Get More Done in Less Time
In May of this year, I’ll celebrate my 20th year of being in business for myself. Some days it’s hard to believe that I’ve spent more years in the workforce, working for myself than I have for someone else.
In my former life, I was on the track up the corporate ladder. My parents were so proud of me. Those were the plans they had for me and they couldn’t have been happier.
I had finally made it. I had an office, a health care plan and a 401k. My folks bragged about me to all their friends.
But I couldn’t fit the part – because I HATED it.
I’m not a big fan of the word HATE and I’m constantly on my son Jake to not use that word when he talks. It’s such a strong word of ugly emotion but there comes a time when a certain word is necessary to get your point across.
I worked so hard at that job.
I worked 12 hour days and never complained when my paycheck paid me for a 40-hour work week. It was a high-paced competitive environment where everyone tried to outdo each other by staying later, coming in earlier or working more weekends.
I tried, I really did. I stuck it out in that place for over 2 years but eventually my truth came out.
I’m not like the others.
I’m weird. I’m different. I dance like Seinfeld’s Elaine to my own beat.
There were times during the meetings when I would crack a joke and they would give me that blank stare. I’d have to say, “I’m just kidding you know. You guys get that right?”
{ enter the sound of crickets }
Deep in my soul, I knew this wasn’t the right place for me and I left the corporate world.
It took me a couple of weeks to tell my parents that I quit and started my own business. My dad was excited but concerned for my financial situation and my mom, I could hear the disappointment in her voice.
I can honestly say that after all these years, neither one of my parents really understand the social media productivity work I do. But they get the concept of marketing and they’re proud of me for being in business this long, so I guess we’re halfway there.
A Few Things I’ve Learned Along the Way
One of the best things I’ve learned to grow my business is to figure out how to get more done in less time.
I realize that being efficient is more than just finding pockets in my schedule to dedicate to each project or client. It’s a combination of blocks of time and programs that I can use both on my computer and my mobile devices.
I’ve written and shared and taught about all these things that I’ve learned in my 20 years in business. And to make your life easier, I’m going to put all this amazing information in one place where you can find it other than just clicking around my blog.
So here you go folks … my Top 5 Productivity Tips all in one place:
Could Time Blocking Replace Your To-Do List
If you’ve ever wondered how Time Blocking works, take a look at this post!
Because here’s the thing folks … to make a time block schedule work, it takes more than just downloading a time blocking planner printable. You need to learn to look at your schedule based on how to fit your tasks into block of time in your calendar.
Take a look at these scheduling ideas to make Time Blocking work when you have a busy schedule.
How to Stay Focused at Work
Do you struggle with deciding on what to work on next?
This is the post that you need to read to learn how to stay focused and keep yourself motivated. Click through to read these 7 tips and to stay focused when you’re working and the steps to get more done in less time.
What Would You Do With an Extra Hour in Your Day?
Did you know that without a plan for your day, you can easily lose at least an hour a day?
An hour a day is five hours per week. That’s 250 hours a year which totals to 6 weeks of your life you’ve wasted.
Just think about that and ask yourself, “What would you do with an extra hour in your day?” Or better yet, what would happen if you added an additional 6 weeks added to your life?
Get real-life tips from a working mom on how to get more done at work, how to prioritize your life and how to be more productive.
What to Do – When You Don’t Know What to Do
Is this you — you’ve got all these great ideas but how do you pull it together to help you get more blog traffic and customers? You’re stuck and you don’t know what to do next. So you do nothing.
Here’s how to do something different to help you get unstuck with an out-of-the-box way of moving through your ideas and how to keep moving forward with your business.
Why You Should be Tracking Your Habits { and why it works to get more done! }
Most of us struggle to work through everything we need to do every day to keep up with our business and blog that it feels like ‘how am I even going to add in social media marketing’ into my day?
Managing your social media marketing is more than just writing out your social media to-do list in your weekly planner. Take a look at these easy action steps to track your habits to be more productive and find a way to make sure that you actually keep getting it done!
Want more tips to get more done in your day?
Time to think about downloading a Social Media Productivity Planner!
The Social Media Productivity Planner is the tool for you when you’re ready to take back control of your minutes. You’re ready to take back control of your schedule. You’re ready to take back the power you feel like you’ve lost to that social game that’s hard to beat.
If you’re ready to do this social media marketing stuff differently, then grab your FREE 20-page glimpse of the Social Media Productivity Planner.
Get your complimentary sampler to learn how to get more focused social media goals!
BUT … if you’re:
- Tired of aimlessly posting wherever and everywhere and getting nowhere.
- Done with the weekly struggle of what to post or what site to use.
- Worn out from not knowing why your social strategy isn’t working.
Download the Social Media Productivity Planner! Grab the one tool you need to take you from wishing you had time to grow your business to owning a profitable business.
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