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Clearing the Air – Apprehensions on Remote Work with a Virtual Assistant

In Clearing the Air u2013 Apprehensions on Remote Work with a Virtual Assistant, Seppe Thys, Managing Director of Hamster Cleaning, shares his initial doubts and eventual embrace of outsourcing work to a virtual assistant.

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Clearing the Air – Apprehensions on Remote Work with a Virtual Assistant

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  1. ClearingtheAir–Apprehensionson RemoteWorkwithaVirtualAssistant Whenyoufirsthearabouttheideaofoutsourcingyourworktoavirtualassistantontheother sideoftheworld,itcansoundtoogoodtobetrue.ThatwasexactlyhowSeppeThys,ManagingDirectorofHamsterCleaning,feltwhenhefirstcameacrosstheconcept.Theidea of workingjustfourhoursaweek,asdescribedinTimFerriss’bookThe4-HourWorkweek, seemedunbelievable. Butbeyondtheskepticism,therewerealsopracticalconcerns.Seppewonderedhowavirtual assistantcouldhandletasksinadifferentlanguageandculture.Woulditbestrangetoaska remoteassistanttobookanappointmentinFlanders(FlemishRegionofBelgium)using English? However,Sepperealizedthatoutsourcinggoesbeyondjustmakingappointments.Therewere numerousothertasksthatcouldbeoutsourcedefficientlywithoutlanguagebarrier. His experiencehighlightstheimportanceofchoosingtherighttaskstooutsourceandembracing the potentialofremoteassistance. Clickheretowatchthevideo

  2. VideoTranscript: Sunder(GetFriday):Whydidyouhavethoseapprehensionsatthestart?Isitbecauseitwas talkingaboutafourhourworkperweeklifestyledesignwhichseemedlikethoroughly impossibleorisittheapprehensionsofsendingoffworktoafarawayplaceandnotbeingable tomeetthepersonfacetoface?Whichoftheseapprehensionswereplayingonyour mind whenyoudidgetstartedfirsttime? SeppeThys:Twothings,Itsoundedunbelievable,thatsomethinglikethatispossible.Sothat’s thefirstthingbecauseit’svery,well,itactuallyisunbelievable;fourhourworkweekand outsourcingyourlifetosomebodyataveryfardistanceaway.Secondthingisalsoapractical thingwhichencounteredmymindisthat’sokay,forsomebodywhoisAmerican;Englishisthe nativelanguage.Soyoucan;soIthinkTimFerrissinhisbook,hehassomeexamplesthat he asks,forexample,hispersonalassistantfromGetFridaytobookanappointmentforhimina restaurantorwhatsoever.Well,thatissomethingofcourse,whichis,it’s…Idonotwanttosay notpossibleinBelgiumorusinganotherlanguage,butitwillbeveryweirdthatifIaskmyPAto bookanappointmentformeinFlandersinEnglishlanguage.That’salittlebitweird.Thatwasa littlebitofadrawbacktostartwith,butthenIsaid,okay,thereare…buttherearemanyother thingswhichcanbeoutsourcedbesidesmakingappointmentsandquestions,ofcourse. GetFriday(earlierYMIIorYourManInIndia)isaservicethatwasfeaturedandusedinthe NYTimesbest-sellingproductivityandlifestyledesignbook‘The4-Hour-Workweek’byTimothy Ferris. ContactUs:https://www.getfriday.com/contact-usSignUp:https://www.getfriday.com/sign-up

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