David Jenyns explains why business owners burn out: they don't delegate. He uses Sarah's Pies as an example, showing how clear responsibility, specific goals, and autonomy let owners step back and actually take time off.
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And so in any company, you get people that work seven days a week running, let's say Sarah's Pies, when they should be taking a weekend for their family, they should be taking some vacation, but they're not allowing themselves. But if they take that leap and just go, okay, you're in charge. Mr. Or Mrs. Whoever. You are in charge of the pie shop on Saturday. Here's what I expect. Here's what the goals are. However you make it happen, go for it, and let's talk on Monday. It's liberating. I don't think people start businesses because they want to be chained to them. I think they start them because they want freedom. But as you said, they end up losing that freedom, and they don't have to.