This is the first episode in a new series called Power of a Plan. I’ve invited my current and former clients to share their journey – from winging it in their business to operating from a real plan. We’ll talk about simple concepts and strategies that they’ve embraced to transform their businesses and lives.

My first guest in this series is Juli Smith, founder of The Garter Girl. She started her business in 2008, but fast forward to 2020 when Juli wasn’t enjoying her business anymore. She felt like a ping pong ball every day – bouncing between work and personal tasks, barely spending any time doing what she loved. 

The way that she’s been able to drastically change her daily experience in her business is by embracing two simple, but not easy, strategies: time blocking and having clear priorities and goals. By doing this, she was able to:

• Operate from real work hours for the first time in 13 years of business
• Ditch her workaholic tendencies and start committing to just 3 tasks on the to-do list every day
• Learn to match the right projects to the right season of life so she can stop beating herself up for the things that aren’t getting done

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