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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 40 MIN

7. Hiring Scared Me for Years

from The Conversation Club · host Kieryn Wang

You can only scale a business for so long before "I'll just do it myself" becomes the problem.For years, I convinced myself that hiring wasn't necessary. That I could figure it out myself. That asking for help would be more work than it was worth. But after nearly eight years of running my business solo, I finally reached a point where I realized something had to change: I had become the bottleneck.In this episode, I'm sharing the fears, mindset blocks, and scarcity thinking that kept me from hiring for so long, what finally pushed me to take the leap, and what I've learned on the other side of building support into my business.In this episode, we talk about:• Why it took me almost eight years to make my first hire• The scarcity mindset that kept me stuck and overwhelmed• What finally convinced me that hiring was the right move• Lessons I learned from the hiring and interview process• How to avoid micromanaging and how to build trust with your team• My advice for making your first hire with confidence• A simple exercise to help you identify what you can start delegating todayConnect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsallmost/Visit my website: https://www.itsallmost.comJoin The Conversion Club: https://itsallmost.com/the-conversion-club

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You can only scale a business for so long before "I'll just do it myself" becomes the problem. For years, I convinced myself that hiring wasn't necessary. That I could figure it out myself. That asking for help would be more work than it was worth. But after nearly eight years of running my business solo, I finally reached a point where I realized something had to change: I had become the bottleneck. In this episode, I'm sharing the fears, mindset blocks, and scarcity thinking that kept me fr...

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