Scale Yourself though Delegation, Assistants and Automation with Sam Corcos

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Chris Hutchins

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🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 123 minutes

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#155: Entrepreneur Sam Corcos shares the benefits of mastering delegation by leveraging virtual assistants (VAs), and automating tasks. They cover the process of assessing the need for a VA, where to hire them, how to delegate tasks, and ways to overcome challenges associated with working with one. They also discuss the different tools used for optimal communication and productivity. Sam Corcos is the CEO and co-founder of Levels, an a16z-backed startup that shows you how food affects your health using continuous glucose monitors and other biosensors. Link to Full Show Notes: https://www.allthehacks.com/sam-corcos-delegation Partner Deals Anyday: 15% off non-toxic microwave cookware Mint Mobile: $15/mo for unlimited wireless on the nation's largest 5G network AG1: Free 1 year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs Vuori: 20% off the most comfortable performance apparel I've ever worn Notion: Try Notion AI free to automate tedious tasks and streamline your work Oceans: Amazing Exec Assistants to Scale Yourself (+ $1,000 Off) For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: allthehacks.com/deals Resources Mentioned Sam Corcos: Levels | Twitter Virtual Assistant Agencies: Oceans XYZ | Athena | Shepherd All the Hacks: 10-Step Guide to Finding, Onboarding, and Empowering Your Assistant Green Chef: 50% off + free shipping for healthy and delicious meal kits All the Hacks #98: Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Increase Productivity and Live the Life You Want Peter Boyce is a People Person Tools For Optimal Communication & Productivity: Communication: Loom | Signal Voice | Whisper Memos ChatGPT with Voice Notion Airtable Slack Keyboard shortcuts: TextExpander | Alfred | Raycast GitHub Copilot Email: Superhuman | Mailman HQ Zapier Full Show Notes (coming soon) (03:29) The Importance & Benefits of Delegation (07:06) Managing Your Energy: One of the Major Benefits of Delegation (09:14) Reasons Why Most People Aren't Delegating (17:10) How to Assess If You Need an Assistant & Find Value (22:00) Examples of Delegating Tasks (25:34) How and Where to Hire a VA (31:44) Working with Assistants in Different Time Zones (36:04) Hiring a VA for Both Work & Personal Tasks (44:10) How Much Access Do You Give Your VA (53:48) Onboarding Assistants (1:04:34) 80/20 for Optimal Outcome (1:09:58) Sam's Gratitude Test (1:16:21) Eigenvector Centrality & Sam's Second Degree Dinners (1:18:30) Tools for Optimal Communication & Productivity (1:29:54) Managing & Leveraging Calendars (1:41:06) Role of AI in Delegation (1:47:28) Levels & Tracking Your Health Data (1:51:52) Sam's Alarm Clock Hack Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Membership | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of all the hacks a show about upgrading your life money and travel.
0:08.0	I'm your host Chris Hutchins and I've recently gotten a ton of questions from you and even from friends and past colleagues
0:13.8	about time management delegation and specifically about hiring and working with
0:18.7	an assistant or EA. So I thought it would be a great idea to invite my friend and founder of levels
0:24.8	Sam Corcos who is an absolute expert at delegation to talk about delegation broadly
0:30.8	as well as the entire process from assessing the need to hire an EA,
0:35.0	ways to hire one, how to work with them, and some challenges that may come up.
0:39.0	Believe it or not, Sam has four EAs, including one he's worked with for over 10 years, and yet somehow has never actually had a synchronous one-on-one direct conversation with her.
0:50.5	In addition to all that, Sam shares my passion for using software, automation,
0:54.6	services, shortcuts, and now AI to outsource on board and optimize so much of his life and
1:00.8	he is so good at it. So I hope that this is really a master class in all things delegation and
1:06.9	focusing on what matters. And if you notice the length of this episode and thought, wow, that's way too long.
1:13.1	I tried to edit out as much as I could, but I wanted to leave all the good stuff and there was
1:18.0	just so much.
1:19.5	So my goal is that even if you listen to it in its entirety at 1X speed, I think you'll save more than
1:25.7	that much time, if not 10, 100, or even 1,000 times more time by putting some of what you learn
1:31.8	into place.
1:33.0	And to help with that, I worked with the team at Oceans,
1:35.6	which is a company I used to find my amazing assistant, Possany,
1:39.4	to put together a guide that covers 10 tactical steps you need to take before, during, and after hiring
1:46.1	an assistant to create a paradigm shift in the way you work.
1:50.0	It covers everything from changing your mindset to training yourself to delegate and more.
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