Duplication or Frustration: Cracking the Code to a Team That Actually Grows!

From Burnout to Breakthrough: Why Duplication Really Fails

If you’ve ever felt like you’re the only one doing the heavy lifting while your team just watches from the sidelines, we want you to know, you’re not alone.

We’ve all been there.

You’re putting in the time, the energy, and the hustle… while your team seems to be stuck in idle, waiting for something to magically happen.

Maybe you’ve even caught yourself thinking, “If I just keep helping them, eventually they’ll take off.”

But here’s the truth we learned the hard way: if YOU are the system, if YOU are the tool, duplication will fail every single time.

When we first started building, we were all about pouring into everyone on our team.

And guess what?

That didn’t work.

Fran, in particular, fell into the trap of becoming the “one-woman show”, jumping on individual Zoom calls with every teammate, coaching through mindset blocks, pushing them to take action.

And they didn’t.

Instead, they became more dependent.

They waited for their weekly Zoom session like it was therapy hour.

They didn’t take initiative.

And Fran’s business? It stalled out.

Why?

Because she had stopped building.

She was too busy managing everyone else’s business instead of growing her own.

If your team isn’t duplicating, it might be time to ask yourself: Have I become the tool?

Because if that’s the case, no one else is going to pick it up and use it.

Stop Breastfeeding Your Team: The Hard Truth About Leadership

Listen, we say this with love… your team is watching you, and they will do what you do, not what you say.

So if what you’re doing looks exhausting or feels like something they could never replicate, guess what?

They won’t even try.

And if you’ve ever been in this spot, you might know the emotional tug-of-war that happens.

It feels good to be needed.

You want to believe that if you just pour enough love and support into someone, they’ll rise up.

But sometimes, that “support” is actually enabling them to stay stuck.

You end up with a team full of monkeys on your back, people who expect you to carry them, even though they’re not willing to do the work.

We learned to name the four types of teammates: the Monkeys (they want you to carry them), the Leaders (they need it, but take no action), the Wanters (they want success but never commit), and the Deservers (they’re the ones who actually do the work).

The key?

Focus your energy on the Deservers.

They’re the ones who show up, ask questions, and take consistent action.

They’re not waiting on you to save them, they’re chasing the vision right alongside you.

The Trap of Management Mode: When Helping Hurts More Than It Helps

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Help enough people get what they want, and you’ll get what you want.”

While that’s true, we want to add a little caveat: don’t confuse helping with doing it all for them.

This is the trap of Management Mode.

It’s when you stop building your business and start trying to build everyone else’s for them.

It feels noble. It feels productive.

But it kills momentum.

We learned this the hard way, too.

We tried to build a teammate’s business by doing everything for her – cold prospecting, running meetings, you name it.

The intention was good, but the outcome? Not so much.

That teammate never learned to do it herself.

The duplication didn’t happen.

Your team learns from what you DO, not what you say.

And on top of that, they’re only going to do about 20% of what you do.

So if you’re working your business for an hour a day?

They’re doing maybe 12 minutes.

If you want a team that duplicates, you have to lead by example and keep things simple enough that your actions are something they can imagine doing themselves.

And let’s not forget, when you’re in Management Mode, your own business stalls.

You’re not enrolling. You’re not growing. You’re not serving new people.

You’re just spinning your wheels.

So if you’re feeling stuck, it might be time to ask: Am I building? Or am I babysitting?

The Power of a Plug-and-Play System (And Why It Sets You Free)

Here’s the real game-changer: systems.

If you don’t have one in place, you’ll always be the tool.

And we want to help you stop being the tool.

A real system is something that anyone on your team can plug into and start seeing results, if they’re willing to do the work.

It’s not about hand-holding.

It’s about pointing.

You point them to the tools, and they get to work.

That’s the difference between chaos and freedom.

When Fran finally let go of the sitters, the wanters, the needy monkeys, and started focusing on the deservers (the people who were enrolling, showing up, and putting in the work), her business came alive again.

And because there was a system in place, it wasn’t just her team getting results.

It was their teams. And their teams’ teams.

That’s duplication.

We’ve built systems that allow someone 400 levels deep to get the same training and guidance as a personal recruit.

No reinventing the wheel. No having to hand-hold every new person.

Just plug them in and let them run.

That’s how you collapse time.

That’s how you build a team that grows without burning yourself out.

That’s how you get your life back.

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