You don't need another to-do list.
You need another CEO.

And knowing full well there's a good chunk of it you could delegate — if only you had a spare hour to find the right person, train them properly, and check back in for updates. Without the phone ringing. Without iwi members calling in. Without stakeholders and partners wanting to connect, an inbox that won't stop dinging, another calendar reminder before you've finished the last thing.

You already know what should be done — that's never been the problem. The problem is finding the time to hand it off, and having someone skilled enough to hand it to. Someone who can also train the people already on your team, so the mahi keeps going once they've moved on. I know exactly where you're at.

You know you need a carbon copy of yourself — or at least another manager on the team. But the budget doesn't stack up, and writing the business case to get that kind of help takes just as much time and energy as just doing it yourself. So you do it yourself. And the cycle continues.

What you actually need is another CEO. Someone who's operated at your level, doesn't need the demands explained, and sticks around long enough that you actually get room to breathe.