My courseload this semester at the college was, at first, very light. I was scheduled to teach only one class out of my usual four or five each semester. (By the way, the course is called Information Technology Marketing.) Although a rare occurrence, I was told, “We’re in the off-cycle.” Said one professor, “The winter semester is usually pretty ‘dead’.” Okay. No problem.
Don’t Wait To Delegate
As an entrepreneur you often have to wear many hats: salesperson, administrator, and accountant. You try to make time for errands and family, but find yourself running out of time and running on empty. The obvious answer is to delegate some of your to-do list, but why do some of us find it so hard to let go?
Delegate your Way to Greater Success
Dreamy eyed, passion filled new business owners are committed to doing whatever it takes to get your new business off the ground. As an unstoppable one-man-band, you find yourself playing the roles of sales person, order taker, order fulfillment, customer service, accounting, and management. But as your business grows, there will undoubtedly, be more to running the business than you had anticipated. To keep up, you’ll put in more time, and wind up so busy working “in” your business that you’ll no longer have the necessary time you need to work “on” building your business. In order to move beyond start up phase to a more mature solid business, it’s crucial to break this vicious cycle. So what is an overworked, overstressed business owner to do? The key to creating more time is to delegate! In the first of a four part series, “Ramping up for Success” we’ll discuss how to delegate your way to greater success!