Effective delegating is crucial to your success.  As your business grows or as responsibilities increase, you can’t do everything you have been doing and be successful.  Mundane, repetitive tasks will hold you back. Handling projects that others could do just as effectively or better is a waste of your time and resources.

You probably know this, so what's stopping you from delegating?

Maybe you don't trust your people to do the job as good as you do.  Maybe you're afraid they will just create a mess for you clean up or won't get everything done on time. All valid concerns.  So where to from here?

Here are four simple steps to get you going and delegating like a superhero!

Step 1: Get out of the Way.

Don’t make delegation about you.  Delegating does not mean that you are losing control or that you can’t handle something. Delegating means that you know how to get more done by utilizing the resources you have at hand – your people, division or team.

Step 2: Help Your People Succeed:

Don’t withhold information.  Be direct, clear and precise.  Talk to them.  Give them written instructions that are easy to follow. Tell them what, when and how each step or task much be completed, what milestones must be met and by when, what needs to be on your desk for review and when, what skills are needed, what resources are available to get the job done.

Put yourself in their shoes.  Make sure that you provide what they need to really shine.

Step 3: Stay in Touch.

Don’t disappear after delegating. Check in regularly.  Make sure that your people feel safe to bring any question, problem or concern to you, that there are no ‘stupid questions’.

You are there to catch small problems before they become big ones.  Remember what it was like to be in their shoes; be respectful, engaging and supportive.  Be patient and encouraging, and maintain appropriate boundaries.  It’s not okay to drop the job back in your lap if difficulties arise or obstacles occur.

Step 4: Maintain & Build Trust.

Don’t take a task back once it’s been delegated. That undermines confidence and can make you look power hungry and possessive, a micromanager.

Give your people the chance to do the job.  Just like you, they need to be mentored and groomed for success; it's about you embracing this kind of high-level leadership, and in so doing, success is assured.

Your people's success begets more success. Their success if your success.

Spirit means 'to love'.

As Spirit, as love, we attune ourselves to love and allow ourselves to be more love.

As Spirit, as love, it's not all about me, it's about let us.  It's about considering how our thoughts, feelings, words, and actions affect the whole of life and not just our little universe.

"I have a body, but I am not my body.  I have a mind, but I am not my mind.  I have emotions, but I am not my emotions."

My body is a loan to me, and I am very grateful to have a body that allows me to enjoy what life has to offer: the sun on my face, the wind in my hair, the love of family and friends, the nurturance of delicious food, pure water and so on.

We are so much more than our bodies. It's easy to forget and focus on how it looks on the outside when what's important is who we are on the inside.

Affirming that I am Spirit having a human experience helps us to keep us focused upon, aligned and attuned to love.

‘I choose to love and love I will’ reminds us to be powerfully loving.

It reminds us to be self-determining.

When we choose to be loving with upcast eyes and irrepressible enthusiasm, we protect ourselves from the negativity around us.

It reminds us of the quote (author not verified):

"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for men and women of good will to do nothing."

‘I choose to love and love I will’ reminds us to be the change I want to see in the world with love; to do what needs to be done with courage and love.

Gratitude is the basis for a joy filled life.  Without gratitude, our colorful world feels drab and grey.

Gratitude lifts us up and fills our hearts with joy. When we have a grateful heart, the world looks brighter, and everything seems possible.

Appreciation is gratitude's first cousin.

There is so much to appreciate. We have a roof over our heads, clothes to wear, pure water to drink and good food to eat. We have leisure time to pursue our hobbies, spend time with family and friends, travel and relax. How blessed are we?

Humility brings balance and equanimity into our lives. We see how far we have come and how far we have to go with acceptance of “This is who I am and this is where I am now”.

When we are in gratitude, appreciation and humility we open our hearts to the abundance and benevolence of the universe.  Life looks and feels different, more vibrant, wondrous, and alive. No matter what is happening in the world, at work, in our community or in the lives of those close to us, we can hold a strong presence of love.