Here I am, hunched over my laptop at 11 p.m., stress-eating a bag of trail mix, watching a YouTube tutorial on “How to Fix Broken Image Links.” My website has an issue, my brain is fried, and I’m one click away from throwing my computer out the window. I need to take my own advice: delegate when stuck.
Sound familiar?
I know not to spend my time fixing tech issues anymore. Not because I’m incapable (though, honestly, sometimes I am), but because I’ve learned a trick that saves my sanity, my time, and my momentum.
I delegate.
When I feel that familiar freeze creeping in, the kind where perfectionism and overwhelm link arms. I stop. I take a breath, close the tab, and remind myself, “This isn’t my zone.” Then I hand it off to someone who specializes in that part.
Getting stuck doesn’t just cost time. It drains your energy, clouds your focus, and pulls you away from the work you’re actually here to do.
For me, that work is resume writing. Creating content based on years of career coaching knowledge. Helping clients land dream jobs. Offering Strong Interest Inventory assessments. Interview coaching. LinkedIn branding.
It is not troubleshooting caching issues or manually fixing CDN errors.
And that’s the irony. This is the exact reason people hire me.
The Resume Paralysis Struggle Is Real
My clients have been there. They have stared at a blank screen, rewrote their job title again, debated whether “spearheaded” sounds too intense, and tried to figure out how to describe 15 years of experience in a way that doesn’t feel either flat or over-the-top.
That freeze isn’t just frustration. It’s the pressure of knowing your next opportunity is tied to something that feels impossible to write clearly.
When it’s your own story, it’s hard to be objective. Everything feels like it matters. You get lost in the weeds of phrasing, format, and doubt.
So what do they do? They hand it off. They say, “I’ve tried. I’m overthinking. I need help.” That’s where I come in.
I turn mental gridlock into clarity. I take what’s floating around in their head and turn it into a story that gets attention.
And this week, I had to remind myself of that exact process, because I got stuck, too.
The Website Meltdown That Pulled Me Off Track
A few days ago, my website hit a wall. All 49 blog post images? Broken. Every one of them.
So I rolled up my sleeves. Re-uploaded each image. Cleared the cache. Rebuilt every link. Triple-checked it all. Hours of work.
Everything looked good when I logged off. But the next morning, I checked again and the images were gone. Still broken. Still mocking me.
I felt that familiar spiral starting. The urge to go back into fix-it mode. To dig into code. To watch another tutorial. To start all over again.
Then I stopped.
“This is the exact thing my clients go through,” I thought. “They spend hours trying to do it themselves, getting more frustrated, losing time they don’t have, and feeling further behind.”
So I shut the laptop, emailed the developer, paid him to fix it, and got back to what I was supposed to be doing.
That moment reset everything. I didn’t need to be the one solving that problem. I needed to keep doing the work that actually moves things forward.
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Delegation Isn’t Fancy. It’s Practical.
Delegation doesn’t require a team of full-time staff or a massive budget. It just requires recognizing when you’re stuck and deciding that your energy is better spent elsewhere.
Delegation is how you:
▪ Regain momentum
▪ Focus on what you’re best at
▪ Stop spinning your wheels
▪ Make actual progress
It doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes it’s hiring someone to fix a page layout or proofread your offer. Sometimes it’s having someone format your email newsletter or get your Canva files in order.
The point is not whether you can do it. The point is that you shouldn’t have to.
You Deserve the Same Help You Give Everyone Else
If you work with clients, run a business, manage projects, or coach people, then you already know how much easier it is to solve someone else’s problems.
You’re calm. Focused. Clear.
But when it’s your own mess? That clarity disappears. You spin in circles. You delay. You overthink. You get in your own way.
That doesn’t make you bad at what you do. It just makes you human.
And that’s the moment to delegate. Let someone else take care of the thing that’s blocking you so you can get back to the part you’re good at.
It’s the same permission you give others. Now it’s your turn to take it.
The Cost of Staying Stuck
Every time you wrestle with something outside your zone, you lose time you can’t get back.
For me, every hour spent on broken blog images was time I didn’t spend writing content, coaching clients, or building the next offer.
For you, it might be the hours spent tweaking your resume instead of applying to jobs. Or fiddling with website copy instead of reaching out to leads. Or updating graphics instead of closing sales.
You start busy. You stay busy. But nothing actually moves.
Delegation isn’t about being fancy or hands-off. It’s about being clear on what your time is worth and protecting your ability to move forward.
You’re Allowed to Let Go
You don’t need to master five platforms before you can succeed. You don’t need to write your own copy, build your own site, brand your own Instagram, and coach your clients at the same time.
You’re allowed to ask for help. You’re allowed to hand something off. You’re allowed to focus on the work only you can do.
And when you do? You move faster. You think more clearly. You feel like yourself again.
That’s the power of delegation.
So if you’re frozen, pick one thing to let go of. Maybe it’s the resume. Maybe it’s the content. Maybe it’s something you’ve been avoiding for months.
Let someone else help. Let the pressure lift. Get back to what actually moves the needle.
And if the thing you’re stuck on happens to be your resume? You know exactly where to find me.
Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP is a Certified Master Resume Writer (CMRW), Certified Executive Resume Master (CERM), Certified Graphic Resume Architect (CGRA), Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW), Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert (NCOPE), Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP), Myers–Briggs STRONG® Administrator, and Owner of Houston Outplacement. Available for Individual Consultations at Houston Outplacement
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