How to Stop Being The Bottleneck in Your Business and Scale Faster
Apr 29, 2025
Are you holding your business back? This discussion reveals how to identify personal bottlenecks like micromanaging and decision avoidance. Discover why trying to save money can actually cost you and how hiring the right team can supercharge your growth. Learn about the crucial role of mentorship and the importance of intentional connections with industry leaders. Find out how your energy influences your team's performance, and get tips on setting boundaries for better accountability. It's time to get out of your own way!
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Recognize Bottleneck Signs
Check if you are overwhelmed, micromanaging, or blaming external factors in your business.
Avoid piling up decisions and fear of making big moves to stop being the bottleneck.
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Doing It Yourself Cost Millions
Chris Harder shares how doing everything himself to save money cost them millions.
Hiring experts eventually led to soaring profits and accelerated growth.
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Stop Excuses, Make Moves
Identify where you make excuses instead of taking action and be brutally honest.
Making moves frequently helps you learn what works and overcome fear of failure.
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Are YOU the bottleneck in your business? In this episode, Chris and I dive into how to recognize when you’re the bottleneck and how to start moving forward again. We break down key questions you can ask yourself to spot the signs of micromanaging, avoiding decisions, or blaming external factors that might be holding your business back. We also share some of our biggest bottleneck moments, the lessons we learned, and the shifts that helped us scale faster. Get ready to stop playing the victim and start moving faster by getting out of YOUR own way.
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HIGHLIGHTS
How trying to "save money" cost us millions.
Why “doing it yourself” is keeping you broke and stuck.
Why hiring the right team members accelerates your growth.
How avoiding uncomfortable decisions drains your business.
How your energy and habits directly influence your team's performance.
How to know if your team is mirroring your energy (for BETTER or WORSE).
How to align your calendar with your actual goals.
The hidden cost of tolerating mediocrity in your business.
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