Delegate and Elevate: How To Work Smarter, Not Harder

On this week’s episode of Scaling Life, I’m sharing my best strategies for taking back control of your calendar as an entrepreneur. 

 

We only have so many hours in a day, so it’s crucial that we spend them doing things we love instead of drudgery. I’ll explain my step-by-step system for figuring out what tasks you should delegate, automate or outsource so you can focus on your zone of genius.

 

Key Takeaways:

 

- As a founder, you should be spending your time only on work you enjoy and excel at - not doing tedious tasks just because you think you “have to”

- Write down everything you do in a typical week, breaking it down hour by hour. This awareness helps you make better choices. 

- Categorize each task as: Don’t like/Not good at, Don’t like/Good at, Like/Good at, Love/Great at

- Delegate or outsource the first two categories so you have more time for passion projects 

- Every quarter, re-evaluate how you spend your time using this system

 

“There are people out there that loves doing the things that you hate and are not good at. They love them. It's the best thing in the world.”

 

Want the full deep dive on optimizing your calendar? Listen now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

 

Connect with me on Instagram @mariarygge and @pettererik.