“I tried to handle every decision myself. But my company stopped growing.”

“I tried to handle every decision myself. 

But my company stopped growing.”

An experienced founder said to me in a discovery call last week.

Most founders think doing everything themselves proves their worth.

They are scared to delegate because they think it means losing control.

They overwork themselves to exhaustion. 

They limit their team’s potential by not trusting them. They end up as the bottleneck for progress.

Every day, I see leaders stretched too thin. 

Scroll any leadership forum for five minutes and you’ll find posts about burnout, inefficiency, and frustration.

The result? 

99% of businesses fail to scale because the leader refuses to let go.

If you’re a founder reading this and you’ve been:

- Saying ‘I’ll just do it myself’ too often

- Avoiding uncomfortable conversations about accountability

- Wondering why your team isn’t stepping up

And you’re asking… ‘Why is everything falling on my shoulders?’

You can change this today.

All you need to do is trust the people you hired to do their jobs.

You can start small by delegating tasks you know well. 

You can provide clarity with clear outcomes, not micromanagement. 

You can empower your team by celebrating their successes.

But remember:

You will feel uneasy at first. 

You will see mistakes. 

You will need patience as your team adjusts.

You will free yourself to lead—and your business to grow.

We’d all build better companies if leaders learned how to delegate effectively.

Start letting go.

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