I know that building a business from scratch is the hardest thing you will ever do. It was for me, anyway. Which is why I sincerely hope that all the tips I’ve been sharing over the past weeks have both eased some of your concerns and helped your business build up steam.
But when your business does get off the ground, you have to be able to handle the workload and the pressure.
Many years ago, when I was just starting out I pushed myself so hard just to get the ball rolling. And when it finally happened, I worked twice as hard trying to keep up with all the daily tasks and requirements.
I put my health on the line, all because I didn’t understand one simple thing - I couldn’t do it alone. So today, I’m going to talk all about why you need to start building a team as soon as possible and learn how to delegate.
When you’re bootstrapping your business from nothing, there is a ton of things you’ll need to do by yourself. There’s just no way around it.
Still, it’s important to realize early on that once things get going, and they will if you’re following the tips and blueprints I’ve been sharing, you won’t be able to do it all on your own.
“It's very hard to keep up the momentum if you're pushing all alone.” - Daniel Rosen
Malik didn’t make the same mistake I did. If you recall, a few episodes back, I was joined by Malik Greene who spoke about the value of delegation and how building a team helped him immensely on his journey to success.
He knew he wouldn’t be able to keep up with daily duties for long, which is why he worked on creating a powerful team from the get-go. Because of that, Malik was able to make over $200,000 in his first year of business alone!
Malik followed the right path. But just to show you what happens when you don’t, I’m going to tell you a story of how I almost drove my business and myself into the ground when I got started.
For the first 10 years of my business, I did everything alone. I would lock myself away in my room like a weirdo, put in an insane amount of hours every day and I was failing over and over again.
Finally, in 2013, I launched Credit Repair Cloud and my business was finally starting to make traction. I was ecstatic by the fact that I was actually able to produce some results, I completely overlooked all the new tasks and requirements that came along with it. Pretty soon I was so overwhelmed that I simply could not keep up with everything and that’s when the quality of my service started to deteriorate rapidly.
The sooner you realize this the better. Even if you could do everything by yourself, there isn’t enough time in the day to do all of it well.
“The biggest mistake I made during all those early years was not getting help and not building a team.” - Daniel Rosen
If I could’ve just been able to get over the idea that “making it on my own” I could’ve brought in people who could perform a particular role in the team. They would’ve been able to do a much better job and in return, I could’ve spent more time doing what I was best at.
The whole company would’ve been way better off. I just wasn’t able to see it at the time.
If I had known this back then, it could’ve saved myself 10 years of excruciating failure. And after all that time of testing my limits and undertaking ridiculous amounts of stress - I got the biggest health scare of my life. During a routine endoscopy exam, the doctors found an anomaly that was growing inside of my stomach. And it was really big too, the size of my thumb! Awful stuff...
Thankfully, the additional tests showed that I was going to be fine. But to this day I am 100% sure that the weird thing in my stomach was a direct consequence of all the stress I had experienced. And all of it could’ve been avoided! If I’d only built my team when I needed to, my life would’ve been a whole lot easier.
I’d love to take this opportunity to give a shout out to our amazing team of people at Credit Repair Cloud. Here’s to Keenan, Tanmay, Ikey, Grace, David R., Dani, Isaac, Corey, David P., and Ashley!
I’m so lucky I found you!
Lastly, I’d just like to underline how important it is to make a commitment to your own health. Don’t forget that you are the key element holding your company together. What’s the point of doing everything you do if you’re not around to enjoy the fruits of your labor?
“You are the most important person in your business. So don't neglect taking care of yourself.” - Daniel Rosen
I hope you take a thing or two from my story and if haven't already, commit to a healthy lifestyle. Thank you so much for tuning in!
Until next week, my friends - Keep changing lives!