Caregivers and Delegating: Wisdom from Cal Turner, Jr.

Every caregiver struggles with asking for help—usually due to at least one of the following reasons:

• Guilt
• Embarrassment
• Shame
• Not knowing what help looks like
• Being afraid of asking for help ...and being refused
• Being afraid of asking for help and the person doing it wrong—creating a bigger mess
• Being afraid of the person helping for a season and then simply quitting

Regardless of why we won’t ask for help, it doesn’t negate the fact that we need help.  

Cal Turner, Jr. retired CEO of Dollar General, sat in on the show with us and talked about the skill of learning to delegate. 

"To delegate is to be a great leader, and it's one of the real test of you ...or anyone as a leader:  how well you delegate." Cal Turner, Jr.

Cal went on to say, "You don't always do it right, but you're always learning from doing it."

As a caregiver, how can you delegate something ...even a small thing ...today?