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- Your primary focus needs to be on managing your teams…and delivering great client service.…Get support to help with other functions.…Administrative assistants, accountants,…attorneys, publicists, marketers,…and technology partners perform activities…in their area of expertise…better, faster, and cheaper than you can…when you factor in the opportunity costs of your time.…Pick your providers based on your real needs.…When you're first starting out you don't need to spend…tens of thousands of dollars on a website…or hire an army of attorneys to nail down…every possible legal need.…

Grow into your services over time,…both to conserve cash and prevent throwaway work.…Decide what you'll delegate,…what you'll keep doing yourself, and how you'll manage.…When running your own business…it's hard to let go of things.…If you don't truly delegate the work,…you're wasting both time and money.…Be realistic about the benefits you'll get…from outsourcing or delegating that work, though.…For example, at thoughtLEADERS…I do all my own travel arrangements.…