hi I’m Evan Carmichael and in today’s video I wanted to answer a question for
video I wanted to answer a question for
video I wanted to answer a question for one of my readers the mighty Gilda hope
one of my readers the mighty Gilda hope
one of my readers the mighty Gilda hope I pronounced that properly she is a
I pronounced that properly she is a
I pronounced that properly she is a mother and an entrepreneur and is having
mother and an entrepreneur and is having
mother and an entrepreneur and is having a hard time balancing her career and her
a hard time balancing her career and her
a hard time balancing her career and her family life as well and is wondering if
family life as well and is wondering if
family life as well and is wondering if I could give her some advice so you are
I could give her some advice so you are
I could give her some advice so you are not alone time management is one of the
not alone time management is one of the
not alone time management is one of the biggest issues that entrepreneurs are
biggest issues that entrepreneurs are
biggest issues that entrepreneurs are facing trying to figure out what the
facing trying to figure out what the
facing trying to figure out what the focus on with the business and have it
focus on with the business and have it
focus on with the business and have it all balance out with with the work life
all balance out with with the work life
all balance out with with the work life as well so the things that I would try
as well so the things that I would try
as well so the things that I would try to remind you of things to focus on is
to remind you of things to focus on is
to remind you of things to focus on is look at the things that you can do that
look at the things that you can do that
look at the things that you can do that give the most value to your customers
give the most value to your customers
give the most value to your customers where you can have the biggest impact we
where you can have the biggest impact we
where you can have the biggest impact we can be the most helpful and try to focus
can be the most helpful and try to focus
can be the most helpful and try to focus on those things those things that you’re
on those things those things that you’re
on those things those things that you’re really good at that you know can help a
really good at that you know can help a
really good at that you know can help a lot of people really help your target
lot of people really help your target
lot of people really help your target customer is that’s unique value that you
customer is that’s unique value that you
customer is that’s unique value that you can bring so you want to really make
can bring so you want to really make
can bring so you want to really make sure you’re spending time doing that and
sure you’re spending time doing that and
sure you’re spending time doing that and everything else you want to slowly
everything else you want to slowly
everything else you want to slowly eliminate delegate and automate a way so
eliminate delegate and automate a way so
eliminate delegate and automate a way so that you know you have time to focus on
that you know you have time to focus on
that you know you have time to focus on what you’re really good at so quickly
what you’re really good at so quickly
what you’re really good at so quickly about my story and I was not that great
about my story and I was not that great
about my story and I was not that great when i first started up as well the time
when i first started up as well the time
when i first started up as well the time management and the first part was
management and the first part was
management and the first part was illuminating so look at all the things
illuminating so look at all the things
illuminating so look at all the things that you’re doing that you might think
that you’re doing that you might think
that you’re doing that you might think out a lot of value but don’t really a
out a lot of value but don’t really a
out a lot of value but don’t really a good story for me was I used to take
good story for me was I used to take
good story for me was I used to take minute notes so we had when we had
minute notes so we had when we had
minute notes so we had when we had meetings I would always take notes of
meetings I would always take notes of
meetings I would always take notes of the minute so what we talked about a
the minute so what we talked about a
the minute so what we talked about a summary of the conversation and I’m
summary of the conversation and I’m
summary of the conversation and I’m taking a long time to make these minutes
taking a long time to make these minutes
taking a long time to make these minutes and then I send it off the people and
and then I send it off the people and
and then I send it off the people and figured all this is great value that I’m
figured all this is great value that I’m
figured all this is great value that I’m adding on top and it turned out people
adding on top and it turned out people
adding on top and it turned out people didn’t really care about my my minute
didn’t really care about my my minute
didn’t really care about my my minute notes so I was spent all this time to do
notes so I was spent all this time to do
notes so I was spent all this time to do something
something
something wasn’t really value I so I eliminated it
wasn’t really value I so I eliminated it
wasn’t really value I so I eliminated it and there’s a lot of other things you
and there’s a lot of other things you
and there’s a lot of other things you can probably eliminate from your day to
can probably eliminate from your day to
can probably eliminate from your day to day that probably is not useful or that
day that probably is not useful or that
day that probably is not useful or that valuable the next step we want to look
valuable the next step we want to look
valuable the next step we want to look at is automated so what are some of the
at is automated so what are some of the
at is automated so what are some of the tasks that you do that you can automate
tasks that you do that you can automate
tasks that you do that you can automate to make your life a lot easier great
to make your life a lot easier great
to make your life a lot easier great story for me was using accounting
story for me was using accounting
story for me was using accounting software it’s so easy to do my annual
software it’s so easy to do my annual
software it’s so easy to do my annual and quarterly books just download all my
and quarterly books just download all my
and quarterly books just download all my statements in my accounting software
statements in my accounting software
statements in my accounting software takes you 20 minutes every quarter and
takes you 20 minutes every quarter and
takes you 20 minutes every quarter and I’m done so looking technology is a way
I’m done so looking technology is a way
I’m done so looking technology is a way to automate some of the things that
to automate some of the things that
to automate some of the things that you’re doing that might be really
you’re doing that might be really
you’re doing that might be really time-consuming that hopefully you can
time-consuming that hopefully you can
time-consuming that hopefully you can take out the plate and automate over 10
take out the plate and automate over 10
take out the plate and automate over 10 technology the last bread is delegating
technology the last bread is delegating
technology the last bread is delegating and you want to make sure you go in that
and you want to make sure you go in that
and you want to make sure you go in that order where you’re eliminating first
order where you’re eliminating first
order where you’re eliminating first then you’re automating and then you’re
then you’re automating and then you’re
then you’re automating and then you’re delegating this delegating is likely
delegating this delegating is likely
delegating this delegating is likely going to be the most expensive part and
going to be the most expensive part and
going to be the most expensive part and that’s what you’re giving past to other
that’s what you’re giving past to other
that’s what you’re giving past to other people and it doesn’t have to start off
people and it doesn’t have to start off
people and it doesn’t have to start off doing full time you hire somebody it
doing full time you hire somebody it
doing full time you hire somebody it cost you a lot of money and you know you
cost you a lot of money and you know you
cost you a lot of money and you know you start going bankrupt but if you can hire
start going bankrupt but if you can hire
start going bankrupt but if you can hire somebody even for short amount of time
somebody even for short amount of time
somebody even for short amount of time the first person I hired was for one
the first person I hired was for one
the first person I hired was for one hour a day and you would do some data
hour a day and you would do some data
hour a day and you would do some data entry for me and that saved me one hour
entry for me and that saved me one hour
entry for me and that saved me one hour a day so now I had an hour to focus on
a day so now I had an hour to focus on
a day so now I had an hour to focus on growing my business so think about some
growing my business so think about some
growing my business so think about some of the facts you can do that you can
of the facts you can do that you can
of the facts you can do that you can delegate away as well they’re great
delegate away as well they’re great
delegate away as well they’re great services now like odesk and Alliance we
services now like odesk and Alliance we
services now like odesk and Alliance we can find people may not work you know
can find people may not work you know
can find people may not work you know close to you but can be in different
close to you but can be in different
close to you but can be in different countries and spread out and can do a
countries and spread out and can do a
countries and spread out and can do a lot of the pass Hugh at pretty good
lot of the pass Hugh at pretty good
lot of the pass Hugh at pretty good wages and that can really help you grow
wages and that can really help you grow
wages and that can really help you grow your business and help you focus on some
your business and help you focus on some
your business and help you focus on some of the things that you’re really good at
of the things that you’re really good at
of the things that you’re really good at okay so focus on what your your
okay so focus on what your your
okay so focus on what your your strengths are we can add the most value
strengths are we can add the most value
strengths are we can add the most value be the most helpful to your customers
be the most helpful to your customers
be the most helpful to your customers then look at how you can eliminate
then look at how you can eliminate
then look at how you can eliminate automate and delegate everything else
automate and delegate everything else
automate and delegate everything else away and hopefully they don’t give you
away and hopefully they don’t give you
away and hopefully they don’t give you the stepping stones you need to build
the stepping stones you need to build
the stepping stones you need to build business I hope that helps if you liked
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