Put Down The Mop

There’s only so much time in the day…

Your business will grow when you let go!

You’re a business owner.

But that’s the title you have in your Facebook profile description. But what everyone doesn’t know is that you’re also the janitor, the accountant, the marketer, the HR rep and at times the cheerleader listening to your employees and their stresses (like you don’t have enough of your own already.)

So how can you wear all these hats and grow your business at the same time? Short answer, you can’t. There has to be a point in which you delegate and give control to others. Some things you will not have the time or talent to take care of.

As a business owner you have to focus on what you’re good at, and of course what you’re passionate about. It doesn’t take long for business owners to become drained. When you reach this point each task takes a toll as you have no energy to put into the tasks that need your full attention. Take a moment to recognize what things you are doing that can be given to others.

Now don’t underestimate the fact that giving up “your baby” is going to be easy, but understand it might be necessary. No one, absolutely no one is going to run your business as well as you are, but you can find people that want to help grow your business because they believe what you stand for.

If you’re great at payroll, by all means do payroll! If you’re great at motivating the team and assigning tasks, then that’s what you should do! The ONLY way your business is going to grow is when you let go.

So what can it hurt? Delegate or hire out the things you know you aren’t good at, or don’t have the time for. Your business will thank you for it.

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