Kit BarberOwner, Kit Coaching · Business Coach and Mentor

You're too perfect to make money

24 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief motivational segment, the speaker warns business owners that believing they are the only ones capable of doing tasks correctly is a costly form of fear masquerading as perfectionism. Drawing from personal experience, they explain that this mindset hinders growth more than any bad hire. The speaker provides a concrete delegation method: write down all tasks performed in the past week, split the non‑core tasks into two columns—those that can be delegated immediately and those that require training before delegation. Finally, they challenge the listener to choose one task from the immediate‑delegation column and hand it over by the upcoming Monday, turning the abstract concept of perfectionism into a tangible action step.

If you genuinely believe you're the only person in your business who can do things properly, that belief is costing you more than any bad hire ever did. I know because I lived there for years. It feels like high standards. It's actually just fear dressed up as perfectionism. Write down everything you did this week. Split the half that shouldn't be your job into two columns: delegate now or train then delegate. Pick one from column one and hand it over by Monday.