Posted by u/burned_out_ceo
How do I stop being the bottleneck in my own business?
Answered by Ask a Shop Owner ·
Everything runs through me. If I take a day off it falls apart. Been doing this 6 years, business is $1.2M, feel more trapped than when I started.
u/askashopowner Owner-operator advisor
Top answer
Pick one thing this week that you will never do again. Not five things. One. Write the SOP, hand it to the person who will own it, and walk away even if they do it worse than you.
The trap is quality standard. You are 95 percent. They will be 75 percent. Live with 75 for 60 days. It will climb to 85. Meanwhile you have your Tuesdays back.
Do this every quarter. Four things a year off your plate. In 24 months you own a business instead of a job. Owners who try to hand off ten things at once fail every time. One thing a quarter works.
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