Small Business Straight Talk | Time Management, Productivity & Business Strategy

In this episode, I share five productivity hacks for entrepreneurs that are easy to implement and deliver big results. I reveal a great way to clean your slate and start fresh every week, how to not let one-off tasks slow you down, and the best way to end each of your work days

I also discuss how to simplify your workload and a guaranteed method of moving faster through emails, projects, tasks, marketing, and proposals.

I hope you enjoy my episode on simple but powerful productivity hacks and encourage you to implement them soon so you can reap their benefits. Now let's jump right in and get to the straight talk!

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔️ 5 Easy Ways To Quickly Power Up Your Productivity

✔️ Some Great Methods To Increase Your Efficiency

✔️ My Pro Tip For Creating Templates

✔️ A Bonus Hack That Could Be A Game Changer For You

✔️ So Much More!

Important Resources & Links From This Episode:

Eps. 011 | How To Get Sh!t Done: Time Blocking Strategies That Work

Eps. 013 | Conquer Your Day Using The 5 Daily Planning Pavers

Eps. 015 | How A Rapid Fire Power Hour Can Get You Back On Track

Eps. 048 | Schedules: Unlocking The Key To Having It All With Katie Krimitsos

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I sit down with Carol Cox of Speaking Your Brand for a special on-air coaching session in which I instruct how to create more efficiency by investing her time differently. We tackle some of Carol’s productivity challenges including not having enough time to complete the multitude of tasks on her plate, battling decision fatigue, and having success with time blocking.

We also dive into planning your day, batching, power hours, focus management, prioritizing, delegating, and my four “buckets.”

In this episode, I sit down with Carol Cox of Speaking Your Brand who quadrupled her income in the past year! Carol joins me for a special on-air, one-hour coaching session in which I instruct how to create more efficiency by investing her time differently. We tackle some of Carol's productivity challenges including not having enough time to complete the multitude of tasks on her plate, battling decision fatigue, and having success with time blocking.

We also dive into the topics of planning your day, batching, power hours, focus management, prioritizing, delegating, and my four "buckets." ​​​​We also briefly discuss the topics of planning your day, batching, power hours, focus management, prioritizing, delegating, and my four "buckets." During an actual live coaching session we would narrow our focus to just one or two of the client's biggest productivity challenges and dive deep into how to overcome them.

This was an awesome coaching session with Carol I hope you enjoy. Now let's jump right in and get to the straight talk!

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔️The Quickest Way To Become An "Expert" In Your Field

✔️How To Ensure Items On Your Schedule Get Done

✔️Ways To Eliminate Decision Fatigue

✔️The R.A.P. I Use Every Night To Prep For The Following Day

✔️What A Coaching Session With Me Looks Like

✔️So Much More!

Important Resources & Links From This Episode:

• SpeakingYourBrand.com
• How Speaking Can Grow (Or Derail) Your Business
• Strategic Speaking Guide
• Profit First
• Eps. 013 | Conquer Your Day Using The 5 Daily Planning Pavers
• Eps. 015 | How A Rapid Fire Power Hour Can Get You Back On Track

In this episode, I weigh in on the hot topic of procrastination and why engaging in it may not always be a bad thing. I lay out the conditions in which procrastination would be beneficial and offer tips on how you could use procrastination to your advantage.

I also admit to a giant mistake I made while preparing for a presentation that you could learn from and discuss creating a working style that stays true to who you are to obtain the best results.

I hope you enjoy my episode on procrastination and encourage you to determine if and when you could use procrastination to your advantage. Now let's jump right in and get to the straight talk!

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔️ The 3 P's That Could Make Procrastination Okay

✔️ A Huge Dark Side To Procrastination

✔️ The Quote That Equipped Me To Stay In Business

✔️ How Mental Construal Theory Affects Procrastination Systems

✔️ So Much More!

I weigh in on the hot topic of procrastination and why engaging in it may not always be a bad thing. I lay out the conditions in which procrastination would be beneficial and offer tips on how you could use procrastination to your advantage.

I also admit to a giant mistake I made while preparing for a presentation that you could learn from and discuss creating a working style that stays true to who you are to obtain the best results.

Show Notes: http://www.TheProductivitySpecialist.com/049

In this episode, I sit down with Katie Krimitsos, Founder of Biz Women Rock, as she walks us through her entrepreneurial journey and the purposeful scheduling that has led her to enjoy three-day work weeks running a phenomenal business. Katie discusses her passion for lifting women up, her low tolerance for unhappiness that launched her into entrepreneurship, and how she schedules the hell out of her life to ensure she can be fully present and achieve balance.

We also talk about task batching according to energy levels, living and breathing calendars, the value of planning, and how you can utilize time blocks to reduce worry, stress, and guilt.

This was an awesome discussion with Katie I hope you enjoy. Now let's jump right in and get to the straight talk!

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔️The Freeing Power Of Schedules

✔️How Scheduling Can Help You Attain Balance And Happiness

✔️The Necessary Evolution Of Your Schedule

✔️Benefits Of Batching According To Energy Levels

✔️So Much More!

Important Resources & Links From This Episode:

• BizWomenRock.com
• BizWomenRock.com/group
• Podfest

I sit down with Katie Krimitsos, Founder of Biz Women Rock, as she discusses her passion for lifting women up, her low tolerance for unhappiness that launched her into entrepreneurship, and how she schedules the hell out of her life to ensure she can be fully present and achieve balance.

We also talk about task batching according to energy levels, living and breathing calendars, the value of planning, and how you can utilize time blocks to reduce worry, stress, and guilt.

In this episode, I introduce the concept of content obesity, provide strategies to analyze whether the content you're consuming is really worth your time, and tell you how to break free from the chains of information overload holding you back from being productive.

I cover the nutritional value of content selection, FOMO, the Forgetting Curve, course-aholism, shiny object syndrome, DIY versus delegating, multiple listens, and weigh in on what content you need to cut out to reduce stress, improve your productivity, and grow your business.

I hope you enjoy my episode on combatting content obesity and encourage you to start cutting certain content out of your life today. Now let's jump right in and get to the straight talk!

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔️ The Harmful Side Effects Of Being Content Obese

✔️ What The Forgetting Curve Tells Us About Information Retention

✔️ Tips For Weeding Out Fruitless Content From Desired Information

✔️ The #1 Rule As To Who And What You Should Let Between Your Ears

✔️ So Much More!

Important Resources & Links From This Episode:

• Eps. 011 | How To Get Sh!t Done: Time Blocking Strategies That Work
• Eps. 043 | The Greatest Factor Sabotaging Your Success
• Chatbot Platforms
• ProductivityCommunity.com
• Success Breakthrough Application

I introduce the concept of content obesity, discuss what content is worth your time, and tell you how to break free from the chains of information overload keeping you from being productive.

I cover content selection, FOMO, the Forgetting Curve, course-aholism, shiny object syndrome, DIY versus delegating, multiple listens and how consuming content strategically can help you reduce stress, improve your productivity, and grow your business.

Show Notes: http://www.TheProductivitySpecialist.com/047

In this episode, I sit down with Project Manager Natalie Gingrich whose business journey really took off when she became a Chief Of Staff in a Fortune 150 company. Natalie gives insight into the project management side of small businesses including how to prioritize your objectives that piggyback off one another, the maximum number of projects you should have going at one time no matter how big or how small, and the unrealized truth about setting hard deadlines for projects.

We also discuss Natalie's controversial theory on multitasking, the importance of scheduling project milestones, and what you could do to alleviate stress and get back in the jam of what you love doing.

This was an awesome discussion with Natalie I hope you enjoy. Now let's jump right in and get to the straight talk!

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔️ The 7 Objectives That Are Important To Every Business

✔️ When Multitasking With A Purpose Might Make Sense

✔️ Why You're Making Silly Decisions In Your Business And How To Stop

✔️ Tips For Business Owners Who Are Their Own Project Managers

✔️ So Much More!

Important Resources & Links From This Episode:

• NatalieGingrich.com
• How to Define (or Refine) Your Mission, Vision, & Values!
• Natalie On Facebook
• 031 | How To Make The Holiday Season Or Any Sizeable Work Project Less Stressful And Chaotic