| Imagine what it would be like if you could run a | | | | IMPORTANT. |
| profitable six, seven or eight figure business and | | | | Is it more important to get done perfectly or to |
| enjoy as much freedom as you desire? For | | | | get done? The answer should be the second one |
| many, the moment you decide to grow your | | | | but many of us waste weeks on end trying to |
| business you simultaneously think of all the hard | | | | get things perfect. There is a great saying, "Good |
| work ahead. You begin to question the dream and | | | | is good enough!" |
| wonder if it's really worth it. | | | | Recently I began to delegate more and more of |
| That's because you erroneously believe that the | | | | managing my team to a couple of key individuals. |
| only path to making more money is working | | | | It allows me to stay focused on growing and |
| more. You fear you will have to give up on your | | | | creating rather than being a manager. Does it |
| precious dreams of spending more time with the | | | | always get done EXACTLY the way I want? No. |
| kids, traveling to exotic vacations or even just | | | | Does it get done in a way I can live with? Yes. |
| having the freedom to enjoy your Tuesday any | | | | And as my friend Ali Brown, says, "No smaller |
| way you like. | | | | children or animals were harmed." =-) |
| What if you could tap into a simple way to | | | | Third, you have to hire the RIGHT PEOPLE. |
| achieve your dream - without having to work | | | | The single greatest mistake that entrepreneurs |
| more? | | | | make when building their team is to hire from |
| Well, that's what I did. I found a simple way to | | | | their gut alone. Our instincts play an important role |
| accomplish my bigger dream by leveraging the | | | | but when interviewing candidates, there is a |
| power of a virtual team. A virtual team can be | | | | specific process you must use to ensure you get |
| virtual assistants, contractors or experts who | | | | the right people in the right roles. Otherwise, |
| work from their own home to help you | | | | chaos and disappointment can ensue. |
| accomplish your tasks in record time. | | | | In our last Virtual Team Building Tele-Bootcamp, a |
| The problem is that many people know about this | | | | participant uncovered (finally) that the person who |
| strategy but still don't do it. I hear reasons like, "I | | | | was not completing projects on time and who |
| can't afford it, I don't have time to teach | | | | was avoiding her calls was not a bad person, just |
| someone else, I can do it myself, etc." But the | | | | a bad fit for the role. When you discover how to |
| one that always breaks my heart is, "I'm afraid to | | | | identify the RIGHT candidates, then your team |
| let go of the control. What if my team doesn't do | | | | begins to work like magic. |
| it right?" | | | | Fourth, you have to have SYSTEMS. |
| Control-Freak-Itis is a common syndrome among | | | | A good system defines how and when something |
| entrepreneurs around the world. It's almost like | | | | will be done. The idea is to be able to replicate an |
| some type of genetic code is implanted that says, | | | | activity so it gets done the way YOU WANT. |
| "No one can do it as good as me so why bother!" | | | | With proper systems, you can pretty much hand |
| Actually, if you have a dream to make consistent | | | | off anything to anyone (even a 16 year old) who |
| revenue over six figures while enjoying a lifestyle | | | | can take care of it for you. |
| then you MUST learn to let go so others can help | | | | Systems can be created for how you respond to |
| you. You will need to build a team. It's impossible | | | | an email or phone call, the thought process you |
| to experience your desired success any other | | | | use to evaluate an opportunity or even a script |
| way. There will never be enough time and energy | | | | for following up with a potential client. The reason |
| to accomplish it all. | | | | many business owners shy away from giving up |
| So how do you overcome Control-Freak-Itis so | | | | control is that they have not yet created a |
| you can delegate effectively? | | | | system so they don't know HOW to get |
| First, you have to change your MINDSET. | | | | someone to do it the way they want. |
| You might do something well but that is not a | | | | Fifth, you have to have TRUST. |
| reason to do it. Timothy Ferriss, author of The | | | | Trust is what comes when you have the four |
| 4-Hour Workweek, says "You need to create | | | | steps above. Trust is earned through consistent, |
| space to do what matters most." For instance, if | | | | predictable behavior that is aligned with your |
| you are good at tweaking your website but you | | | | target goals. Trust is what allows the |
| are worth over $100/hour when working with a | | | | Control-Freak-Itis to melt away so you can truly |
| client or doing an interview, every hour you spend | | | | accomplish massive results with a team. |
| on your website is a waste of your time because | | | | If you find yourself slipping back into |
| you could pay someone $35/hour to fix it. | | | | micro-management or controlling behaviors, it's |
| That means you have to come to terms that | | | | likely that your trust has been compromised and |
| just because you are good at something doesn't | | | | it's time to revisit one of the previous steps. The |
| mean you should do it. Would Donald Trump fix | | | | important thing is that you recognize the signs |
| his own site? Nope. | | | | early enough to repair the relationship so you can |
| Second, you have to know WHAT'S MORE | | | | go back into trust. |