How many times have you made it to the end of the week and asked the question?

You’ve worked exceedingly long hours on tasks that felt important in the moment.

In hindsight, however, they appear to have been spent merely bailing water.

When it comes to the things that matter, the needle remains unmoved.

So where to start?

What can we do when every task feels both urgent and important?

When we alone are capable of completing them?

When they overwhelm and crowd out the work that truly sets our soul on fire?

The work we know we’re capable of.

The work that has the potential to change things.

The wrong answer is to work harder.

This is not a season that will pass by continuing our current approach.

Change requires intentional action.

Intentional action requires awareness and ownership of the problem and its roots.

So first, reassess the situation.

Start by committing to tracking your time and assessing it at the end of each week.

Ask yourself:

• Which of these tasks are high-value and which are low?
• Which, with a little bit of guidance could be handed off to someone else?
• How much time would that save each week?

If you’re like me, you might be shocked at the result.

As of my most recent weekly time audit, I’m spending 8+ hours per week on tasks better performed by someone else.

This after working relentlessly over the past two years to build a team and outsource the tasks that keep me from my more important work.

What’s your number?

How many hours a week are you spending on tasks that are keeping from doing the work that really matters?

And what action can you take today to begin to shift the tide?

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