Amanda Hamilton believes most business owners are getting it wrong. It’s not about just delegating. It’s about delegating with intention. She is the founder of Hamilton Raye “Your Outsourced Admin”, which brings professional remote administrative support to startup organizations and businesses so that you can claim your most valuable non renewable resources.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Impostor syndrome… I always used to joke my old enough to do this? My old enough to start and run my own business? Between that and not having full confidence because I was trying to take on such a large role, something very outside of my comfort zone. And that was extremely challenging and required a lot of time to focus on building that confidence and making sure that I was moving forward and not letting that impostor syndrome takeover”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results book by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
- Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts Book by Brené Brown
Favourite Quote:
“Life will continue to direct you,
Correct you, perfect you overtime.
Embrace this evolution.
You’re not the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or even a week ago.
You are always growing”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Podcasts
- Audiobooks
- Google LLC – is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Even when the times are tough and you get extremely discouraged don’t lose that momentum. Find the one little glimpse of light that you could see out of a challenging circumstance to keep yourself going. Because it can be really tough and it can feel really dark at times but there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel. And while it takes a long time to get there will get their and everyone goes through it.”…[Listen for More]
More About Amanda Hamilton:
Hamilton Raye
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi
Other Quotes From the Chat with Amanda Hamilton:
- “Now I would say probably 80 to 85 percent of the time my gut is typically always right. And so, I try and really listen to that. Naturally you have to always have facts to back up things and you can’t just listen to your intuition always. But if the facts are telling me one thing and my gut is telling me something I definitely going to listen to my gut. I’ve really learned how to be better about that and to really trust myself”
- “The secrets to success is for me… sure you have a support system whether that’s friends or that’s family… Maybe finding a mentor or a little bit of both… I would say that and passion”
- “Passion leads to success… I truly, truly believe that if you’re not passionate about something you are very likely not going to be successful”
- “Embrace change and continue to reflect on what worked and what didn’t work and how to evolve. And I think with that if you are constantly looking to be comfortable with change and comfortable with embracing that you will find success”
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