My Most Important Realization as a Founder Is That I’m Replaceable

I thought because I was the one with the ‘it’ factor I had to do it all myself. I was wrong.

Illustration: Kyle Platts

I’m too busy.

Nobody else can do it as well as me.

I can’t trust anyone to do the job.

Proclaiming these statements on repeat, eventually, I couldn’t tell if they were complaints or if they had become my mantras. I developed these beliefs while working in corporate, and in a twisted way, they eventually became a part of my identity.

If I were to grow as an entrepreneur, I would need to evolve from my busy-making mindset and become more strategically focused instead.

It wasn’t until I started my own business that I realized how my old beliefs were holding me back from excelling as an entrepreneur.

Removing the pride from busywork

During the first two years of starting my business, I did everything. Social media posts, admin, web updates, PR… no task was too small or too big.

I was bootstrapping my business and couldn’t fathom paying someone to do the things that I could…