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Do you know you need help in your farm office, but the thought of delegating feels like another job to add to the list?

I’ve been there. For a long time, I knew I had too much to do, but I was caught up worrying about what to delegate, how to explain it, whether it would be done properly and whether I could justify paying someone to help.

In this episode of Farm Office Toolbox, I’m sharing why I eventually chose to employ a part-time administrative assistant and some of the mindset shifts I had to make before I could let go of some of my farm admin.

I talk about how my farm office systems and simple checklists helped me break the enormous job of “doing the books” into smaller, manageable tasks. That made it much easier to see what I was good at, what I enjoyed doing and what could be handed to someone else.

I also share my earlier experience of employing a housekeeper when my children were little, and why getting the right help at the right time made such a difference to our family and our farm business.

Delegation isn’t only about farm productivity or time management. For me, it has also meant challenging some deeply held ideas about what a farm woman, wife and mother should be able to manage on her own.

Every farm business pays for its administration one way or another. We can pay proactively through our own time, an employee, a contractor or professional farm business support. Or we pay for it when things slip through the cracks through mistakes, fines, missed opportunities, burnout and precious family time.

If your mental load is telling you that you need some help, I hope this episode gives you the confidence to consider what kind of support might work for you.

What is one farm office task you would happily hand over tomorrow? Come and tell me and connect with me at @farmofficetoolbox