Business owners suffer from an “I must do the work myself” problem. We do the work ourselves to save money. We do the work ourselves because we think no one can do it as well as we do. We do the work ourselves because it’s “just easier” than handing it off to someone we think is too green, too inexperienced, or too incapable of acting like an owner. We do the work, which makes us the only ones capable of doing the work. So we get trapped in an infinite loop and can’t see our way out. We start to lose things—precious memories we can’t get back, a good night’s sleep (or any sleep, for that
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