Step Back to Scale Up: Buy Back Time and Remove Bottlenecks

You can’t scale if you’re the bottleneck in sales, fulfillment, AND support.

Start here:

1. Do a time + energy audit. Every 20 mins, write what you’re doing.
   

2. Calculate your hourly value. $100/hour work ≠ inbox management.
   

3. First hire = assistant. Delegate scheduling, inbox, and admin.
   

4. Create the play. Then let others run it.
   

Example:
Alex was doing everything, including filling out award applications for his clients. Why? Because “I need every dollar right now.”
But by tracking his time and knowing what to delegate, he began designing a business that doesn’t need him in every role.

Step back to scale up. Buy back your time with systems.

—CQ