189 - It's time for a reality check.

Yes, you can do it all but do you have to?

No! Guys, my life changed the day I figured out all the things in my business that I didn't want to do. Could I do them? Yes. Were they filling me with joy and satisfaction? No. Were they letting me spend time with my family and take all the trips I love to take?

Oh hell to the no.

Sara Monika, a documentary wedding photographer and photography educator in Ontario, Canada, figured it out too. She realized she wasn't taking as many clients as she could because she was too busy working on the nitty-gritty details of running her business.

Sara joins me on the Hair of the Dog podcast this week and shares eight of those nitty-gritty details that you can outsource to a virtual assistant.

What to listen for

9:08 How $15/week can buy back 3 hours of your time 

18:25 Why doing less actually earns you more
30:43 How many WEEKS of time Sara saves by hiring virtual assistants 

38:10 The mythical balance between business and a personal life

41:15 How to find your own virtual assistant 

Some many of the recurring tasks in our business can be taught to a virtual assistant. Sometimes they even do it BETTER than us! (I speak from experience for that -- all the amazing graphics you see in HOD land are created by my incredible overseas team). When you start to get some help in your business, you not only free up time to GROW your business, you also get to take a little time off.

Where to find Sara

• SaraMonika.com
• 5 Days to Your Dream (and affordable) Virtual Assistant
• Instagram
• Shine + Thrive on Apple Podcasts
• Shine + Thrive on Spotify

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