Do you ever feel as though you have too much to do and so little time to do it in? Do you ever wish that you could add a couple of hours to the day just to finish your to-do list? If you are nodding to both of these questions, you need to learn to delegate. If you are currently trying to do everything by yourself, it shows that you don’t trust anyone around you to do a job correctly. If you cannot trust others, you are walking yourself down a long and stressful path.
If you take a look around you at the people in your life, what do you see? If you don’t delegate to them, they will feel the lack of trust and they will wonder why you are working yourself into a stressful life rather than allowing them in to help.
With this being said, you may trust everyone around you with your life but not know how to delegate and this is an entirely different problem…but one that can be solved. During President Woodrow Wilson’s term in office, staff spoke out and said that the secretarial staff were not organized well at all. Eventually, it got to the point where Wilson would stay up all night signing papers and completing tasks that could have been delegated. After a while, others spoke out too and said that he trusted every single one of his staff, he just didn’t know how to delegate. If you can relate to this, do not fear as we have some solutions.
Firstly, you need assess your average day and what can be done to have it reduced; are there certain tasks that can be given to someone else? If you are recognizing that you need help, this isn’t a sign of weakness as so many people wrongly believe. By taking this step and calling for help, it shows that you recognize your own abilities and are strong enough to say that you need help to get everything done. Although this might sound tough, the first step to solving this problem is to let your loved ones in.
Soon enough, you can give certain tasks to certain people based on their skills and abilities. When we say ‘you must delegate’, we aren’t suggesting that you should put a whole group of tasks in a hat and have people pull them out at random to see what they get. When you delegate, you have to assess the skills of others and find what they would be suited to. Whether it is in business or in your personal life, you want to see positive results and you can only do this once you match the right people to the right tasks.
As we head into one of the most stressful times of the year it is very important to learn to delegate. Holidays are meant to be a time of joy but often the to do lists are so big the enjoyment is eliminated. You don’t have to do all the cooking, shopping or decorating by yourself. Delegating and asking for help is essential. As soon as you learn this vital skill, you will be able to ease your workload and Live Life Fully.
