Why ‘Virtual Assistants’ and why ‘Tony Stark’?
“Tony Stark” or “Iron man”, the fictional superhero character made by the Marvel comics, inspires everyone. According to the comics, Tony Stark is a billionaire and the owner of Stark Industries; despite his responsibilities toward his business and family, he spends most of his time creating new inventions, saving the world from extreme dangers or villains; he maintains a perfect balance between work, family, and other areas of interest. He was able to achieve brilliance, thanks to his many assistants (human as well as artificial intelligence tools like Happy, Friday, and Jarvis) who helped in cope with certain areas.
Though a fiction, in reality, artificial intelligence tools are under-research and are still being developed in order efficiently assist us humans.
However, one can become a real-time Tony Stark by hiring his/her ‘Virtual Assistant.’
Virtual Assistants? ….. What does it mean?
They are contract or freelance workers who assist us in executing our work for both professional and personnel needs.
They are gifted with the capability to perform any task, which does not need their physical presence (work that can be done via phone or e-mail, data, presentations, travel or work plan, etc.).
Advantages of having a Virtual Assistant.
Hiring a virtual assistant (VA) is considered to be highly convenient and cost-effective, meaning we need not have someone to work for us all time and pay them, even though we do not have any work to assign for them.
VAs work on an hourly or tasks basis, which reduces unnecessary costs, with the money we pay them being really effective.
Where I can get a Virtual Assistant?
There are thousands of people located globally working as freelancers and there are reputed companies offering virtual assistant services by employing candidates from different industries and with varied exposure.
India is considered to be the “hub of virtual assistants” with multiple skills and it is the choice of most of the startup organizations or small-scale businesses to employ an offshore assistant from India to take care of the administrative tasks for his/her concern, as a part of an effective downsizing program.
Some of the reputed companies offering virtual assistant services in India
Do we really need a ‘Virtual Assistant’?
Human life is to love and to live; it revolves around family, friends, colleagues, business, earnings, hobbies, and passions. To paraphrase — “commitments”.
“No human in this universe is without commitments; if there is someone who is noncommittal, well…. he’s no human.”
In our day-to-day life, there would have been or will be a point in time when we really need someone to assist us in completing our responsibilities and these days 24 hours seem really insufficient for us to manage both business and family.
One cannot always expect his friends or family members to stand beside him or assist him in his responsibilities. Sometimes, we humans need to be “programmed machines” in order to complete our commitments toward business, family, etc. and in the process find no time to spend for our passions, interests, and healthy living.
NOW is the time to rid ourselves of this machine life and live like humans. Hence, a perfect answer to one’s query if they should get a Virtual Assistant is a resounding YES!
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