The Power of Delegation: Lessons from My 14-Year-Old Self

14 years old…

Oh what a time to be alive.

Can you remember when you were 14?

I recently remembered a valuable lesson through this story I want to share with you.

Here it is…

When I was 14 I really wanted to go to lunch with 6 of my best friends.

However, Pops had plans for me to do yard work that was going to take all day.

There was a problem. 

I needed to find a solution.

Somehow I persuaded my friends that it would be a great idea if they came and helped me.

What would have taken 4 hours of work for me, only took 30 minutes and I was ultimately able to go to lunch.

I remember it to this day. I had created stations for each friend to work at and gave them a task.

We worked great as a team.

Thinking back to this day I subconsciously learned this powerful lesson at a young age, but I didn’t really understand it until 2020.

In 2020, I hired my first virtual assistant and I taught them exactly what they needed to do. Even though they were virtual, I treated them like an employee and gave them the same opportunity I would give any other employee.

We as entrepreneurs and business owners try to work on non-needle moving activities and this holds us back. I could try and do small admin tasks, but would that actually get me closer to my goals? Rather in business I have learned to write down all my tasks and ask this question, “What can I automate, what can I delegate, and what can I remove”?

If you are considering hiring an assistant, take a lesson from, 14 year old me… Do it.

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