Stop Doing Everything Yourself: Business Delegation Lessons From a 7-Year-Old

This episode started with something simple — teaching my 7-year-old how to vacuum the house.

Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, "Lone Wolf Unleashed."

And in all truth, it wasn’t simple at all. It turned out to be one of the clearest lessons I’ve ever had on delegation, systems, and letting go of tasks I should never have been doing in the first place.

If you’re a solo operator who’s convinced delegation “doesn’t apply to you,” we need to talk. Because most of the work you’re buried under doesn’t require your judgment… just your knowledge. And once you learn how to transfer that knowledge properly, everything gets lighter.

In this episode, I break down:

• the hidden micro-decisions inside every “quick task”

• why handing something off is a skill, not a personality type

• how to define “done” so you’re not picking up the pieces later

• how to build a feedback loop that actually helps people improve

• the difference between teaching judgment vs teaching steps

• why your fear of “not being needed” is probably slowing your business down

If a seven-year-old can learn to vacuum like a pro with the right structure, you can absolutely train someone — or something — to take recurring tasks off your plate.

Listen in, and make this the week you finally hand off one thing you shouldn’t be doing anymore.

Timestamped summary

00:00 "Delegation Over Perfection"

03:17 Delegating Tasks and Automation

07:12 Delegating Tasks with Efficiency

10:47 Delegation: Knowledge vs. Judgment

13:00 "Communicate Task Completion Effectively"

16:08 Delegation Tips and Website Promo

Links

Tim Ferris talking to Sam Corcos - https://tim.blog/2023/09/20/sam-corcos/

My template download - http://lonewolfunleashed.com/procedure-template

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