Automate or Delegate – Freeing Up Time & Energy - Day 11

Ep. 145 - Automate or Delegate – Freeing Up Time & Energy, Day 11

Episode Summary: Feeling overwhelmed by repetitive tasks? In this episode, we’re diving into how automation and delegation can free up your time and mental energy. Learn how to identify time-draining tasks, implement simple automation strategies, and delegate effectively without stress. Whether you’re running a business, managing a household, or just looking to simplify your life, this episode will help you reclaim your time!

What You’ll Learn:

• How to identify repetitive tasks
• Easy automation strategies (email templates, scheduling tools, checklists)
• How to delegate effectively (SOPs, setting expectations, empowering others)
• A simple challenge to help you take action today

Action Posts: https://christinaslaback.com/2025/02/11/day-11-the-power-of-small-wins-to-build-big-change/

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Transcript

Day 11 - Doing Less

Christina: [00:00:00] if you look back and look at what is the highest leverage actions and then let go of all the rest, you're not supposed to do it all. If your house is a mess, but you've made progress on that book that you're writing, that's a win. If you're choosing flexibility over career advancement right now, because that aligns with your version of success, that's alignment, not failure.

Welcome to Clear and On Purpose, the podcast designed to help you cut through the noise and get back to what matters most. If you're feeling stuck but need to take intentional action, you're in the right place. I'm Kristina Slaibach, homeschooling mom of two and life and business coach, helping you drop in and align with your values and create more space.

Each week I'll be sharing practical insights and simple, Actual steps to help you find clarity, boost your energy and design a life that balances ambition with. Let's dive in and get clear on [00:01:00] purpose.

Welcome back to Clearing On Purpose. I'm your host, Kristina, and today we're on day 11 of the Momentum Month, and we're going to be talking about the secret to doing less and achieving more. How many times have you ended the day feeling exhausted, but not really accomplished? Maybe you're constantly busy, but you're not seeing results.

Then it might be time to shift your focus from doing more to doing less.

The power of the aligned action. Not all actions are created equal. You've probably heard of the 80 20 rule, which says that 80 percent of results come from just 20 percent of your efforts. So that means that a lot of the things that we're doing aren't actually moving the [00:02:00] needle. It also gives us a great opportunity to let go of all of the things that we're doing if we just focus on that 20 percent that's yielding the biggest rewards.

So if you're feeling overwhelmed, you might be spending time on a lot of these low impact tasks instead of the high leverage actions. Example, you could post on social media every day, but if most of your clients come from referrals, wouldn't it be better use of your time to nurture those relationships?

If you're writing a book and you're spending hours on researching and editing, could it possibly be more important? than just simply getting the words on the page. The key to identifying the highest leverage actions is that they align with your strength and goals. So what you want to do is really prioritize what truly matters.

So first, [00:03:00] write down your top goals. Look at your list. What are the tasks that actually contribute to those goals? So you're going to take a sheet of paper, you're going to write down the goal that you're working on, and you're going to list All of the things that you could do in order to hit that goal.

And this is the time to really brainstorm. Just throw it all out there. So you're going to write down all of the related actions that could help to achieve that goal. Then, I want you to take a step back. I want you to look at all of those actions. And I want you to identify one, two, maybe three tasks that are going to have the biggest impact right away.

if this is like something for your business, what you want to identify is those Profit focused goals, so you could have a lot of admin tasks that you could be doing, but what is the thing that's going to get you that next client? What's the thing that's going to really get you to that next level of income?

What's the thing that's going to drive those sales? [00:04:00] And identify those and start there when you're looking at what your next actions are. You want to identify those highest leverage actions.

Instead of spreading your energy thin, you want to focus on what matters the most.

Part of this is going to be letting go of those shoulds. a lot of us will feel guilty about not doing everything. We feel like we have to show up on social media. We have to show up in our business. We have to have all this admin stuff. We have to go to all these events. All the things that we think that we need to be doing, but that's draining and dispersing our energy.

if you look back and look at what is the highest leverage actions and then let go of all the rest, you're not supposed to do it all. If your house is a mess, but you've made progress on that book that you're writing, that's a win. If you're choosing flexibility [00:05:00] over career advancement right now, because that aligns with your version of success, that's alignment, not failure.

Success isn't about being busy, it's about being intentional. Looking at what is most important for you right now. Because your time and energy are the most valuable resources you have. So if you can shift from doing everything to doing the right things, you're going to see bigger results with less stress.

So I want you to come and let me know, what's one thing that you can let go of today? What's one area of your life that you can just allow to be? What's one part of your business that you can let go of? You don't have to show up for that. Message me or tag me on Instagram and let's talk about it. And thanks again for listening.

Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share the episode with [00:06:00] someone who needs to hear it. And I'll see you next time on Clear and on Purpose.

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