Life Before a VA
“It was just a slog, really, it felt really tiring every day. I would literally go to bed and then wake up and I was back on it, you know? And it was my life. I had the occasional social break, but that was all – and I remember thinking, “I can’t do this forever.” Then I had a big health scare, which I think could have been, in part due to me overworking, and it basically made me reassess my priorities.
“I also think my mindset sometimes is, if I can do it myself, then that just saves me money. But actually, now that I’ve grown more and things have changed, I can see that freeing up that time and headspace enables me to essentially make more money and grow the company even more.
I’m quite hands on, and I’ve always prided myself in being across everything, from paying employees and invoices, to doing my receipts. So, on a weekend, I would just sit and get my receipts in order and my accountant told me: “There’s people out there that can look at that.” And I thought, “Well, what about all the security and data I have, is that going to be an issue? And she was just like, “Well, no, because, you know, these companies are designed to work with high level executives and be able to help you with pretty much anything you want.”
And that’s where we come in.