7 Signs It’s Time to Hire Someone

Thought this was a great article about needing to hire someone especially if you are a freelancer with overload of work and trying to juggle  everything.

7 Signs It’s Time to Hire Someone
by Christine Kane

I remember the first time I hired someone to mow my lawn for the summer. I was a tried-and-true D.I.Y. gal. I prided myself on it. 

The only problem was that I freakin’ couldn’t stand mowing the lawn. I’d dread it all week. And even though I was happy once it was done, I started dreading it again the very next day! 

At that time, I was studying several financial and business books. I began seeing my songs as my assets. I realized that the simple act of writing a song like “No Such Thing as Girls Like That” could pay me – in the long run – WAY more than the money I saved by mowing my lawn. 

In other words, I learned how to value my work in the world. I learned how to act on that value. It was scary for sure. (The voices in my head shrieked at me to just bite the bullet and do my own lawn!) But that one act taught me so much about success and the value of my time. 

These days I’ve taken it to a much bigger level, and I have a small team working for me. 

Now that I’m coaching people, I gently teach them these new ways of valuing their time as they expand into more success in their own lives. 

Here are 7 signs that it might be time for you to hire some help… 

1 – You don’t have enough time to do the thing you’re best at. 

What are you good at? What do you want to be good at? How much time do you actually spend doing that thing? If you’re running around getting menial tasks done – and you have no time topursue your passion, or engage in your high-pay-off, high-delight activities, then ask yourself why. 

Even if you let go of one item (like shoveling the snow) you’re telling the Universe the value of your time. (And you know what? The Universe always says Yes.) 

2 – You resent people who don’t struggle. 

This is a big one. 

If you hold resentment for people who live life with joy and ease, this could be telling you that you are waiting for rescue. That just leads to more struggle.

Only YOU are in charge of whether or not you struggle. Rescue yourself and learn what true empowerment feels like. 

3 – You’re worried about the economy 

Waiting for the economy to get better before you’ll hire someone? Why not become a part of the solution and use your money to improve the economy? 

While everyone else is pulling back and firing people – you can experience what it’s like to be the change you wish to see in the world!

4 – You think that no one can do it as good as you.

If you just shouted “Amen Sister!” – then please step away from your computer. Go to the bathroom mirror. Look into that mirror and say the following aloud: 

“I have a bit of a control issue.” 

The belief that no one can do it better than you serves only to keep you in the role of the Martyr. Unless you are, say, a brain surgeon, then there are many people who can (and will) do it as good as you. 

5 – You’re not playing to win. You’re playing not to lose. 

Ask any coach or athlete about this. 

When you play to not lose, all you’re doing is surviving, relying on yourself and hoping no one notices you. 

When you play to win – you take risks, you keep your mental attitude strong, you rely on the team, you look for the goal. Decide that you want to play to win.

6 – You’ve used this phrase at least once in the past week: “By the time I show someone how to do it, I could just do it myself.” 

This is a classic phrase of someone who refuses to succeed. It’s the mantra of the struggle-addict. 

Learning how to delegate is empowering. Not just for you, but for others as well. Besides, when you show them how to do it once, they can keep on doing it so you don’t have to! 

7 – You dread certain things so much that they don’t get done.

It’s okay to not enjoy aspects of your work or your life. (Most musicians don’t like doing their own newsletter, for instance.) This is the exact thing you can hire someone to do. 

What items do you dread? No matter what they are, when you get them off your plate, you’ll experience more energy just knowing they’re getting done – and you don’t have to worry about them anymore!

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Traditional Radio Station goes Digital

After 5 years of existence, Indie 103.1 FM is no  longer  on the terrestrial airwaves but has moved on to an all Digital presence. 

 I actually started listening to them a couple of years ago after finding their online feed. I was in search of  a true Indie music station, since there is no radio station where I live in NC that played Indie artists. Most all we have around here  are  stations that play classic rock, Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B, Top 40’s, and Pop. 

This is the first I’ve heard of a normal radio station going from the traditional airwaves to being an all Digital  broadcast. Maybe this will start a new trend to heighten Internet Radio, since Traditional media is dying. Now if there was just a device that would allow you to access Internet Radio from your car, then I would say good bye to Traditional radio all together.

2009 is Rocking

So far this year it’s been rocking. A lot is changing already this year. I’ve started my search for a job in the city we’re moving too and things are looking up on that end. I’ve had some great interviews already and hopefully one of those great interviews will turn into a full time job. Until I land a job, I’m still doing a lot of consulting and freelance work. So far this year I’ve  had a pretty good flow of work coming in, which is keeping me pretty busy  these days, which is always good.

This year will be the year that I’ll be going to a lot of concerts, art shows, and broadway musicals ( I hope). I know we’re going to see another production of Rent, the broadway musical, that was a staple in NYC for years before ending last year. Plus two Jam Bands are coming to NC , that I’ve always  wanted to see  in concert, which are The Dead and Phish. They’ll be coming sometime during the summer and I hope I will be able to go to both of  those shows. Another concert that I want to go to  is to  see Ani Difranco. She’ll be doing a few shows in NC this  year and hope to have a chance to get to go see her live again. Last time we went to a concert of hers was about 4-5  years ago.

I hope to be able to get out to a few gallery crawls and art exhibits this year too. Have not been to one in ages and know I will be able to get back into going once we get moved to the  city. Plus another thing once we get moved will be getting to go to all the  cool indie coffee shops, book stores, restaurants, etc. Plus finally be close to a lot of the health food stores so we can finally ditch the “normal” grocery chains.I rather pay a little extra to get organic stuff than processed foods. I can really tell a huge difference  in how I feel from eating all natural foods than eating all the processed foods that I was eating before. I am really glad to be able to read a label  knowing what is in my food than seeing weird names, seeing artificially flavored/sweeten or  those food dye codes.

Sooooo looking forward in getting back to the city life….

A lot is  going on in 2009 so far and can’t wait to see what the rest of 2009 will bring.