Break the Habit: Why You Still Do Everything Yourself
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Break the Habit: Why You Still Do Everything Yourself

6:48Leadership

Delegation at work: how to stop doing everything yourself and finally let go of control. Discover why you still do everything yourself, from fear of delegation to overcoming perfectionism at work and impostor syndrome. Learn practical strategies to break the habit of doing it all so you can protect your time, reduce burnout, and focus on high-impact work.

What You'll Learn:

  • How to spot the real reasons you can’t stop doing everything yourself—even when you know you “should” delegate
  • A simple way to uncover which of the three core fears (redundancy, errors, or process drag) is secretly driving your resistance to delegation
  • How the illusion of control psychology, impostor syndrome, and perfectionism quietly keep you stuck in overwork and burnout
  • Practical scripts and frameworks to delegate better without feeling like you’re lowering standards or dumping work on others
  • How to recognize behavioral markers like chronic task hoarding, communication bottlenecks, and “hero” culture before they lead to burnout
  • Time management strategies for letting go of low-leverage tasks while staying accountable for outcomes and quality
  • A 3-step reflection exercise to apply what you learn: write down key ideas, find one real-life application, and choose a tiny action this week
  • How to translate insights on fear of delegation into one concrete experiment at work so you actually start breaking the habit of doing it all
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