How to Know When You Should NOT Hire Other People

This series is about how to hire other people to help you accomplish your goals. This is an effective and affordable way to improve the quality of your Steem blog. Most people are not hiring enough to reach their true potential on Steem.

On the other hand, hiring can be a mistake. After you start hiring, you have the risk of an error that costs you time, money, and stress.

This article will explain the three most common reasons that you should not pursue entrepreneurship. If any of these apply to you, be careful. Some of them are obvious (money), but others may apply to you even if you have plenty of money available.

Don’t be blindsided my friends. Take this information to heart so you can stay on the smart path to Steem success.

(1) You Don’t Have Enough Money

Hiring other people does cost some money even at its most affordable. If you are struggling to pay the bills from day to day, it might not be a good idea to hire anybody for now.

The most important thing is to build a steady financial foundation. Your entrepreneurship should help this, not hurt it.

Before hiring: All your debt payments should be up to date, the fridge should be stocked, and there should be at least a month’s worth of emergency savings available to you. Otherwise focus on freelancing to earn that money before moving into entrepreneurship.

Losing momentum is never fun, but sometimes you have to slow down to speed up.

(2) If There Are Big Benefits To Doing The Task Yourself

Some tasks are great teachers. You shouldn’t outsource these tasks at first.

Interviewing is a great example. If you have any opportunity to interview other people, you should do it personally. Talking to new people is a great way to improve yourself and you might expand your network in meaningful ways as you do it.

Consider the benefits of the task before outsourcing it. Remember that when you hire people to do stuff for you, you are essentially deciding what tasks remain yours. Don’t delegate your favorite work away.

(3) If You Haven’t Tried It At Least Once

Why not try each job once before delegating it?

_{Try many things before you choose your own adventure.}

I once heard the story of the son of an important CEO. The son had to work in every department of the company for six months as he grew up. He did a dozen different jobs, many of them not glamorous. This way he would truly understand the company when he took over his dad’s job.

You should pursue this strategy for yourself. Any task that can be done in a few hours or less is up for grabs. Do your own graphics, your own video editing, your own research, your own advertising. Try it all yourself.

This helps you to understand what your freelancers and employees are experiencing while they work. It makes you a better communicator and boss.

Be Fundamentally Smart, Wait to Hire if You Aren’t There Yet

I am a huge advocate of following fundamentals. Hiring is a fundamental skill, but it rests on some of the true cornerstones of your life experience.

If entrepreneurship is a “level 2” skill, your personal education and finance are “level 1.” That’s why this article is all about solidifying your personal finances and improving your own talents and knowledge. Once the finance and education is strong enough, entrepreneurship emerges as a natural next step.

Over time you may build up a whole team of people working for you and accomplishing your badass goals. It takes time to build up to that level.

What do you think?