Using an Assistant
Having an assistant can be a bit of a double edged sword. On one hand they can save you a lot of time. On the other you will have to invest time into building a productive working relationship before they will really be able to help you at full capacity.
If you are completely and totally unorganized this may not be the case. Unorganized people might benefit from an assistant immediately because nothing is getting done without them. However, if you have reached a certain level of organization and productivity on your own, it will take awhile to get an assistant up to speed.
One of the most powerful ways to help keep an assistant productive early on is to have a list of things that can be done, but that are not urgent. Ideally you want tasks that can be done on a regular basis, but where there is no downside if they get put off or delayed. Your assistant can work of this list in order to make sure that they have something helpful to do even if you aren’t available at the moment.
