Being self-employed can often feel like everything rests on your shoulders. Nobody wants to feel like a hamster running on a wheel. Once overwhelm and stress sets in, it destroys the freedom, creativity, and fun of being your own boss and running the show. That's why Reese Spykerman is here today to talk about having a saner schedule and optimizing how you are in your business.

Reese Spykerman is a website and email marketing expert and the Creative Director of Design by Reese, where she helps e-commerce founders scale their businesses and optimize their conversion and marketing rates. She is also an expert at optimizing your schedule and planning so that your business works for you and not the other way around. She gives us permission to design our weeks and days to meet our needs and respect our emotional patterns.

We dive into the task list and how to create tasks to increase productivity, efficiency, and energy while moving you forward towards your goals. Once this is done, you will feel calmer about your day and week. We talk about the mindset shift of designing your week. We dive into apps and technology and the importance of batching and themes. We also talk about task-switching, productivity, rituals, built-in white space, and more great stuff!

And be sure to subscribe to The Self-Employed Life in Apple podcasts or follow us on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts so you don't miss an episode.

Everything you need can all be found at jeffreyshaw.com

Reese Spykerman thank you so much for being here!

Remember, you might be in business FOR yourself but you are not in business BY yourself.

Be your best self. Be proud and keep changing the world.

Guest Contact –

• Design by Reese
• Reese Spykerman LinkedIn
• Reese Spykerman Instagram
• Reese Spykerman Facebook
• Reese Spykerman Twitter
• Asana
• Reminders
• Tiny Calendar
• Acuity Scheduling
• Calendly

Contact Jeffrey –

• Website
• Books
• Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!

Valuable complementary resources to help you-

• The Self-Employed Business Institute- You know you're really good at what you do. You're talented, you have a skill set. The problem is you're probably in a field where there is no business education. This is common amongst self-employed people! And, there's no business education out there for us! You also know that being self-employed is unique and you need better strategies, coaching, support, and accountability. The Self-Employed Business Institute, a five-month online education is exactly what you need. Check it out!

• Take The Self-Employed Assessment! Ever feel like you're all over the place? Or frustrated it seems like you have everything you need for your business success but it's somehow not coming together? Take this short quiz to discover the biggest hidden gap that's keeping you from having a thriving Self-Employed Ecosystem. You'll find out what part of your business needs attention and you'll also get a few laser-focused insights to help you start closing that gap.

• Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Having reviewed hundreds of websites, I can tell you 98% of websites are not. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. I'll email you a few suggestions to improve your brand message to attract more of your ideal customers. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO!

Host Jeffrey Shaw is a Small Business Consultant, Brand Management Consultant, Business Coach for Entrepreneurs, Keynote Speaker, TEDx Speaker and author of LINGO and The Self Employed Life (May 2021). Supporting self-employed business owners with business and personal development strategies they need to create sustainable success.