The Most Convenient Way to Produce More Results
By: Onye Vanessa
Tags: Personal Development, Productivity, Progress, Beyourself, Successful Entrepreneurs

I recently realized that for productivity and how much I can get out of myself and my time, I often take something as serious as outsourcing for granted.

Outsourcing means assigning a role to another person, mostly but not always paid, to perform certain allocated tasks that were originally performed by you, to make things easier, reducing your workload.

People always try to feel like superheroes and do every single thing themselves, especially small business owners, when you don’t have to.

There’s so much work to be done in my day-to-day activities that if you think about it, it almost seems impossible for one person to complete.

Believe it or not, there are people out there who believe that there’s no other way for things to be done than they were doing it themselves or, like the popular saying goes: “if you want something done, do it yourself.”

This is true, but to some extent. When I outsourced correctly, it didn’t feel as though I didn’t have control over how the task got completed, especially when I closely supervised.

When I take on all the tasks that I have in your hands, either by myself or by my circumstances (work or family), I get constantly exhausted and worn out. I lose my ability to be mentally productive because most times I’m mentally tired. All I can think of is rest, and I find myself filled with anxiety and thoughts of the countless things I have to do and how I’d do it. To be honest, most times I don’t even get it all done.

Procrastination becomes my best friend because it’s easier that way. The tasks are way too much to handle alone. I know this because I have been through this exact route. Where I always push back all the most important tasks just to do the not so important tasks because they look easier and I’m guaranteed to finish on time so I can rest.

I know most people have the excuse of not being able to afford to get extra help, which is fine, but if you think about it, outsourcing doesn’t have to cost so much money.

There are so many smart ways to outsource, be it in business, household, side hustle, with kids, cleaning the house, just name it.

I have this business I started last year, which did well for something that just started. I did everything myself. Every single thing! It was extremely exhausting, and it made me feel burned out every single time.

I also had a full-time activity that took up most of my time — I’m a medical student, so the struggle for my time was insane. I had to keep up with reading, attending my lectures and every other school-related activity, and find time to do things like researching on product development, marketing, and social media, product photography, delivery, business accounting, and also still find time to take care of myself. It almost seemed impossible.

There were nights I’d stay up being so overwhelmed and I felt like quitting completely countless times. I felt like I couldn’t go on when all I needed to do was open my eyes and outsource some things.

Fast forward to more than a year later, the business almost crashed because the workload for one person became too much. I had to find a solution.

One day, I was scrolling through Instagram when suddenly; the solution looked me in the eye and gave me a warm hug. I had found someone to outsource my production to, which was one of the biggest hassles for me in my business.

With that out of the way, my productivity already improved. It gave me the liberty to focus on the things that would produce more results, like marketing and writing sales copies. This isn’t an article on being more successful in business. I’m using the business example because it relates directly to me.

The same could also apply when it comes to taking care of the house all by myself that might hinder my productivity. Having to do laundry, cleaning the entire house, doing the dishes and so many time-consuming tasks.

Time is extremely priceless and also is our money, so why not maximize it? It would make life easier. It could be something as easy as taking out the trash.

The more you can maximized the time that I have, the better and easier things would became for me.

I constantly had anxiety thinking of all the tasks ahead of me, when I decided to outsource, I noticed that my mind felt clearer and calmer to make better decisions.

However, there are some disadvantages of outsourcing as it may cost money sometimes, especially when outsourcing in business, but since this isn’t only directed towards business, it doesn’t stand completely as a disadvantage.

I say this because there are a million and one ways to outsource in the real world. It could easily be to my spouse/partner, kids, friends, it could even be to a machine! Yes. Buying a dishwasher to take the extra time it costs to hand wash those dishes is also a great way to outsource to free up time.

The advantages, however, are endless. I now have extra time to improve on my productivity, my mind is freer, giving me more peace of mind, I have time to meditate on my life and just be calm. The constant hustle and bustle of my mind wasn’t unnecessary.

I challenged myself to make a list of everything I do all by myself, which I knew you didn’t have to because there are people I could outsource them to, all the tedious and lengthy tasks. I wrote them down and thought of different ways and people to outsource them to. If it involved money, I can paid a few bucks here and there just to make sure I got that stress off my chest.

Once things got off my plate, I was glad I did it and extremely confused why I didn’t think of it sooner. I wish you good luck as you carry on with your life. All the best!