Who Not How
by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Sullivan's coaching idea, rendered by Hardy: stop asking how to do something and ask who can do it. The book argues that delegation is a creative act and that time, money, relationship and purpose freedom follow. It is repetitive and aimed at entrepreneurs, but the reframe is useful for anyone who does everything themselves.
Read it if…
you are a bottleneck in your own life or business and pride yourself on self-reliance.
Skip it if…
you have no budget or team to delegate to; the book assumes resources.
Three things you will actually use
- Ask 'who' before 'how.'
- Define the result clearly and let the who own the method.
- Invest freed time in your highest-value work.
Do this first
List the tasks you did this week that someone else could do, and find a who for one of them.
Our verdict
One useful reframe, repeated; worth an afternoon.
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