Morning Motivator – Is Your Pride Your Problem?

"I not only use the all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow."
- Woodrow Wilson

Currently, I am on vacation in Florida and have ENJOYED some extra time to think about what actions can be taken to enhance my business, my personal health and wealth. I am also taking the time to re-read "The Four Hour Work Week" by Timothy Ferriss (highly recommended!), which is INSPIRING new thought. Primarily, the idea of allowing OTHERS to use their expertise to help you ACHIEVE your goals…

What I have OBSERVED with myself and many others is the overwhelming need to be "in control" of our ideas. We STRUGGLE with the thought of allowing others to take control of our initiatives, for FEAR of others inability to execute as we expect. We cannot BELIEVE that someone else could do what we do. It is our PRIDE that keeps us from LEVERAGING the talents and special gifts of others.

We must ask ourselves – how many hours can we WORK per day? How much information can we DIGEST and turn into quality results? How much EXPERTISE do we have in all areas of our business and personal life? The goal is to ACCEPT that YOU CANNOT DO IT ALL… or at least not at a high level of EFFICIENCY.

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
First, ACCEPT that you are not the best at everything… it is more likely that you are one of the WORST.

Second, understand that the path to SUCCESS is paved by "management." Once you learn to direct, lead and manage others in their execution, you will FREE your time in such a way that you can FOCUS on the highest value actions that PRODUCE the most valuable results.

Finally, SEEK opportunities to leverage others. If needed, seek to HIRE people to do a job for you. OUTSOURCE whenever possible. If you understand that your time is worth $40 per hour and you can pay someone to do your non-efficient work for $10 per hour… then DO IT! Don't even think about it, JUST DO IT!!

Your goal MUST be to free your time. It is the addition of time that will allow accessing the true BRILLIANCE you possess…

Cheers,
Zach

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