Most busy professionals are great at planning all the Things That Need to be Done. It’s in the actual doing of the things that the plan goes wonky.

That’s because most busy professionals are missing a key team member: an accountability partner.

Accountability is the glue that sticks commitment to results. It’s what keeps “I will post five times a week to LinkedIn” from turning into “I planned to post to LinkedIn, but I got busy. And then I felt bad for not doing it, so now I’m scrolling TikTok for kitten videos.”

Meet Dave. Dave’s a fantastic closer. He has the potential to be the company’s Number One All-Star sales rep. There’s just one problem. Dave’s sales productivity is in the gutter.

He’s great at chatting up customers, warming up leads and closing deals. But Dave only spends a fraction of his week actually doing those things. The rest of the time, he’s researching prospects, writing proposals and using two fingers to punch information into the CRM.

Dave is like a lot of sales reps. He’s a likable, gregarious bloke who’s great at getting people to sign on the dotted line.

He’s not so great at sitting in an office tending to mundane administrative details.

You know, the stuff thattakes up more than 70% of his time.

You know those managers who look like they have it all together? Their business is growing, they give back to their community and they still make it to all of little Timmy’s soccer games.

You could envy those folks. You could be annoyed by them. You could sigh wistfully and wish you were more like them. But the best thing you could do is learn from them. Lucky for you, we know their secret. 🤫

They can do it all because they don’t try to do it all. They’ve mastered the art of delegation. Someone else handles the minor-but-important tasks that keep things running, freeing up the manager’s time to focus on the big things in their work and their personal life.

Fill your cup and get comfortable, because we’re about to teach you how to delegate like them.

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Does this sound familiar? An overworked exec or entrepreneur spends too much time stuck in the weeds of day-to-day busywork. They know a virtual executive assistant could take those admin tasks off their plate, and they’re going to find one – just as soon as they get the business in order, document some processes, figure out which tasks to delegate, make a training plan…

So, never. They’re never getting out of the weeds. 😖

We get it. A lot of busy people are flying by the seat of their pants, handling things as they come up. And though that works for them, it’s not a system an EA can step in and take over. So they put off finding an assistant, thinking they need to get organised before bringing in help.

Meanwhile, they waste valuable time and energy on work that’s not making them happy or moving the business forward.

If this sounds like you, we’d like to share a secret: you’re making this harder than it needs to be.

You’re already overwhelmed. Why add another layer of tasks to your list before getting someone to help you? That’s like cleaning before the maid arrives. It just doesn’t make sense.

Instead, reverse the process.

Managing finances for a small business in a wobbly economy can feel like staring down a long, dark passage. Is that light down there at the end of the tunnel? Or is it a train?

You know what? Either way, you’re not chained to the tracks.

With accurate, timely data about your business’s financial picture, you have what you need to stride down that tunnel and jump out of the train’s way, if need be. Facts and data give your business the economic reflexes of a ninja. 🥷

If the news has been making you nervous lately, chin up. We’ve got your back – and some tips to get you ready for whatever the economy throws at you.