Day 18

My good intentions went all awry today. But – I took Pegi's advice and delegated (I learned new word today!) some of my work tasks to my son. He is very detail oriented and quickly caught on.

His compensation went into his college fund. He did an excellent job and freed up time for me to work on a difficult problem. It was a win-win situation. My son learned a new skill, earned a few bucks, and I believe he felt good about 'a job well done'. I learned that I can delegate tasks to someone else – I just have to match the task with the right person and give them enough information so that they understand what I am trying to accomplish.

I also decided that instead of giving my son the money, it should go towards his tuition and books. I will be finding other tasks he can do for me to help pay for his education.