209: How To Think About Systems

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When building a business or starting a new entrepreneurial pursuit, we tend to handle many of the day-to-day tasks ourselves. And though working this way is fine for a while, at some point you need to turn that chaos into an orderly system.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Working Without Pants</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast, I explore the importance of building systems and why they are needed in order to scale your business in an organized and predictable way. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re new to building systems within your business, it can seem daunting. The key to remember, though, is that you don’t have to be an expert at building systems — you simply need to understand them enough to be able to eventually hire a master to optimize your basic frameworks. If a system has decent bones, a specialist will be able to come in and take that system to the next level of efficiency.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I always recommend starting your system-building efforts by focusing on lower-value work that you want off your plate and then moving on to higher-level work. This will bring you more immediate freedom, allow you to refine your system-building skills, and ultimately help you understand what it will take to systematize higher-level roles or tasks down the line.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit</span> <a href= "https://jake-jorgovan.com/coaching"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">jake-jorgovan.com/coaching</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.vidyard.com/podcast/nopants/">https://www.vidyard.com/podcast/nopants/</a></span></p> <p><a href="https://contentallies.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://co