EP21: HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR BUSINESS USING A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT: Strategies to Overcome the Burnout While Being Efficient with Jacqueline Howard

EP21: HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR BUSINESS USING A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT: Strategies to Overcome the Burnout While Being Efficient with Jacqueline Howard   Welcome Back! We are so glad you’re here! In this episode I have a candid conversation with my good friend Jacqueline Howard about the value and strategies an Virtual Assistant (VA) can be to your business when you’re becoming overwhelmed and burnout.  BRING YOUR PEN & NOTEBOOK FOR THIS ONE!! The first strategy Jacqueline talks about is recognizing what are all the things you do in a day to day business. MAKE A LIST!  Spend time tracking your steps and action items that you do everyday. Write them down! Pay attention to the list and know which are the items you can source out and let someone do for you and what are the ones that you must do in your business.  To make your burden lighter, work in your zone of genius!  Pay attention to what you are best at. What is that your business is doing and serving. Are you a presenter/speaker? Focus on doing that and let your VA do the rest.  How can you develop a relationship with a VA to know if they are going to be a good fit for you in all the things you’re willing to give up? Identify small things that will not hurt your business and looking for ways that the work you share with can provide accountability Give this person: General/small tasks: social media, email list, procedures or outlines Work with the person to have a discovery call and see if can be a match for that person Looking for a VA Job? Seeking to Pivot Into Becoming a Virtual Assistant? Most VA’s are a jack of all trades Try to not pigeonhole yourself, but try all the things that will help you determine the area of focus for the VA role that you want to do. FIND WHAT YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON Look at the industry that you like and love. What is that catches your eye and what you follow.  Get deep into the industry and where the businesses are that need something you can offer.  Places to Find VA Jobs Social Media Manager FB Groups Digital Nomad FB Group Look at LinkedIn ABOUT JACQUELINE HOWARD While Homeschooling 4 children, living frugal and cutting out lattes, no eating out, no shopping and cutting coupons Jacqueline decided she needed to make money from home to begin thriving and make memories not just surviving.     She created a Virtual Assistant Business that allows her to help business owners, Lighten the stress, increase revenue and optimize their time.   She now connects business owners with high level assistants she trains and mentors.    YOU CAN FIND HER IN:   Facebook Group: Optimize to Scale: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Optimizetoscale   Instagram: @thejacquelinehoward   Podcast: Optimize to Scale: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optimize-to-scale-automation-systems-client-experience/id1515032497   Website: https://www.thejacquelinehoward.com/   LOOKING FOR A FREE COACHING? Let’s setup a free 30 minute coaching call to get you on the right path. Email us at [email protected], slide into our DM’s on Instagram and Facebook @josemiguellongo We have a coaching package for everyone’s needs! Be sure to visit the website: http://www.coachingwithjosemiguel.com  Don’t forget to join the Facebook Community for more content and great conversations:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/LifeandBusinessCoachingforMillennials If you like this episode please leave us a review. It would mean the world. Also let us know what else you want to learn or hear. Xo, José Miguel   #coach #lifecoach #businesscoach #careercoach #business #career #coaching #VirtualAssistant #VA #support #assistant #gethelpforyourbusiness #worksmarternotharder #outsource #strategize #optimize #success #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #engrepreneurlife