Control freaks have a big problem with this one. “Nobody else can do it as well as I do; I might as well do it myself,” is a common way of thinking.
I sometimes think this way myself. However, I’ve come to accept that, there are things I don’t do well at all.
So, now I delegate techie stuff to two virtual assistants. They charge me a lot less than I charge my clients, plus they get the stuff done faster than I ever could.
I did make the mistake once of delegating some of my writing work. I ended up practically rewriting everything anyway, because my personal writing style is something I can’t teach.
Don’t forget about delegating other areas of your life. For example, it may be a good idea to pay somebody else to mow your lawn or clean your house, while you go and do client work.
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