When you’re an entrepreneur—especially a female entrepreneur juggling multiple responsibilities—it can be challenging to fit in all of the tasks you need to do for your business, as well as leaving personal time to rest and recharge. It’s common to swing between procrastination or overwhelm, neither of which are going to move your business forward.
Developing good time management skills can greatly improve your productivity and reduce your stress. But with all the different time management methods out there, how can you find one that’s the right fit for you and your business?
Well, no two businesses are alike. It’s important that you keep experimenting and try to find a solution that’s tailored to your personal and professional needs. Still, while we can’t tell you exactly what you need, we can share our insights from trying different time management strategies in our own businesses.
↓↓↓ Listen to the episode below to learn from our experiences and discover some strategies that may work for you!
Time Management Skills and Strategies That We’ve Tried
Over the years, we’ve experimented with all sorts of time management skills, methods, and books to keep our businesses running smoothly. Some of them include:
- Sticky notes
- Paper planners and written to-do lists
- Project management software
- The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington
- The Eisenhower Method (free worksheet below)
- Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy
- The Now Habit by Niel Fiore
- Time Blocking
- Pomodoro Method
- Mega Batching
In the podcast, we’ll review several of these systems in more depth and share what worked for us (and what didn’t). Ultimately, our individual time management styles incorporate multiple strategies and they are ever evolving to accommodate our businesses as they grow and become more complex.
Increase Your Productivity with the Eisenhower Method
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