Why Most 7 Figure CEOs Waste 30% of Their Week and Don’t Know It. | Ep 67

If you're a business owner doing seven figures but struggling to reach eight this episode is your wake-up call.

Dr. Lewis Haydon exposes the hidden 30% of your week that’s being lost to low-leverage tasks, firefighting, and unnecessary involvement. He explains how time leaks, micromanagement, and hiring mistakes silently kill momentum and keep high-performing CEOs stuck in the weeds.

This isn’t about hustle. It’s about leverage. You’ll learn how to audit your time, eliminate bottlenecks, and start acting like the architect, not the operator.

Whether you're running one business or building a portfolio, this episode is a raw, practical guide to getting out of your own way and scaling faster with less stress.

Key Takeaways:

• You’re likely wasting 30% of your week on tasks you shouldn’t touch.

• Time audits expose the real bottlenecks, starting with you.

• Hiring “cheap” costs more than hiring right buy expertise, not problems.

• Micromanagement is a control issue that keeps you stuck in operational chaos.

• To scale, shift from operator to architect and protect your time like profit.

Chapters:

00:00 – Why 7-Figure CEOs Are Still Stuck

05:45 – The Truth About Time Leaks and Busyness

12:28 – How to Do a Brutal Time Audit

18:40 – Hiring for Leverage, Not Headcount

25:53 – Micromanagement vs. Real Leadership

33:30 – Million Dollar Tasks and Strategic Thinking

42:15 – Designing a Business That Doesn’t Need You

48:50 – Architect vs. Operator: The Mindset Shift to scale, shift from operator to architect and protect your time like profit.

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