Menu
Sign In Search Podcasts Charts People & Topics Add Podcast API Blog Pricing

Jonathan Swanson

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
606 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

Okay.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

Some people have trouble trusting others and letting go of control.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

And what we say is trust should be built over time.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

So don't give your bank account access on day one.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

You start with more limited access and then you grant more and more access over time.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

I've worked with one of my assistants for over a decade and

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

She has basically access to everything, but that takes a long time to build that trust.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

And so you kind of go at your own pace.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

You don't have to go faster than you're comfortable with, but you've got to give up some control if you want to get more leverage.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

That's just part of the game.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

And then I think the...

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

the other fundamental blocker for lots of people is like knowing what they want more of.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

And you've got to have this thing that draws you into it because it's going to be activation energy.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

There's going to be investment.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

And so you got to have a vision for how you want your life to be better.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

It's, I want more time to start a business or I want more time for my family or my kids.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

And I think if you have that specific goal, then delegation is not about a task, which is kind of a level.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

It's about unlocking something that's more meaningful to you.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

There's nothing that's fantastic out there.

Modern Wisdom
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

But if you go to playbooks.athena.com, we've built some of our favorite playbooks for things you can delegate.