I've recently joined a bunch of Facebook groups in a similar space to the one I operate in. Business owners are posting in these groups bragging about how many hours per day they work, trying to one up each other like it is something to be proud of.

But, those are the same business owners who eventually post about how sick, burnt out or tired they are. 

Stress and burn out are REAL. If we put our minds and bodies under constant stress and work, they will revolt. Bodies do it all the time. Chances are, if you are reading this, you are in your business for the long haul...

And we all know from the children's story that slow and steady wins the race. 

Then there is the 'self care' crowd, discussing daily massages, baths, candles, crystals and more.

To me, self care just means... taking care of yourself. Doing what you need to do in order to show up as the best version of yourself. When you run a business there can be such a blurry line between life and work. 

Self care looks like me...

What if I told you that a little structure could bring A LOT more freedom into your life and by freedom, I mean time. If you are like most entrepreneurs you may be a little hesitant... but by structuring your week and creating boundaries between work and life, focusing on the tasks that make the biggest impact in your business, and following the rules you have set out for yourself you can actually reduce the amount of time you’re working AND get more things accomplished.

If you’d rather watch a video on this topic check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/CreatedFutureAcademy/videos/314798442633885/

What you want, versus what you say you want...

I used to say that I wanted to learn to speak french, but speaking french never ended up on my calendar.. So guess what? I never learned French. It was something that I said I wanted, but it wasn’t important enough to me to actually do it. What ‘French’ do you have in your life and business? If it really is important to you we need to put ...

Multitasking is making you less productive. Most people think that by multitasking, we are getting more things done. But there is actually a hard cost when we switch between two things or more at the same time. This is called context switching was developed by Gerald Weinberg at UCSD in the early 90’s.

Utilizing our time effectively is important ESPECIALLY when we are just starting out in our business.

If you are thinking “I am great at multitasking” then consider this. A Stanford study conducted in 2009 found that people who self identified as high multitaskers were actually worse at it. Meaning they couldn’t pay attention, switch tasks or control their memory as well as people who self identified as liking to stick to one task at a time.

So, how bad is it?

So say you were working on 1 project for 10 hours. You would have 10 hours and zero time lost to context switching. 

With 2 projects at the same time you would think okay great that is 5 hours for one and 5 hours for the oth...

Maximize your productivity so that you can avoid day to day distractions that can take you off course from achieving your goals.

To improve your execution, you’re going to need to focus on the key strategic activities each and every week.

My invitation to you is to use this method to keep yourself focused and productive this week.