There’s a good chance the most overpriced employee in your business is you.

You are writing the social posts, answering the emails, managing the calendar, fixing the website, chasing invoices, and staying late to make sure everything gets done. You’re doing it all because it feels faster, cheaper, or safer to just handle it yourself. But the truth is, every time you say “I’ll just do it,” you’re giving away profit, time, and peace of mind.

It’s time to take delegation seriously.

Delegation isn’t about laziness. It’s about leverage. It’s how a business owner becomes a leader. The goal is not to do all the work. The goal is to make sure all the work gets done by the right person at the right value.

Here’s the math that most small business owners ignore: If you charge $200 an hour for your expertise but spend 10 hours a week on $20-per-hour tasks, you’re throwing away $1,800 in opportunity cost every single week. That’s not efficiency. That’s self-sabotage.

The best leaders delegate early and often. They use automation as their first employee, AI as their digital assistant, and people as partners in progress. They focus their time where they create the most value — the vision, the relationships, and the decisions that move the business forward.

The first time you hand something off and it gets done without your fingerprints on it, you realize what growth actually feels like.

So take inventory. Look at your to-do list and ask, “Does this task require me, or can it be done by someone or something else?”

The fastest way to buy back your time is to stop being your own overpriced employee and start being the CEO your business deserves.

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LAST CALL - 2026 Business Planning Done Right is Next Week!

I want to help you build a winning small business and a lifestyle worth living. To achieve that, we must look at our annual planning a little differently. The reality is that you’re balancing the needs of your business, family, and self all at once with an eye of making the mortgage and not stressing out completely.

I want you to join me for an in-person or virtual planning sessions for 2026 that keeps you and your success in mind.

• Three-hour, intense, small group, interactive

• We’ll build a one year vision with a 90-day Plan

• You’ll walk away with your one big business goal AND one big personal goal for ‘26

• Plus, we’ll build the system you need to put your goals on autopilot

• No BS, Focused, and Affordable

Stop letting the business run you and build a future where you’re courageously taking care of your personal priorities AND your clients to make 2026 the best year, yet.

My first session is next Monday, November 17 - reserve your spot now!

Now, GO SELL SOMETHING!

Pat