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Doing what you love and loving what you do is a recipe for a happy and successful life, but that doesn’t mean you won’t still be overwhelmed at times. If you’re doing what you love you’re still going to have days that leave you feeling overworked and overstressed. It’s time to delegate!
One of the best ways you can combat these feelings may sound difficult at first, but in the long run, your body and mind will thank you.
1. Clean your plate
What is this magic stress reliever? Relinquishing a tiny bit of control and delegating some of your tasks to someone else. Tim Ferris, author of The Four Hour Workweek said, “It is almost impossible to find anyone who has made millions of dollars who doesn’t delegate at least a handful of time-consuming things.”
Don’t work harder, work smarter. Chances are you’ve heard that phrase at least once before, okay, more than once. One of the best ways you can do this is to delegate less important tasks to someone else.
2. Outsource routine tasks
These tasks can range from something as simple as having someone organize your email, to something as complex as hiring someone else to manage all of your social media efforts so you are no longer duty-bound to check them every few moments.
Outsourcing relieves some of the stress in your daily routine and frees up more of your time you can spend doing what you love. If you still have doubt, by outsourcing even a few of your tasks, you’re also giving an up-and-comer a chance to see what you do and get their foot in the door. Not only are you helping yourself, but you’re also helping the next generation of entrepreneurs.
3. Build a team
Anything and everything that helps you stay focused on what matters most to you is worth any pains you may initially feel in letting go of a handful of your customary tasks.
Asking for help doesn’t make you look inept, it makes you look intelligent. So many times entrepreneurs do the job of an entire team because they feel like they are the only ones who have a vested interest in the business and can do the job efficiently. While this may be true, you could also be missing out on experts that can help grow your business while allowing you to focus on other aspects.
4. Focus on what matters
By outsourcing or delegating, especially in our digital world, you are saying, “I could do this, but I’m choosing to let someone else take the reins so that I can focus on what really matters to me and my business.” If this means getting a payroll expert, go for it. If it means hiring a research or writing assistant, fantastic; whatever you need to do to take a little bit of the stress off yourself and allow yourself time to re-focus on your business do it. You’ve earned it.
