Episode 43 — What I'd Tell My Younger Self | Lessons on Delegation and Letting Go

If I could sit down with the man running those hotels — before any of this happened — I know exactly what I'd tell him. Not slow down. Not stop dreaming. Something else entirely.

Master the art of delegation.

I mastered nearly every part of that industry myself — cruise liners, cleaning, stocking bars, cooking, running weddings start to finish. But insisting on doing everything myself meant I was never outside the pond. I was in the weeds.

In this episode I talk about where that cost me back then, where it still shows up now running a small team in the forestry, and why — honestly — it's actually got a bit easier since.

If you're doing everything yourself right now, running on empty, this one's for you.

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