Comments on: You need a personal assistant

By: Brady Bagwan

Brady Bagwan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:14:10 +0000

Great article. I completely agree. It's still in the early days with many professionals not even considering the use of a personal assistant service. Part of it is the American way of doing things yourself. I just started a company called Delegate Source based in Denver. While there are quite a few concierge services out there, there are very few who approach lifestyle and household management broadly. It really is simple math. If a professional's hourly cost is more than the cost of outsourcing personal services, why not achieve a better work/life balance by delegating errands and tasks?

By: Brady Bagwan

Brady Bagwan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:09:28 +0000

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:48:29 +0000

A good article. What readers need to be aware of is how they pick and choose the tasks and how or who should do them.

I watched a comedy sketch recently on TV where a guy took it too far by getting someone to pass him the salt at the dinner table. So it's important to know, as mentioned above, what delegated tasks end up being more of a hindrance over just doing it yourself.

By: Albert

Albert — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:50:53 +0000

Paula, I think your comment brings back the idea of your priorities and larger life goals. If you want to be connected to your community, then of course you'll want to do some of those things yourself – maybe all. I would argue though, that you could pick and choose some for someone else to do.

I also think that one could outsource cleaning the home, mowing the lawn, etc in the same way. It doesn't have to create a full time job for someone, maybe the kid on your block that just got a car will submit and pick up your dry-cleaning every week (and that's all he does for you). Maybe you're like me and eat a list of staples and could have someone go every week and buy them for you? I think this is a great idea overall, but I must admit, I've been thinking about it myself for a while – especially since I live alone and cannot share chores with anyone.

By: how to be a good personal assistant

how to be a good personal assistant — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:11:20 +0000

Hey,

It's a good article about importance of personal assistant and why busy professional need to hire personal assistant. Whenever, we need to hire personal assistant we need take care of possible qualities to look for a personal assistant like: Flexibility, Ability to Multi-Task, Ability to Learn Quickly and Effectively and Knowledge of Office Procedures. He should be complete office material.

By: Paula Weidner

Paula Weidner — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:45:29 +0000

I've had a busy and stressful time at work this year, but never so bad that I would want to divorce myself from my community. Grocery shopping, picking up drycleaning, and doing errands are a part of my social life. I live in this community, which comprises the people that work where I shop. They shop where I work. I don't have many dinner parties, I meet my neighbors at the grocery store and we converse. Sometimes we have block parties and potlatch.

By: Nansi Alexander

Nansi Alexander — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:37:32 +0000

Gee, thanks for telling me the PA I've been doing for the past ten years, which I mistakenly thought takes a lot of thought and organization skills, is really a bunch of mindless crap a trained monkey could do blind-folded.

I feel very empowered now.

By: Mary Ann Westendorf

Mary Ann Westendorf — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:15:59 +0000

Concierge Services are giving busy people some a new breath!
A wave of relief is faintly heard as an army of small concierge businesses circulate within the global community. Small companies are handling the endless and eclectic mix of requests for help. A call from Tokyo to have a small dinner party arranged in the home of an elderly friend in New Westminster, a geologist from Alberta needs to have a visa to enter China in a 24 hour time crunch, a zealous mother calls for help the week before their daughter's wedding or helping a frantic Realtor spruce up a home for Open House. …..They just can't do it all. Who do they call? Concierge services have diversified backgrounds, offer a plethora of expertise and they get the job done. It’s not all urgent or unusual i.e. Shopping at Costco for the monthly groceries or running a few errands around town. Concierge services are the fastest growing segment of the service industry in North America. Personal Assistants are now opening businesses in every community. They permeate the internet with advice on how to prioritize your valuable time and encourage you to enjoy those extra hours with family and friends.True success is getting the things you want and finding the time to enjoy it.

By: The Bizzy Butler

The Bizzy Butler — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:53:15 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly, but the rates you are quoting are a little low for Vancouver,BC, Canada!
Great article!