Ops Nerd Podcast - Building Independent Spirits and Hospiality Brands

6 | Time Blocking


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In this insightful video, Jason Littrell dives into the practicality of time blocking to enhance productivity in business and personal endeavors. Learn how this seasoned management consultant effectively organizes his day around essential tasks and creative processes.


- Discover the fundamentals of time blocking and how it can transform your daily routine.

- Explore Jason's personal strategy for creating daily video content efficiently using time blocking.

- Understand the tools and software that assist Jason in content production and management.

- Gain insight into how Jason schedules time for client interaction and business development.

- Learn about the different levels of service Jason offers through his consultancy and how he manages his time to accommodate these.


00:00 Morning dedicated to content creation and editing.

05:11 Weekly strategy sessions, onboarding, client support access.

07:07 Available for client meetings during weekdays, 9-5.

09:23 Balancing priorities to lead a fulfilling life.


Navigating Small Business Challenges: "I love AI and all this other tech stuff because I'm obsessed with the problem that, that plagues most independent small businesses, which is high failure rates."

— Jason Littrell [00:00:2300:00:32]


**Mastering Productivity with Time Blocking**: "And time blocking is is a, is a technique that I've read about, that I've heard about, I've I've I've signed up for courses for, but I've never really quite adopted."

— Jason Littrell [00:01:0700:01:14]


Maximizing Morning Creativity: "I don't take meetings at this time. I don't do anything else, but this is my time to produce content."

— Jason Littrell [00:02:2200:02:27]


Maximizing Social Media Reach: "So this gives me kind of a lot a lot a lot of content from there, from these short little videos that are automatically captioned and, they have these AI b roles, those get put into my software, which is Kinetic Management Systems."

— Jason Littrell [00:03:3700:03:51]

**Crucial Startup Strategy**: "So, this all starts with an obsession with a superior product, like something that is unfuck with the bowl. And then it comes into connecting that product with big problems. And, if I'm effectively connecting my superior product with big pro with with big problems, then it's going to blow people's minds, and it's going to make them very excited."

— Jason Littrell [00:04:3600:04:55]

Client Support Strategy: "Right now, I'm not there yet. I can't afford it yet, but, those days are coming pretty soon because, my phone is ringing off the hook and everything I do is, in support, is built on this system that, I can get support from."

— Jason Littrell [00:05:5400:06:06]

Optimizing Morning Productivity: "I wake up super early in the morning, and I'm typically quite creative in the morning. So I wanted to make sure that my creative stuff, like content creation, is about 8 o'clock in the morning. And I wanted to make sure that this time is dedicated for that particular mindset or that particular capability."

— Jason Littrell [00:06:2000:07:07]


Effective Time Management Strategies: "So, if you ever see a calendar invite from me, or if you see a link that says like, if you want to book some of my time, it will be within that window Monday through Friday, 9 to 5. I'm sorry, Monday through Friday from basically from 9 to about 2 PM."

— Jason Littrell [00:07:0700:07:20]


Time blocking, productivity, Jason Littrell, content creation, marketing automation, client support, bar consultant, management systems, YouTube setup, daily routine, efficiency, small business success, strategic planning, client onboarding.

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Ops Nerd Podcast - Building Independent Spirits and Hospiality BrandsBy Jason Littrell

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