3 Tips to Boost Your Daily Productivity
3 Tips to Boost Your Daily Productivity
3 Tips to Boost Your Daily Productivity
Have you finally come to the realization that you need to boost your daily productivity? If you have come to the point of admitting you have problems with self-discipline and you’re determined to finally overcome this, celebrate this step. It’s a clear indicator that you have reached a significant milestone.
I remember when I reached that milestone. It was eye-opening, because I thought that I was being very productive. However, when I reviewed my actual production it fell short of my goals. I had fallen into the perfectionist trap.
Today I will share with you three tips (including avoiding the perfectionist trap) to help you boost your daily productivity and achieve your daily goals.
1. Avoid the Perfectionist Trap
Do you finally finish a project, but when you start proofing it or testing it, you think of one more way it can be improved? Then you think of another. Then you research another. Before you know it, you’ve practically rewritten or redesigned the beast and you’re scrambling to meet deadlines (your own, or client-driven ones.)
Learn step back and say “STOP! This is done” by deciding in advance to do so. (It’s easier than you think.)
2. Don’t Punish Yourself for Success
If you finish a project early, resist the urge to immediately fill it with another one. That’s like punishing yourself for being super-efficient and leads to stress and burnout – no matter how keen you are on your business.
Instead, reward yourself with a well-earned dose of self-care. Read a book. Watch a movie. Sit in the garden for the afternoon. Get your hair done.
3. Learn to Switch Off
It’s a proven fact that the most burned-out people are those whose mind is always on their business. That’s a paradox for most entrepreneurs, but talk to any top, seven-figure entrepreneur and you’ll find that ninety-nine per cent of this elite category have no trouble shutting the office door at a certain point every day.
And running on empty won’t make you more efficient. It will just undermine the quality of your work and increase stress.
Conclusion
If you are ready to boost your daily productivity, then follow the three tips I have shared with you today.
- Avoid the Perfectionist Trap
- Don’t Punish Yourself for Success
- Learn to Switch Off
For more tips on boosting your daily productivity, click here for the Daily Discipline for Entrepreneurs™ e-book.
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I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, marketing strategist, and speaker, helping you create the life of your dreams as you achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life!
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Making Time to Take Stock of Your Business
Making Time to Take Stock of Your Business
Making Time to Take Stock of Your Business
Are you making time to take stock of your business? Do you have a few hours in the next few days to look back at 2018 and look forward to 2019?
Are you spinning your wheels in your business? Have you met your goals this year? What do you want to achieve in 2019?
These questions and others are on my mind this morning.
I have learned the importance of making time to take stock of my business and my life. Both must work together if I am to be happy and fulfilled. Today, I am sharing with you my process and tools for taking stock of my business.
Plans for 2019
Today I am beginning my annual planning process where I take stock of my business and my life.
I will take a few hours to review 2018. I will consider whether I have met my income goals. Then I will ask myself whether I made the business connections that I wanted.
Next, I will ponder over the growth of my business.
Is this really what I want to do? Am I meeting people in the community who can help me with my personal and professional goals?
As I review 2018, I will begin thinking about what I want my business and life to look like in 2019.
What dreams and goals do I have for 2019? I am really looking forward to experiences that excite me. I want to set goals that will push me beyond my comfort zone, but I want to passionately pursue.
I will be using a product by my friends at Coach Glue to help me with this process. I find “Your 12-Month Marketing Calendar” a great planning tool that keeps me on track. I also use it to teach my clients how to do the same thing!
If you are interested in working smarter rather than harder, and teaching your clients to do the same thing, then check out “Your 12-Month Marketing Calendar.”
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Podcasting
If you are interested in learning how to begin a fantastic podcast, then check out The Podcasting Power Playbook™ that Dexter and I created.
We provide you a step-by-step guide to producing a podcast built around informative conversations that showcase your expertise.
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Mentoring
I have a few slots in my 6-week Strategic Pathway to Success Program. If you are interested in working with me 1:1 to solve your pressing business problems and begin to create multiple streams of income,
Click here: The Strategic Pathway to Success Program™
Conclusion
Making time to take stock of your business is an important exercise. It assures that you are on the right path to the future success that you deserve. It is especially important if you want to develop a plan that helps you work smarter rather than harder.
At My Biz Dream Team, we can show you how to develop an internet lifestyle business that can help you reach your money goals. Check out The Special Report and Training Guide: Building Your Business Dream Team™.
Let us show you how to reach your goal of creating a lifestyle and a business that you love! Act today.
Pamela Montgomery
I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, marketing strategist, and speaker, helping you create the life of your dreams as you achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life!
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3 Tips for Building a Solid Business Foundation
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3 Tips for Building a Solid Business Foundation
3 Tips for Building a Solid Business Foundation
Have you ever wondered why some business owners seem to have it all together? They are always on-time. The products and services are meticulously presented. Everything is under control! Have they found the secret for building a solid business foundation?
In contrast, other business owners can not seem to get out of the door with a matching pair of shoes. They are always harried and frantic.
You may be wondering, what makes one so professional and the other one such an amateur.
Do you want to know the secret?
I bet that you do!
Well, the difference between the two is that the professional business owner understands the beauty of systems. Yes, the secret for building a solid business foundation is creating systems for your business.
The frantic business owner re-invents the wheel every day.
Can you imagine what your life and business would look like if you figured out the best, most efficient way to get things done? What if you created systems for your business? How would your life and business improve?
This episode of My Biz Dream Team: Opportunity Wednesday Training Series is about how you can strategically create systems for your business.
Listen in to find out about establishing systems for your business that will help you build a solid foundation for your business
1. Building a Solid Business Foundation with Systems
To truly build a solid business foundation you need to determine the systems that you need for your business. To do this, first make a list of every task and function that will be part of your business. Then determine whether the function or task can be
- Automated,
- Out-sourced, or
- Done by you.
My advice is not to do tasks or functions that will not benefit from your personal involvement. For example, if you are not a graphic designer, do not create the designs for your business. Out-source the project. There are several expert graphic designers who will do a better job than you.
Only do those things that will build your reputation more quickly.
My motto: Do what you do best; Delegate the rest!
Click here to read my article: A Powerful Approach for a Practical Business Start-up
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2. Automate Your Email List System
I found out early in my business that I needed a system to capture and organize the names and email addresses of people interested in what I had to offer. These were people who bought my products or were intrigued by my free offers. It is much easier to have my clients and potential clients to opt-in to an automated email list than trying to keep track by hand.
Click here to read my article: How to Get Started Quickly with Email Marketing
3. Automate Your Content Management System
I am calling your website, your content management system. The best option around is WordPress. Your content is easily accessible and manageable. In addition, there are numerous plug-ins made especially for WordPress that can customize your site for you.
Click here to listen to my podcast: Top WordPress Plugins: Interview with Adrienne Dupree
Conclusion/Call to Action
Are you willing to build a solid foundation for your business? If so, then build high quality systems into the DNA of your business.
Follow these 3 tips to build a solid business foundation:
1. Start by building systems into your business
2. Automate your email marketing
3. Automate your content management system
Following this advice will take you a long way to business growth and long-term success.
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How to Boost Your Productivity with Powerful Time-saving Strategies
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How to Boost Your Productivity with Powerful Time-saving Strategies
How to Boost Your Productivity with Powerful Time-saving Strategies
Are you struggling trying to get everything done? At the end of the day are you wondering how you managed to get so little accomplished? These and other time-management issues have plagued me and countless other entrepreneurs. Imagine learning how to boost your productivity with powerful time saving strategies! Today, Dexter and I will share with you how we manage to run our marketing business, real estate business, volunteer for several civic and charitable organizations, and still have time for our roles as husband, wife, father and mother. In this episode of My Biz Dream Team: Opportunity Wednesday Training Series, Dexter and I share 6 powerful time-saving strategies that will dramatically boost your productivity. Listen in on our conversation.
1. Make appointments with yourself
If a project is important enough to do, it is important enough to add to your calendar. We have developed the powerful habit of putting everything on the calendar. I learned this from my years of practicing law. As a lawyer, you do not want to miss any deadlines. I run my entire life with my calendar. If it is not on the calendar, it does not exist. This one powerful strategy can greatly boost your productivity.
2. Take a day off
Have you ever noticed when you plan a vacation that you get super productive? I know that I do. I want everything finished before I head to the airport. To give me that since of urgency, I schedule a day off to have lunch with friends and be a tourist in my hometown. Because I want to enjoy my day off, I am highly motivated to finish lagging projects. I am working up to scheduling a day off every week. What about you? Are you finding time for yourself?
3. Give yourself permission to say no
Sometimes I feel responsible for everything and find it difficult to say no. Do you have the same problem? I came to the realization that if I try to accommodate everyone else, then I end up stressed and overworked. Instead, I have learned to say no to the new board position. I also learned to say no to doing household chores that are not the best use of my time. Boost your productivity by making time for what is really important and give yourself permission to say no to everything else.
4. Take a break
Sometimes it helps to take a quick break to boost your productivity. Have you ever sat at your desk not accomplishing one thing? Then, it is time to take a break. A few minutes reading a delightful book has a wonderful way of recharging your batteries and will boost your productivity when you return to work.
5. Give up control
For “Type A” personalities like me, I feel that I must have control over most situations. I had to learn that others could handle the situation. They might do it differently than I would have. But their job was good enough. You may need to learn, like I did, that it is okay to let go. Learn to give up some control and let others help. Your productivity increases as you learn to delegate to members of your team.
6. Practice focusing
Earlier this month, I wrote about focusing on a specific niche to grow your profits. Today, I am writing about focusing on one project at time. Multi-tasking is a huge waste of time. What should take 30-minutes could stretch into an afternoon of accomplishing nothing as you work on three different projects. You will be amazed at how much you can boost your productivity you are once you begin to focus.
Conclusion/Call to Action
How are you spending your time? Are you accomplishing your goals? Learning how to boost your productivity with powerful time-saving strategies can help you reach goals must sooner. Remember to:
- Make an appointment with yourself
- Take a day off
- Give yourself permission to say no
- Take a break
- Give up control
- Practice focusing
Following these six, powerful time-saving strategies will help you boost your productivity.
Let us know how you boost your productivity. Leave us a comment below.
At My Biz Dream Team, we can show you how to develop an internet lifestyle business that can help you reach your money goals. Check out The Strategic Pathway to Success Program™. Let us show you how to reach your goal of creating a lifestyle and a business that you love!
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7 Powerful Strategies to Improve Your Business Time Management
7 Powerful Strategies to Improve Your Business Time Management
7 Powerful Strategies to Improve Your Business Time Management
Imagine having 7 powerful strategies to improve your business time management. How would that change your business? Remember that you cannot really manage time. But you can manage yourself. Everything you do in your business involves actions, conversations, or thoughts (ACTs). Each one of these ACTs can take up your valuable time. I certainly understand the problem of being over committed. Recently I found myself struggling with seven projects. They had been sitting on my desk for weeks. I was feeling overwhelmed. So, I took time to review the time management strategies that have helped me in the past. These strategies are truly self-management skills. By implementing these strategies, I finished those seven projects. Today I am sharing with you 7 powerful strategies to improve your business time management.
1. Categorize Your Priorities
Categorize as “important” the things that only you can do and prioritize them. Creating a 5-year business plan and networking with prospective joint venture partners are just two examples of projects that are “important” priorities. As management guru Peter Drucker said, “until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.”
2. Delegate to Others.
If a task does not require your personal attention as the business owner, then delegate it on to one of your team members. Delegate as much as possible. This enables you to focus on the money-making tasks. According to Kevin Kruse, author of 15 Secrets Successful People Know About, Secret #1 is: “Time is your most valuable and scarcest resource.” How are you using your most valuable asset?
3. Make Business Appointments with Yourself.
Get a planner or calendar with pages laid out in 15-minute increments. Schedule your tasks for the day, in pencil if possible, to make it easy to change things around. When you physically write things down, they are easier to remember. According to the book 15 Secrets Successful People Know About, highly successful people live life from their calendar. Remember, that if it is not on the calendar, it will not get done. According to Kruse, Secret #3 is: “Work from your calendar, not a do-do-list.”
4. Overestimate the Time Needed to Complete a Task.
If you are unsure of how long a task will take, guess and tack on an extra 15 minutes. Set a stopwatch timer to find out how long it really takes you to finish. When the task comes up again, use the actual time it took to schedule it in your planner.
5. Say “No.”
You said “no” over and over when you were a toddler. As a teenager, you probably thought about saying “no” to your parents’ requests. Then when you had your own children, you told them “no” on many occasions. Therefore, you have had a lot of practice over the years saying “no.” You know how to do this. Get in the habit of saying “no” in your business.
6. Organize Your Desk.
You have heard the saying, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” Keep your desk tools within arm’s reach. Immediately after using an item, put it back in the proper place. Looking for the items you need wastes your time and frustrates you.
7. Focus on One Task at a Time.
Focus on completing one task and achieving one goal at a time. When each item is completed, you will get a feeling of success. Follow up with another success. This will give you a positive mindset, which encourages you to move forward rather than procrastinating. This was the key to finishing my seven projects. I could not work on them simultaneously. I moved them off my desk and worked on each one until completion. It felt like a huge burden had been lifted off my back.
Conclusion
If you need help managing your time, there are many ways to get things under control. Determine where you are wasting time. Then use these seven powerful strategies to improve your business time management.
Remember to:
· Categorize Your Priorities
· Delegate to Others
· Make Business Appointments with Yourself.
· Overestimate the Time Needed to Complete a Task.
· Say No.
· Organize Your Desk.
· Focus on One Task at a Time.
At My Biz Dream Team, we can show you how to develop an internet lifestyle business that can help you reach your money goals. Check out The Strategic Pathway to Success Program™. Let us show you how to reach your goal of creating a lifestyle and a business that you love!
I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, entrepreneur, and speaker, helping you create the life of your dreams as you achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life!
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Finding Time for Yourself: “Me” Time
“Me” Time: Finding Time for Yourself
Finding Time for Yourself
Finding time for yourself is essential to maintaining your well-being and peace of mind. As a busy entrepreneur finding time for yourself can be difficult. This is especially true during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. However, you cannot maintain the pace of running your business and helping family, friends, and your community if you are tired and stressed out. Taking time for yourself is not selfish. It will give you an opportunity to refresh and focus on what is truly important. You will also discover that you will be more productive when you find time for yourself in your busy schedule.
Sometimes you may struggle with developing the right mindset and habits that would help in finding time yourself. Old habits and patterns are sometimes hard to break. You may wish them away and want to do better. However, without practical tips and advice along with the creation of new habits, you can remain stuck in the same old place. This article presents three tips that will help you make the transition to finding time for yourself and improving your well-being. In no time, you will find that you have created new habits and mindset.
According to Kevin Kruse, author of 15 Secrets Successful People Know About, Secret #1 is: “Time is your most valuable and scarcest resource.” How are you using your most valuable asset?
1. Schedule Your “Me” Time
Now that you understand that taking time out for yourself is necessary and important, then it is time to schedule it. It is important to keep your promise to yourself when declaring your “me” time. Set aside some time daily. If you are like many people that I know, then this may seem impossible. But guess what? You can find 15 minutes every day. You must be dedicated to your “me” time. It is just as important as your appointments with your doctors. For example, you can take 15 minutes to meditate in the morning. Or you could go outside for a few minutes in the morning to have a soothing cup of tea as you listen to nature and relax. Perhaps you may want to spend a few minutes reading from an inspirational or spiritual book. According to the book 15 Secrets Successful People Know About, highly successful people live life from their calendar. Therefore, put your “me” time on the calendar. Remember, that if it is not on the calendar, it won't get done. According to Kruse, Secret #3 is: “Work from your calendar, not a do-do-list.”
2. Let Others Know That You Value your “Me” Time
Once you have scheduled time in your daily calendar for your “me” time, then let everyone know you have a big, “Do Not Disturb” sign on your back. You are not available during that time. Only the most serious circumstances should cause anyone to interrupt you. After all, it is only 15 minutes. Everyone will survive without you for a while.
3. Choose How You Start Your Day
You can choose to start your day grumpy and irritable or you can choose to start your day grateful that you were given another chance to enjoy life and love. The choice is always yours. Choose to wake up by declaring out aloud a few things you are grateful for and watch how this daily habit changes your day and your life. Use this time to set the path for a positive productive day.
Conclusion
As you begin to incorporate these routines into your life, you will find yourself creating habits and a mindset that will greatly increase your well-being. Your business and your quality of life will benefit.
Leave a comment below to let us know if you are scheduling “me” into on your calendar.
At My Biz Dream Team, we can show you how to develop an internet lifestyle business that can help you reach your money goals. Check out The Strategic Pathway to Success Program™. Let us show you how to reach your goal of creating a lifestyle and a business that you love!
I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, entrepreneur, and speaker, helping you create the life of your dreams as you achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life!
3 Strategies for Effective Time Management
“Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.”
Peter Drucker
3 Strategies for Effective Time Management
3 Strategies for Effective Time Management
Here are 3 strategies for effective time management to help you address this pressing problem and meet your chosen objectives. To begin, ask yourself, “How am I spending my time?” As an entrepreneur or small business owner are you keeping track of how you use each hour of the day? Are you tracking your time like you keep track of how you spend money or how many steps you take during the day? Are you focusing on the Activities, Conversations, and Thoughts (ACTs) that produce results for your business?
1.Track and Assess How You Are Currently Using your Time
Use a diary or scheduler/calendar to record all your Activities, Conversations, and Thoughts (ACTs) for a week and any everything else that you do. This allows you to determine what you are doing right now to manage your time. A review of how you are currently managing time will help you determine whether you are wasting time, i.e., not addressing priorities or are you spending time on priority matters. This diary will be very enlightening. You can use it to help eliminate certain activities, consolidate other activities, and help schedule essential tasks
2. Make Appointments with Yourself
Schedule specific appointments with yourself to do those essential business tasks. Just like you schedule outside appointments, do the same for the tasks that produce results in your business. So you must schedule time for the Activities, Conversations, and Thoughts (ACTs) that are important for your success. As business guru Tom Peters has noted over the years that time is your strategic weapon. You must manage time wisely to remain competitive in a fast moving business environment.
3. Plan for Tomorrow at the End of Today
Take 45 minutes at the end of every day to plan for the next day. Those 45 minutes are crucial for making sure that you have scheduled time for high priority Activities, Conversations, and Thoughts (ACTs). Planning for the next day allows you to free your mind at night of all the worry and clutter of thinking about tomorrow. Be sure to strategically consider when you have the highest energy. Plan to tackle the most difficult tasks during that time. This is one of the most effective ways to manage your time.
Some gurus suggest that you plan for each day at the beginning of the day. We prefer to do this time management step at the end of the previous day, so that in the morning we are ready to go with our plan in hand.
Conclusion
By now you can see that time management for entrepreneurs and small business owners can be accomplished using three tips that keep you focused on the Activities, Conversations, and Thoughts (ACTs) that produce results for your business. Remember to (1) track and assess how you are currently managing your time; (2) make appointments with yourself in your calendar to address your key Activities, Conversations, and Thoughts (ACTs); and (3) plan for tomorrow at the end of today. For other tips on effective time management and productivity, read the following posts:
Finding Time for Yourself: “Me” Time
7 Powerful Strategies to Improve Your Business Time Management
One part of effective time management is to delegate to your business team. To learn more about building your business dream team check out The Strategic Pathway to Success Program!
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