The Real Reason Hiring a VA Did Not Give You Relief | Ep. 25

What this episode covers

If you have hired a VA and it did not work out, or if you keep telling yourself you will hire one as soon as you get your backend cleaned up first, this episode is for you.The problem is almost never the VA. And it's almost never you. It's the setup. And the setup has a fix.In this episode I walk through exactly what needs to exist before you bring someone in, why the tasks living in your head are the real bottleneck, and what a VA hire actually feels like when everything is in place.What I CoverWhy the VA hire keeps not working, and why it is almost never the VA's fault or yours.The one question that tells you whether you are actually ready to hire: what are the things in your business that happen regularly and predictably that do not require you to do them?What an SOP actually is, why it does not have to be complicated, and why it is the thing that changes everything about whether your VA hire gives you real relief.What it actually looks like when a VA hire is working. She comes in, reads the documentation, asks a handful of questions in the first week, and then gets the work done. You get your time back quickly.Why you do not need to build your entire SOP library before you bring someone in. You just need to start with the most recurring tasks and build from there.The honest truth about getting to that setup when you are already overwhelmed. Sometimes it is not something you can do alone.And something I did not want to leave out. Sometimes when we look at your backend together, we can automate so much that you do not even need to hire someone right now. But you are set up to do it when the time is right.Key TakeawaysYou do not need to clean the house before the maid comes over.The tasks living in your head are the bottleneck, not your VA.An SOP is just a document clear enough that someone who has never done the task before can follow it and get it right.You do not need everything figured out before you ask for support. You just need someone to come in and look at what is actually there.CONNECT WITH BROOKEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/with.brooke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withbrookfb  WORK WITH BROOKEBook your Backend Business Audit: https://stan.store/withbrooke/p/backend-business-audit

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