Delegating: The Secret Sauce to Staying Sane and Building Success

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Delegating: The Secret Sauce to Staying Sane and Building Success

Let’s play a game: Your AC stops working. Do you:

  1. Grab a wrench, watch 47 YouTube tutorials, and attempt to fix it yourself?
  2. Call an HVAC expert?

Hopefully, you picked option 2. (If you didn’t, we need to talk about your life choices.) Now here’s another one: Your car needs an oil change. Do you:

  1. Buy a car jack, oil, and a new filter, and start googling “How to change oil like a pro”?
  2. Drive to your nearest mechanic?

Again, option 2. So why, as business owners, do we insist on doing EVERYTHING ourselves? It’s like we think delegating is a crime, when really, it’s the ultimate cheat code to success—and sanity.

It’s Time to Delegate Like a Boss

When I started Babysitting Connection, I worked three jobs, didn’t pay myself for two years, and had two people on payroll before I ever considered writing myself a paycheck.

Crazy? Maybe. Effective? Absolutely.

Here’s the thing: Delegating isn’t just about offloading tasks; it’s about recognizing that your time and energy are finite resources. As a single mom, I’ve fallen into the “I have to do it all” trap more times than I can count. But the truth is, we’re not meant to do it all. It takes a village, and sometimes that village includes people you pay.

The Delegation Diaries: My Wins and Fails

Win #1: Social Media Savior
Within weeks of starting my business, I realized I hated managing social media. It wasn’t just stressful—it was draining. So, two months in, I hired one of my sitters, Nikki May, to handle it. She was passionate, skilled, and eager to grow our presence. Today, Nikki runs her own social agency, Social Blueprint, and remains a key part of my team. Delegating that task didn’t just save me time—it allowed my business to shine in a way I couldn’t have done alone.

Win #2: The Laundry Lifeline
Confession: I’m great at washing and drying laundry, but folding it? Nope. My unfolded laundry mountain grows until it hits “six baskets of doom.” At that point, I send up the Bat Signal to All the Small Things, and their team swoops in to save the day. It’s magic.

Fail: The Time I Didn’t Delegate
Before I learned the value of delegation, I was working nonstop: 8 AM to 3 PM while my kids were at school, then again from 3 PM to bedtime, and THEN again from 8 PM until midnight. Unsurprisingly, I was exhausted and burned out. Once I started delegating, not only did I work fewer hours, but I was also more productive, creative, and, dare I say, happier.

Why You Should Delegate

Here’s the big takeaway: Your time is valuable. If you wouldn’t fix your own AC or change your own oil, why are you trying to do everything in your business? Start by calculating your hourly rate. If a task can be done for less than that—or if it stresses you out—it’s time to delegate.

But delegating isn’t just about business. It’s about life. Want to know more about how I decide what to delegate and how I find the right people for the job?

A Sneak Peek for Subscribers

In my latest email newsletter, I’m diving into:

  • How I calculate the value of my time.
  • The clever ways I use technology to delegate tasks automatically.
  • The ONE boundary I set with myself that changed everything.

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Let’s take this journey together—because life’s too short to fold your own laundry.