Lisa Vitello has been in the pet grooming business for over twenty years. She is a Certified Master Groomer and Companion Animal Hygienist. In addition to grooming, her passion is teaching others and helping them to excel in the pursuit of their own career and personal growth. After going through the many ups and downs of being a business owner, and learning real solutions for the challenges we all face, she realized she could have the life she always desired. On her blog, The Grooming Guru, she shares tips and tricks for other business owners. She enjoys helping others discover how to be successful in their lives and grooming business. When Lisa isn't at her shop, she enjoys spending time at home with her family and large variety of animals. She lives on a small ranch with a vineyard, 2 horses, an ancient pony, a miniature dachshund, and a standard poodle. Maintaining all of this can feel overwhelming, but Lisa has stayed true to finding her balance in all of this. And, she continues to extend what she's learning to others. 
We can begin to create systems in order to free up our time, and in today’s post, I’m going to give you some ideas to get you started.
Understand that if you are trying to do everything, you won’t get anything done. If your goal is to get some control over your time, your life, your money, and your business, you must give some tasks away so that you can begin to get more done.
One way to get started is to identify the things you hate to do or procrastinate on that never get done. When we don’t enjoy doing a task, we put it off. After awhile, we begin to feel bad or guilty about not getting it done, and this sets us even further back. It is better to determine what it is you don’t like to do and delegate these tasks to others.
You can accomplish this with a combination of outside professionals or your staff.
Hired professionals can help with:
bookkeeping
website issues or support
payroll services
laundry service
cleaning service
Human Resources service (to help with employee handbooks, labor laws, etc.)
Existing staff with a knack for jobs such as:
monthly newsletters
customer service
maintaining social media
training
events
inventory
ordering
training new staff
Don’t be afraid to spend a little more money on getting the help you need. In the end, it becomes more valuable for you to spend your time on aspects of your business that will make you more successful and profitable. Taking some of these “hats” off is energizing and allows you more time to build your business and have more time for yourself!
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