probably can’t magic a new member of staff out of thin air to delegate to (not to mention the small matter of paying them, the taxes, the pension and a desk for them to sit at). However, what you can do – right now – is hire a Virtual Assistant from someone like Miss MPS.

Ah, so this is a sales ploy!

If you think using someone to free up your time to be more productive is a sales ploy, you’ve caught us! However, we would counter that with more third-party endorsement, from Dragon’s Den’s James Caan no less. He raved about how he saves himself 10 hours a week to be more productive by using a Virtual Assistant.

As James points out, the beauty of a Virtual Assistant is that you only pay them as and when you need them. Here at Miss MPS, we charge by the hour, or by project, giving you best value whatever kind of admin work you need us to do. With no contract, it’s a win-win for everyone!

Want to get out of that rut? Be a passionate, productive business owner by delegating to Miss MPS. You can browse all our services on our website , and view our testimonials to see why we’re so often recommended.