The Best Way To Achieve Your Vision Is By Asking Yourself This One Question

Doing everything yourself is the best way to fail.

At one point, I had a severe case of controlititis, but it wasn’t because of an inflamed ego; instead, I was extremely conservative with costs.

Spending money scared me, so I tried to do most of everything myself.

But slowly, over time, I learned when you try to do everything yourself, you miss the massive opportunity for growth that comes from investing in other people, which allows you to further invest your time and energy in higher-level activities.

An investment versus a cost.

Dan Sullivan defines both as:

Investment-minded: “You’re not short-term in your thinking. You consider the bigger picture, and you look at how you can help the right people, without coming across as transactional.”

Cost-minded: “You’re transactional and short-term focused. You’ll see Whos as a cost, which means you’ll never be able to create the brilliant collaborations that are possible.”

When you select the right people to fit within your goal or vision, they’re never a cost.

They’re an investment that compounds.

But there’s still a problem when you try to pursue a vision of a bigger and better future.

It’s often beyond your current capabilities, and you don’t know “how” to achieve the goal.

And there are likely thousands of people more equipped and knowledgeable in the specific nuances of your vision than you are.

In his book, Who Not How Dan Sullivan suggests you always ask the question,

“Who can help me achieve this?”

My vision was restricted by my inability to do everything myself.

So, I’ve embarked on a new journey of replacing myself in nearly every critical area of my vision and business so I can continue to work on my highest-level activities.

I started to invest in other people.

So far, it’s paying off for everyone.

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