You Don't Have a Time Problem. You Have an Implementation Problem.

Let me ask you something: How many ideas are sitting on your to-do list right now… things that you know would move your business forward, but they are not getting done?

It's not because you don't care or you're not capable, but the problem is they're not getting done. A lot of people say it's a time problem, but maybe it's not. This may be an implementation issue.

The Idea Graveyard

I see this all the time in the businesswomen that I work with and the busy corporate professionals that I coach. You're smart, you're driven, you're not lacking ideas or strategy. But that actually might be part of the problem.

You have so many:

• Courses you've taken
  
• Strategies you understand
  
• Plans you've mapped out
  

But they're not fully executed. Over time, this creates a backlog, an idea graveyard of all these things, so many good ideas that never become results.

The Secret: Just Implement

I was pulled up front at a mastermind where my coach was talking about the successes I've had. People came up to me afterwards and said, "How have you had so much success?" They were looking for a magic pill.

The key thing I said to them is: Implement. You just got to implement.

Granted, I have had a lot of great strategy and ideas, but the thing is, I was implementing a lot of what my different coaches were telling me.

It's maybe the truth that people don't want to hear, because it will actually get you faster results than anything else.

Your coaches can give you strategies all day long, but if you don't implement them, you're not going to see the results. 

Knowledge Is Not the Edge

We live in a world where you can Google anything. I'm sure you have used one of the AI platforms, Claude, ChatGPT or whatever, to come up with ideas. You can learn anything. It might not be entirely correct, but you can still learn from it. 

But that knowledge is not necessarily the edge. Though you need to be an expert at your own material, execution can actually be the edge.

The women who are growing, scaling, and fueling momentum are no more special than you or I (though I'd love to say they are). It's more so that they're just getting things done. It's not that they know more, though sometimes they do have great strategies and ideas. They're just the ones implementing.

Why Things Aren't Getting Done

Your time and energy are pulled in so many directions, probably too many directions. You're:

• Answering emails
  
• Managing clients
  
• Creating and posting content
  
• Doing admin
  
• Putting out fires
  

The sad thing is, you're constantly in reaction mode. Probably 50% of your day is in reaction mode with these small tasks.

Then, when you have time, you're tired, decision-fatigued, or you don't have the mental space to execute, or you're delivering on the things you have sold or are good at, like client or customer service.

Permission to Stop Seeking More Ideas

I'm giving you permission now not to seek more ideas, but to implement the great ones you have.

If you don't have a strategy or ideas, then of course, go and get it. But once you have it, implement before you gather more ideas.

What Most People Do (and Why It Doesn't Work)

Most people try to just get more organized:

• "Oh, I'll get a better planner."
  
• "I'll take another course."
  
• "I just have to be more disciplined."
  

That's not always a solution, because you're still the one doing everything.

A New Way of Thinking

Here is a shift that I hope you can have:

What if the problem wasn't time management or discipline? What if the problem was you're the only one implementing, or you're only one of the few that are implementing?

Think about that for a moment. Think about your organizational chart and all the different roles you have. Not only that, within every role, you're:

• The idea generator
  
• The planner
  
• The executor
  
• The follow-upper
  
• The finisher
  

Of course, things aren't getting done. It's tiring to do all of that. You're just running out of capacity to get everything done because you don't have the right structure in place.

Imagine This ​

You have an idea and it actually gets implemented. You have an idea, and then it gets done very quickly:

• Content gets created
  
• Emails get sent
  
• Systems get set up
  
• Follow-ups happen
  
• You start landing more clients and bringing in more revenue
  

It's not because you found more time in your own schedule. It's because you're not doing it alone anymore.

How Do We Do That?

This is where most people just jump in: "Today I need to hire help. I need to hire someone to work with me. I need to get an office. I need to rent space. I need to hire an expert."

Yes, support is part of the solution, but you don't have to do it in a way rooted in old thinking.

Before You Hire

Even before you hire, it's thinking about: What do I really need to implement?

You need to understand that first. Out of all the ideas and strategies you have:

• What is the fastest to cash?
  
• What is the fastest to time?
  
• What's the fastest to leads?
  
• What's the fastest to scale?
  

What's the thing that's going to actually move the needle? That's what you need to delegate.

I'm going to be doing a series here around delegation, passing off tasks, and using a virtual assistant to do this, so you don't have to rent an office, and you don't have to pay North American or Western rates. In my next blog, I will talk about the difference between working IN your business vs ON your business.

Real Results Example

One of my virtual assistant clients said to me, "Wow, I landed five new clients in the first two weeks."

I said, "How did that happen?"

She said, "Well, I had this idea for a follow-up sequence to be done in emails that then set up calls with me. All I did was have my VA (virtual assistant) actually implement that idea for that email sequence. I was able to have a bunch of these calls set up, and I was able to close five of those leads into clients."

Wouldn't that be amazing if in the next two weeks, you could have that type of result?

Take Action Today

Make a little list. What are the things that are unimplemented, that are not put into action right now?

I'm not saying every idea you have needs to be implemented. I believe there are certain seasons for certain ideas, and this is not the time to judge yourself. It's just about awareness.

Awareness is the first step to change.

If you want to get the results you're looking for, and not just have this massive to-do list, then let me connect you with a great VA.

Book a chat here.​

Or attend the next training.

Until next time, stay dynamic!