How to Stop Doing Everything Yourself in Your Business (4 Steps to Get Started)
Ohhhh yes we’re going over the famous question, “How do I stop doing everything myself in my business?”
If you’re asking this question, you’re most likely desiring to grow your business, but you realize you can’t do that at your current capacity. Or maybe growth isn’t even your goal. Maybe you simply want to have more time for a life outside your business.
The First Step To Freedom In Your Business
Okay, this may not be the answer you expected, but the first thing you need to do is let go of the tasks you’re clinging to because you don’t trust anyone else to handle them. If you’re already at this point, amazing! We’re headed in the right direction. Here’s the thing - running a business is often less about simply “running the business” and more about letting go of your ego and recognizing that you don’t have to be the only person you can depend on.
Once you’ve gotten past that, or are willing to work on letting go, it’s time to figure out what help you practically need.
The most common help we see business owners need comes in the form of worker bees and some type of assistant. The worker bees do the hands-on work itself so that you can be free to focus on leading your business. The assistant acts like your shadow, taking administrative tasks off your plate, handling the things that eat up your leadership time. This allows you to focus on improving how your company operates and growing your business.
And in this modern age, it is important to recognize and note that there is usually a whole or partial solution that involves automating tasks and workflows.
Next Step: Determine The Goal For Your Life & Your Business
Here’s the truth: the answer to “How do I stop doing everything myself in my business?”, will ultimately depend on what your goal for your life is.
Do you want more time to grow your business?
More time to spend with your family?
More time to live your life?
Because it’s not as simple as just hiring or adding another software. Your long term goals matter as much as your short term goals.
Too often in small business, an owner will say they’re overwhelmed and “they just need _____”, but they’re making decisions from a desperate place, not a wise one.
Think about how you handle life situations. You might believe that once you finally go on that vacation or get that next thing, you’ll finally be happy. But more often than not, once you get it, you’re STILL not satisfied. Why? Because that vacation or purchase was never a long term solution to your daily activities.
The same thing can happen in business. You make a decision because you think it will bring freedom or alleviate your stress, but before long, another problem appears, and you’re right back where you started.
Determine The Goal For Your Business
So, do you have a business goal for 1 year, 3 years, 5 years?
If you don’t, don’t overthink it. Start with this question:
Why are you a business owner, and what do you want out of it?
If you can answer this question, you can figure out if the decisions you’re making today to alleviate your existing problems are long term solutions or bandaids.
Final Step: Identify The Bigger Steps Needed to Reach The Goal
Once you have your business goal, it can be quite overwhelming and uncertain to figure out how to get there, especially when challenges arise or you haven’t even gotten CLOSE to where you envisioned you’d be by a certain time.
This is why we recommend starting with bigger steps because these can ultimately determine the decision you make next.
When we say bigger steps, here is an example:
(Step 2) Personal Goal: Have more free time to spend with my kids
(Step 2) Business Goal: Generate $1 million in revenue by year 2
(Step 3) Bigger Steps: Bring in 10 more clients at X price point, and hire an Admin Assistant by end of Year 1
The bigger steps answer your business goals, but they aren’t your daily or weekly action steps to making that happen. They provide a strategy to work towards your business goals so you can begin planning how you action yourself today.
So, here are the action steps so you can stop doing everything yourself in your business:
Let go of your ego
Determine your ultimate goal for the business
Identify the bigger steps needed to reach that goal
Begin by accomplishing step 1
The first two steps will likely take the longest, but that’s what separates good business owners from great ones. Taking the time to work through these steps is what allows you to create long-term solutions and move your business closer to where you want it to be.
We know it’s overwhelming. We know being a business owner makes you feel like you have to wear every single hat in your business. We know you want a life outside of your business because there’s more to life than just business…
Go back to the foundations of your business and ask yourself the questions we asked you above. Taking the time to reflect on this will be worth it for you, your business, your health, your family, and your relationships with those around you.
And if you want more personalized guidance on how to stop doing everything yourself in your business, we’re here to help. We offer a free 1-hour consultation and we’d love to help YOU.
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