This YouTube video (Tim Frey) argues that business owners who do all their own administrative tasks will remain stuck and trade time for money. The speaker lists mundane admin tasks (e.g., creating/chasing invoices, sending payment links) and links them to low energy, demotivation, stress, and loss of focus—making delegation necessary to grow and protect motivation.
The fastest way to not be successful in business, the fastest way to stay at the level you're at and the income bracket you're at and continue trading time for money is to keep doing everything yourself. There are so many administrative tasks that you need to get off your plate that you don't even think about, like just chasing up an invoice, creating an invoice, sending a payment link. Someone else can do it if you are. And just from an energetic perspective, if you are focusing your time and energy on that you hate doing, your energy levels are going to be low for doing the work. You're going to get demotivated. You're going to start having thoughts of, is this even worth it? Do I even want to do this? I feel really stressed. If you are feeling any of those things, things I'm telling you right now, you're just not focused on the things you need to be focused on.
