When I started this business, I was the operator, the marketer, the admin... everything.

Back then, delegation felt like a luxury. I believed no one could do it like me.

So I held on tight.

Checked every email.

Made every decision.

Built every system from scratch.

Fast forward to today—I just wrapped five back-to-back events across Paris, Miami, and Las Vegas.

And guess what?

My business didn’t just survive while I was gone—it grew.

Not because I worked harder.

But because I finally let go.

If You Don’t Have an EA, You Are the EA

You’re already doing the work.

You’re just not getting any leverage from it.

Every hour you spend checking email, managing your own calendar, or chasing tasks…

is an hour you’re not growing your business.

Let’s do the math:

If your goal is $1M/year working 40 hours/week,

your time is worth $500/hour.

If you're spending it on $10/hour tasks?

You’re not just wasting money—you’re burning your most valuable resource: focus.

The H.A.N.D.-OFF Method™

This is the framework I teach to entrepreneurs who are ready to stop operating like overworked employees…

and start leading like true CEOs.

It’s simple. But it works.

H — Highlight the WHY

Most people skip this step and jump straight into how to do a task.

Big mistake.

Your team needs to understand:

• Why the task matters

• What success looks like

• How their work connects to the bigger picture

  Example:

  Don’t say: “Manage my social media.”

  Say: “Our goal is to make every client feel seen. Prioritize connection over being right. Even if a client is wrong, I’d rather they feel heard than corrected.”

That context lets them make better decisions—even when things don’t go as planned.

A — Always Record

Please stop writing SOPs from scratch.

Start recording yourself doing the work.

Use tools like Fathom or Loom:

1. Record yourself doing the task

2. Narrate your thought process as you go

3. Share the recording with your VA

4. Let them try the task while you observe

5. Record that too

One client’s VA watched a complex coding video 25 times until they mastered it.

You don’t need to teach it 25 times.

You just teach it once—and record it.

🧠 Bonus: Over time, you’ll build a library of training videos. So when you hire or replace team members, you’re not starting over.

N — Normalize Failing Forward

This one’s hard. Especially for high-achievers.

But it’s non-negotiable if you want to grow.

You must give your team permission to mess up while they’re learning.

Not just in theory—for real.

How to do it:

• Set the expectation: mistakes will happen

• Use those mistakes as coaching moments, not reasons to take the task back

• Give them 3 chances to get it right before considering a replacement

Even Tony Robbins' virtual event once glitched so badly that 12,000 out of 22,000 attendees couldn't log in.

Did he panic? Cancel the event?

Nope. He calmly told people to grab breakfast while they fixed it—and two hours later, they started.

Business isn’t about being perfect.

It’s about learning fast, fixing fast, and moving forward anyway.

D — Drill and Delegate

True delegation doesn’t happen the first time you hand something off.

Here’s what real delegation looks like:

1. Learning phase: They do it with heavy guidance

2. Practicing phase: They do it with light supervision

3. Mastery phase: They do it without you—and eventually train others

Not just in theory—for real.

A task is only fully delegated when it’s off your plate and done well without your input.

That’s when freedom starts.

The Compound Effect of Real Delegation

Here’s the magic:

• You delegate one task

• Use that freed-up time to delegate another

• Then another

• Then another...

And suddenly, you’re not reacting anymore.

You’re designing your business.

You’re no longer stuck checking inboxes.

You’re crafting vision, building offers, and leading your team.

And most importantly—you’re spending your time where it matters.

The Bottom Line

Today, my team manages my inbox, my calendar, my operations—even my other VAs.

Some are transactional.

Some are transformational.

But all of them buy me the one thing I used to chase for years: freedom.

And you don’t need a full team of 10 to start.

Start with one.

Build your bench.

Because when you stop chasing $10 tasks,

you finally create space for $10,000 decisions.

Ready to Step Out and Scale Up?

If you’re ready to stop doing it all yourself—

and start building a business that runs with or without you—

that’s exactly what we do at SuperVA.

👉 Let us match you with your perfect VA »

You weren’t meant to do it all.

You were meant to lead.

— Phyllis

CEO, SuperVA

P.S. Rich entrepreneurs don’t delegate tasks. They delegate outcomes.

Stop asking how something should be done.

Start asking what needs to get done—and let your team surprise you.