I’m basically a personal trainer for business simplicity. I teach people exercises to build the muscles for strategic focus and delegation. After 12 years working as an executive assistant, head of operations, marketing consultant, and integrator, I’ve realized that most entrepreneurs struggle most with is capacity. So I’ve created tried and true methods to help them increase their efficiency in a way that feels good. Want easy to implement efficiency tips for free delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for Implement This below. :)
The less time you have, the more you get done
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I know this sounds super counterintuitive but it's true. The less time you have, the more you get done. Think about it for a minute. Let's say you have a call with a customer or client and there's something you promised to deliver to them before the call. You've had all week to create it and send it over, yet here it is 1 hour before the call and you finally start it. And miraculously it gets done in just 58 minutes. That's because of a little thing called Parkinson's Law which explains that work expands to the time you allot it. Still think you need to work 40 hours a week to get 40 hours of work done? According to WorkLife, the average worker only gets 4 hours and 12 minutes of work done during a typical 8 hour work day. That means that the MAJORITY of people could have 20 hour work weeks if they cut out the other busy work and distractions during the work day. If you gave yourself half the time you usually do this week, I'd be willing to bet you'd get MORE high value tasks done. Just a hunch. ;) Cheers, |
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I’m basically a personal trainer for business simplicity. I teach people exercises to build the muscles for strategic focus and delegation. After 12 years working as an executive assistant, head of operations, marketing consultant, and integrator, I’ve realized that most entrepreneurs struggle most with is capacity. So I’ve created tried and true methods to help them increase their efficiency in a way that feels good. Want easy to implement efficiency tips for free delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for Implement This below. :)
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