{"id":4790,"date":"2017-07-02T07:37:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T12:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=4790"},"modified":"2017-07-10T11:31:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T16:31:33","slug":"5-ways-i-outsourced-last-week-and-bought-myself-more-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/5-ways-i-outsourced-last-week-and-bought-myself-more-time\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways I Outsourced Last Week and Bought Myself More TIME!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wish I could clone myself!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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There\u2019s not enough time in the day!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m SO busy!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Ever say any of these to yourself?<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re like just about every other biz woman I have the pleasure of knowing, you probably have…a lot. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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OUTSOURCING AND SYSTEMS ARE THE ANSWER! \u00a0They say. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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And yes, it is true that ultimately, in order to do more with your time, you really want to work on mastering delegating and systemizing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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But sometimes, that\u2019s easier said than done. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Which is why I wanted to share with you 5 EXAMPLES OF HOW I OUTSOURCED last week and gained 10-15 more hours in my week!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Quick note to set the stage: from Sunday through Wednesday last week, we were in the hospital with my daughter. \u00a0Won\u2019t go into the story here, but let\u2019s just say that after 4 days of testing, she is a-okay! \u00a0Whew! \u00a0But what that meant was that I was completely unavailable to work in my business for 4 days. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, onto the examples\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. I used Voxer to communicate action items to my Awesome Administrative Sidekick. <\/b>Voxer is an awesome voice messaging app (<\/span>http:\/\/voxer.com<\/span><\/a>) that sounds like a walkie-talkie. \u00a0It enables the other person to listen live as you\u2019re talking or allows them to listen at their convenience later. \u00a0Once I knew I was going to be in the hospital with my daughter, I voxered her and gave her instructions for actions I needed to have carried out. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \u2192 I gave her the time and date of a Virtual Networking meeting I was hosting for my Elite Members. \u00a0With this information, she created a graphic in Canva<\/a>, scheduled two emails to go out (one on Monday and one on the day-of) to let the Elite members know and posted in the private group for the Elite. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u2192 I gave her the head\u2019s up that my solo podcast episode had been completed. \u00a0With this information, she went into the Google Doc where I house all the information for each podcast episode (show notes, specific calls to action, etc) and created a show notes page on my website. \u00a0She also created a graphic in Canva<\/a> for the episode and when my Editor sent us both the final audio file, she added that into the player on the show notes page so you\u2019ll be able to listen to it from there on Monday! (read #3 for how I outsourced my podcast for this upcoming week!).<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u2192 I gave her the dates of upcoming events for the Elite Members. \u00a0With this information she created a calendar for the month of July that I\u2019ll be able to share with my Elite members so they can put the events in their schedules ahead of time!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u2192 Also, once I\u2019m done writing this email, I\u2019ll Voxer<\/a> her to let her know it\u2019s done with the instructions for her to send it out as an email to you. \u00a0And, for her to create a graphic in Canva<\/a> and create a blog post out of it for content on my website. \u00a0\ud83d\ude09 <\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. I sent a Facebook message to my Social Media Manager and gave her instructions for the week.<\/b> \u00a0While I was sitting in the hospital, I was able to spend a few minutes messaging my social media manager, letting her know about anything that was coming up – any podcasts I was going to be featured on, any blog posts where Biz Women Rock had been mentioned, etc. \u00a0I also let her know about the <\/span>Make It Happen Mastermind<\/span><\/a> and that applications were open and that I wanted her to share about it. \u00a0I am usually a lot more directed in our weekly meetings, but since I was understandably distracted, I simply told her to \u201cdo her magic\u201d and make sure things were still happening out in the social media sphere. \u00a0This worked because she\u2019s been with me for awhile and she <\/span>knows<\/span><\/i> my brand and what I stand for! <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. I did a major time hack for my podcast for Monday and gave it to my Editor. <\/b>My upcoming episode was planned to be a solo show. \u00a0And when that happens, I usually write a blog post and then turn it into an audio podcast (I\u2019m a writer first and foremost!). \u00a0By Friday, we were out of the hospital and I was simply focusing on the MOST IMPORTANT things I needed to get done for the week and this upcoming podcast episode was a big one. \u00a0I was working in my husband\u2019s office and hadn\u2019t brought my microphone with me. \u00a0And I <\/span>knew<\/span><\/i> that if I waited until I got home to create the audio, it would never get done. \u00a0So, I opened my voice memo app on my iPhone, opened up the google doc where I write my blog posts and recorded away! \u00a0I was able to save the voice memo to my dropbox that my editor has access to! \u00a0Then, I completed the google doc I create for every episode that includes the show notes, live date, any editing instructions, etc. and notified my editor and my administrative sidekick that the show was done and ready to go. \u00a0From here\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        \u2192 My editor took the files from dropbox and created a final episode for Monday! (It\u2019s called <\/span>Lessons from the Emergency Room<\/span><\/i>, a piece I\u2019m really proud of! \u00a0Make sure to listen to it on Monday!).<\/span><\/p>\n

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        \u2192 My administrative sidekick took all the show notes from the google doc and, as noted above in #1, created a graphic in canva<\/a> and created the show notes page! \u00a0Boom! \u00a0Podcast episode is done! \u00a0Total time spent was about 30 minutes!<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. I asked my mom to do initial research on a rental car.<\/b> Yesterday, we left for Arizona to go visit my family and at the last minute, I decided to get a rental car. \u00a0Knowing my mom is a genius at finding travel deals, I asked her to find a few deals for me. \u00a0Friday afternoon, I got on the phone with her, checked out the 3 sites she had given me and booked my rental car in a matter of minutes. \u00a0Done! <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. I asked my Mommy Helper to help me clean and organize.<\/b> \u00a0Others may call her a babysitter, nanny or house cleaner…I just call her my Mommy Helper. \u00a0Our house was a mess since we had been in the hospital most of the week and I knew we needed to prep for our upcoming trip, so I asked her to come over on Friday and created a list of things for her to do (which meant that I didn\u2019t have to be there). \u00a0One of those items was cooking fish I had in the fridge (so I could have lunch when I came home) and the rest were cleaning, laundry, etc. \u00a0When I came home, lunch was ready and my house was clean. \u00a0She probably saved me 4-5 hours easily! \u00a0Extra tip: I pay her through Venmo, an app that allows me to pay people for whatever. \u00a0So, there was no need for me to be home to pay her. \u00a0Freedom! <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            If you\u2019ve ever wanted MORE TIME or wanted to DO MORE or wanted to outsource stuff you don\u2019t love doing, here are practical ways you can do it! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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            My challenge to YOU is to outsource at least ONE THING over the next week…I promise you, it’s really not that hard. <\/span><\/p>\n

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            Here’s to cloning yourself! <\/span><\/p>\n

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            ~ Katie<\/span><\/p>\n

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