The Control Myth That’s Killing Founder Time

Why doing it “your way” is the least scalable system you have.

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I hear this sentence almost every week:

“I just like to stay close to everything.”

It sounds responsible.
It sounds hands-on.
It sounds like good leadership.

It is also the fastest way I know to quietly cap your business.

Because “staying close” almost always means
“I’m the system.”

And that works… right up until it doesn’t.

The Hidden Problem No One Talks About

Most founders don’t actually resist automation.

They resist losing control.

They’ll say things like:

• “I don’t want things going out without me seeing them.”

• “I need to approve that before it happens.”

• “What if it does the wrong thing?”

Which is fascinating, because what they really mean is:

I trust my memory more than a system.

And that belief is doing a lot of damage.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth

If your business only works when you’re watching it,
you don’t have control.

You have fragility.

Real control isn’t knowing everything that’s happening.
It’s knowing things will happen without you.

That’s the difference…