Compile A Team Of Experts
67. Compile a team of experts.
One thing that has made my life so much easier is constructing a team of professionals to handle the things I need help with to be successful. Identifying weaknesses or areas of needed assistance allows you to focus on more important needs. I am more than happy to use myself as an example. I guess I could try and do my own taxes and save a few bucks, but by using my CPA I know it is done right and the peace of mind, not to mention the time saved, is worth every penny.
Even worse, I am so bad at cleaning my own house that I am embarrassed to say that when I use a sponge, it just doesn’t work like it does for others. So in this case I leave it to the experts; I have a housekeeper. Maybe the best saying is “jack of all trades, master of none.” In other words, identify the areas that you would just be better off finding an expert; the value being less stress and the ability to spend time on tasks that help your personal growth.
The trick is to find the balance between just being too lazy and spending more time than needed. A personal example, I can do my laundry and watch the ballgame. Staring at the stock ticker and trying to decide which ones to buy, I’ll leave that to my expert.
What this comes down to is a matter of how we can best spend our time and energy. You might be able to change your own oil, but would that time be better spent having someone else do it while you spend some time reading a good headspace book? I don’t know what the right answer is, I am asking you. I often find the things people do to save money don’t really add up when you compare it to their time. Meaning, if that time could be used for better things that we say we don’t have time for, then I think the answer is clear.
Also, if you are anything like me, when I try to do it on my own, I frequently do it wrong. Then I have to bring in an expert to fix it. What I believe makes this Tool so effective is the peace of mind factor. By having my team of experts, no problem is really ever a problem. I have a person for it and they have worked on it before. Also, it allows me to focus on the thing that is going to most improve my life: myself. So compile your team of experts and as you do, you will find you have more time and energy to work on becoming an expert on yourself.