Growing a business can be both exciting and overwhelming at the same time. But with the right strategies in place, you can grow your business without getting overwhelmed, I promise. Today, let’s dive into 3 strategies or steps to growing your business without massive overwhelm.

First, you must understand that the team, systems, and business model that got you to where you are now will not get you to where you want to be. While this sounds like a lot to change, you don’t have to do it all at once; it can be shifted in an elegant way. Let’s look at these 3 steps one by one.

If we believed all the marketing we hear these days, we would think automating everything is the secret to success. “All you need to do is automate it, and magically, all your problems will be solved!”

I would have to respectfully disagree. I do believe there is a time and place when automations are helpful and useful, however, when implemented at the wrong level, they can actually harm your business. Today, I want to explore with you 5 cases when you should not automate a process in your business.

According to Michael E. Gerber, author of “The E-Myth”, the core components of business systems are key to business growth. “The system isn’t something you bring to the business. It’s something you derive from the process of building the business.”

The truth is that if your current situation involves you managing every aspect of your business, you will spread yourself too thin in no time. You want to spend your valuable time attracting more clients, boosting profit, or scaling your company, not being in the weeds of every single task that needs to be done. A business built on systems is one that doesn’t depend on you to be there to succeed.

In comparison to corporations, small businesses face one major problem: they have substantially less manpower! Small teams often have more tasks to do than hours to get them done. You cannot add more hours to the day, so you have to find a way to cut down on time-consuming tasks with systems and automations! This will allow you to focus on your goals as you work to grow.