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Your guide to focusing on high-value work while your business runs smoothly in the background
Many coaches spend too much time on tasks that don’t directly grow their business or serve clients. Your calendar fills with admin work, content creation, and endless email replies – pushing your highest-value activities to the margins. By strategically automating, delegating, and eliminating tasks, you can dramatically increase your impact without working longer hours.
The struggle with overflowing to-do lists, packed calendars, and the constant pressure to stay visible online is real. Some coaches handle everything themselves, from scheduling to social media to client follow-ups. This approach leads to burnout and stagnant growth. Meanwhile, top coaches have discovered how to focus exclusively on their best work by building systems that handle everything else.
The coaching industry has changed dramatically in recent years. Client expectations continue to rise, while competition grows fiercer. Successful coaches understand that working harder isn’t sustainable – they need to work differently.
Your greatest value comes from activities only you can do – coaching clients, developing frameworks, and building relationships with high-value partners. These tasks directly impact your business growth and client results.
Every hour spent on admin, basic content creation, or repetitive tasks takes away from your zone of genius. Most coaches never track where their time goes, but those who do often discover uncomfortable truths. You could be spending less than 20% of your working hours on genuinely high-value activities. The rest disappears into tasks that could be handled by someone (or something) else.
Clients now expect fast responses, personal attention, and a consistent stream of valuable content. They message you at 9 PM expecting a reply by morning. They want regular check-ins between sessions. They follow you on multiple platforms and notice when you’re absent.
Meeting these expectations manually becomes increasingly impossible. The coaches who thrive build systems that deliver exceptional client experiences without requiring their constant personal attention. This creates a competitive advantage that’s difficult for other coaches to match.
The “always on” culture pushes many coaches toward exhaustion. They feel pressure to constantly create content, respond immediately to messages, and stay visible across multiple platforms. Trying to handle everything yourself leads to decreased quality or burning out.
Smart automation helps you maintain visibility and engagement with your audience while protecting your energy for high-impact work and personal time. Your audience doesn’t need to know which parts of your business run without your direct involvement. They simply experience consistent value, timely responses, and quality interactions.
As coaches and their teams adopt AI tools, the gap between efficient and inefficient businesses widens. A coach with effective automation can engage with more prospects, create more content, and provide better client support than someone trying to do everything manually.
Forward-thinking coaches already use AI to handle tasks that once required hours of human attention. They can focus on developing relationships, refining their coaching methods, and growing their influence. Unless you match this level of efficiency, you risk falling behind.
Ready to transform how you work? Start by identifying which tasks truly need your unique expertise and which ones are stealing your time. Then build systems to handle everything that doesn’t require your personal touch.
Begin by categorizing all your regular activities into four quadrants based on your proficiency and enjoyment. This reveals your true coaching superpowers – tasks you excel at and love doing.
Create a detailed list of everything you do in a typical week. Rate each task on how much you enjoy it and how good you are at it. Place each task on the chart:
Your superpowers might include coaching sessions, speaking engagements, and creating signature frameworks. Protect these in your calendar and aim to spend at least 60% of your working hours on these activities.
Track your time for one week using tools like Toggl or RescueTime to see where your hours actually go. Many coaches discover they spend less than 20% of their time on superpower activities – a wake-up call that drives real change.
Ruthlessly assess which activities deliver minimal or no return on your time investment. These tasks are stealing your time and blocking your business growth.
Look for tasks like participating in low-value social media groups, attending networking events without clear objectives, and creating content for platforms that don’t reach your ideal clients. These activities feel productive but rarely contribute to your bottom line.
For each task you’re considering eliminating, ask: “Would my business suffer if I stopped doing this?” and “Does this directly contribute to serving clients or growing my business?” If the answer to both is no, cut it immediately.
Create a “stop doing” list and review it weekly. Start with eliminating three tasks this week and notice how much mental space this creates for more valuable work.
Modern AI tools can handle an impressive range of routine tasks that previously required hours of human attention. Start with automating the most repetitive and time-consuming activities.
Email management tools can sort, prioritize, and even respond to common inquiries. Scheduling tools eliminate the back-and-forth of setting appointments. Content schedulers maintain your online presence without daily attention.
AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT can draft emails, create social media content, and generate first drafts of articles and newsletters. Coachvox AI can answer FAQs, create content in your voice, and engage with website visitors around the clock – essentially creating an AI version of you that works 24/7.
Start by automating one process this week. Document the steps, determine which parts can be automated, and implement the appropriate tools. Measure the time saved and use this as motivation to tackle the next process.
Not sure where to start with automations?
Check out our article on the best AI automations for coaches. You’ll find the processes best suited to automation and some of the tools for it.
Many tasks in your business require human judgment but don’t need YOUR specific expertise. Identifying and delegating these tasks frees up significant time for your high-value work.
Start by hiring a virtual assistant for 5-10 hours weekly if you don’t already have one. Begin with simple tasks like inbox management, basic research, and document preparation before moving to more complex responsibilities.
Create clear SOPs (standard operating procedures) for each delegated task. Include step-by-step instructions, expected outcomes, and examples of good work. This investment in documentation pays off through consistent results and easier training.
Tasks to delegate include social media management, podcast editing, basic client communication, design work, and research. Your VA can also help set up and manage automation tools, multiplying their impact on your business. Pay attention to tasks you’re reluctant to let go – often these are the ones you most need to delegate.
The gap between deciding to delegate and actually handing off tasks successfully is where many coaches get stuck. Building effective systems bridges this gap.
Start by documenting how you currently handle important processes. Record yourself completing tasks using Loom or a similar tool. This creates a visual guide for your team and reveals steps you might forget to mention in written instructions.
Use project management tools like Trello, Asana, or ClickUp to track delegated tasks and their status. This creates clarity around responsibilities and deadlines without requiring constant check-ins.
Schedule regular reviews of your systems and processes. As your team takes ownership of more tasks, encourage them to suggest improvements. Often, the people doing the work daily will spot inefficiencies you’ve missed. Create a culture where refinement is expected and celebrated.
Turn your automation and delegation plans into concrete actions with specific deadlines. This prevents these important changes from being eternally postponed by “urgent” daily tasks.
Start by selecting three tasks to eliminate this week. Next, identify one process to automate within the next 14 days. Finally, choose five tasks currently on your plate that could be delegated within 30 days.
Block time in your calendar specifically for creating SOPs and training team members. Treat these appointments as seriously as you would client meetings – they’re investments in your business’s future capacity.
Set specific milestones for the next 90 days. By the end of this period, aim to have automated at least three regular processes, delegated 10+ hours of weekly tasks, and eliminated all activities that don’t directly contribute to your business goals. Track your progress weekly and adjust your approach based on what’s working.
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The most successful coaches aren’t working more hours, but they are working smarter by focusing exclusively on their highest-impact activities. By automating, delegating, and eliminating everything else, they create businesses that grow without demanding more of their personal time.
Start right now by identifying one task you’ll eliminate, one you’ll automate, and one you’ll delegate. These small steps compound quickly. Within months, you’ll reclaim hours each week while your business runs more smoothly than ever. Take action today to begin transforming how your coaching business operates. Your future self – with more time, energy, and impact – will thank you.
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