{"id":447,"date":"2023-01-16T18:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sittingapps.com\/?p=447"},"modified":"2024-04-01T01:07:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T01:07:08","slug":"taking-back-your-time-outsourcing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sittingapps.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/taking-back-your-time-outsourcing\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Back Your Time: Outsourcing"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hi, my name is Jen. I\u2019m a real estate team leader, coach, author and agent in production. I haven\u2019t worked a Sunday in five years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Most people get into real estate or entrepreneurship\u00a0for the\u00a0\u201cfreedom\u201d. Once you get into the business though, you know that this is a 24\/7 kind of job unless you structure your business to accommodate\u00a0having a life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I realized my first year in real estate when I was getting calls on Thanksgiving about inspection reports that I was going to need help. This isn\u2019t a problem unique to real estate. With technology making\u00a0all of us more and more available, it is really hard to strike a balance between your personal and professional life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So for all the entrepreneurs out there, this is for you. Here\u2019s how outsourcing can assist you in taking back your time.<\/p>\n
Work-life balance is a myth. You will never be perfectly balanced in every facet of your life. That\u2019s why I strive for integration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If you integrate your personal life into your work life, you start to treat your personal goals as seriously\u00a0as your professional goals. Not only does it give your personal life more priority but at the end of the day you are just one person. There isn\u2019t work Jen and personal Jen. This is a false dichotomy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To properly integrate these parts of your life, you must become a master of setting boundaries and backing up those boundaries with sound business logic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Several years ago I did the math. I lost $4,000 every time I cleaned my house. I calculated how much money I can expect to make per hour doing my highest money making activities. And I realized that I would actually save money by outsourcing this task.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once I knew my dollar per hour it was very easy to come up with a list of tasks that I could outsource so that I was spending more time during the week in those\u00a0highest dollar per hour activities. I then found a team who was excellent at these tasks so I knew that no ball was going to be dropped if I wasn\u2019t the one completing these tasks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once you have your outsourcing team in place, then you look at your personal life and see where you aren\u2019t measuring up.\u00a0<\/p>\n