Still Doing All The Things in Your Biz? Here’s How to Stop…
When you look at your to-do list, how does it make you feel?
Does it make you feel overwhelmed, stressed and anxious?
If so, I bet you’re stuck in the cycle of doing All The Things.
Everything comes to you to be actioned:
Client work.
Lead generation.
Client retention.
Business finances.
Admin work.
Sending the post!
But you’re the CEO – you shouldn’t be the Chief of EVERYTHING.
If this sounds like you, you’re on a fast track to overwhelm and possibly even burnout. (How do I know? Because I've been there!)
And while there are a few great ways to help you deal with overwhelm when it hits…in my experience, the best defence is to stop it in its tracks.
So HOW do you stop doing all the things in your biz?
You have to delegate.
WHAT tasks should you delegate?
This is one of the most common questions I get asked by clients – they don’t want to feel like they’re just offloading all the “boring” tasks onto their team.
I have a simple rule to follow when you’re deciding what to delegate. Ask yourself the following questions about a specific task:
1. Do I love doing this?
2. Is it profit-generating?
If the answer is NO to either (or both) of these questions, it’s time for it to go!
Give it to a skilled member of your team, allow them to take ownership and free yourself up for the things you DO love and that DO bring in profit. (I love this article for ideas on great profit-generating tasks in biz.)
Occasionally I’ll speak to a client who is worried about losing potential revenue when they delegate, which is exactly why I created a masterclass on the topic: How To Delegate Without Leaving Money On The Table.
Closing Thought
As the CEO of your biz, you don’t have time to look after absolutely everything – your focus needs to be on the things that drive your growth.
What tasks are you going to finally remove from your to-do list this week? I’d love to know.
All my best,
Selina
P.S. Want to benefit from my expert eyes on your business? Book a game plan call with me today to chat more!
Selina Johnson — Business Support Expert, solution seeker and freedom fixer — helps successful coaches, consultants, speakers and entrepreneurs from across the globe to scale their businesses, make more money and achieve faster, sustainable results without compromising their time.
Over the past 16 years, she’s supported high profile individuals like award-winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid DBE, Sunday Times Top 20 Most Influential Entrepreneurs In The UK Sháá Wasmund MBE, former Co-Director of the Serpentine Gallery Dame Julia Peyton-Jones DBE, and Russian billionaire Timur Sardarov.
Today, she teaches brilliant entrepreneurs just like you how to implement her simple methods that result in BIG wins in their businesses — including the dynamite delegation strategies, time management hacks and mindset mastery she’s used to halve her hours, double her income and ditch her commute, leaving her free to create and live the life she loves.