The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
Why Most Entrepreneurs Fail to Let Go — and How It’s Holding Them Back
Sat, 26 Apr 2025
Welcome to The Level Up Podcast! In this episode, Paul Alex tackles a common trap holding entrepreneurs back: the inability to delegate effectively. If you’re trying to do it all, you’re not building a business—you’re bottlenecking its growth.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Why Being a Control Freak Hurts Your Business: Understand how holding onto every task slows growth and burns you out.The ROI of Investing in a Strong Team: Learn why hiring and training the right people is key to scaling your business.How Systems Make Delegation Work: Explore how clear processes and accountability transform delegation into a growth multiplier.🔥 If you’re ready to stop babysitting your business and start leading like a pro, this episode is your wake-up call.“Your Network is your NETWORTH!”Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024Youtube: https://jo.my/ytpaulalex2024Linkedin: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur?Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.ATMTogether.comwww.CashSwipe.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com
Chapter 1: Who is Paul Alex and what is The Level Up Podcast about?
Welcome to the Level Up Podcast. I'm your host, Paul Alex. I went from being a cop to an eight-figure entrepreneur that helps average people like you and me make money every single day. I created this podcast to help you get motivated and to crush your goals. Let's win together. Remember, I have your six. Get ready to level up right now.
Chapter 2: Why do most entrepreneurs struggle with delegation?
what's up everybody welcome back to love all podcast i'm paul alex and today we're gonna hit a nerve most entrepreneurs have no clue how to delegate yeah i said it so what you're trying to do everything yourself wearing every hat in the business and then you wonder why you're stuck well let me tell you something if you're doing everything you're going nowhere you want to grow you want to scale then you need to learn how to let go and trust the team so let's get into it
Chapter 3: How does being a control freak hurt business growth?
First, you gotta stop being a control freak. I've been there, all right? When I was building my businesses, I thought nobody can do the job like me. I was scared to let go, but you know what I realized? I was the bottleneck here. If you're holding onto every single task, every decision, you're slowing your business down. You think you're protecting it, but you're actually choking it.
Chapter 4: What are the risks of not delegating effectively?
Trust me, if you don't start delegating, you'll burn out and your business will stall. Second, a lot of you are too cheap. Yeah, I said it. You're too cheap to hire and train the right people. Let me ask you something. Make sure to check out my YouTube channel, officialpaulalex.com for more motivational episodes. Do you see people as an expense or as an investment?
Chapter 5: Why is investing in your team crucial for scaling your business?
I invest into people because if you're too scared to invest into your team, you're not serious about growing anything. You're not a true entrepreneur. I've built teams of soldiers, killers, over 100 employees because I knew that I couldn't do it all myself. I couldn't build an empire. I couldn't build an eight-figure business without them. Delegating isn't just about freeing up your time.
It's about multiplying your efforts. You want to stay small? Keep pinching pennies. You want to scale? Start investing on people. And here's the real talk, guys, okay?
delegation without systems is a disaster you don't just throw tasks at people and hope for the best okay you need systems you need clear expectations and you need accountability if you don't have that delegation fails and then you blame the team when really it's on you okay there's no such thing as bad employees there's only bad leaders Stop being lazy. I said it. Stop being lazy.
Build the damn systems. Set your team up for success. Bottom line, if you're not delegating, you're not leading. You're babysitting your business instead of building it. Trust your team, invest in your success, and put systems in place that allows you to scale like a beast. Thanks for tuning in to Level Up Podcast. I'm Paul Alex, here to remind you, stop being the problem, guys.
Learn to delegate, scale your empire, and as always, let's level up. Thanks for listening up to Level Up Podcast. If you enjoyed today's episode, make sure to share with a family, friend, and everyone you know who's ready to level up. Leave a five-star review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you tune in. It really helps spreading the word.
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