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Dear Subscriber, Welcome to our latest issue of coaching focus from creative partner! This month' theme is 'Time'. Talking with my clients, I noticed that having enough time to do all the things you want to do is often a challenge. How do you use your time? I hope you will find this e-zine both practical and interesting, and that you will share this with colleagues and friends. If you prefer not to receive future issues, a link to unsubscribe is located at the bottom. Warm regards,
The freedom to choose your days and hours of work is one of the great benefits of being self-employed. However, managing your time strategically is a critical part of your business’ success. If you - like me - are feeling a bit crunched by everything you’d like to do with your business and life, I’d like to share some strategies I've implemented to help things move along: 1. Vision. I feel that by staying connected to my vision
for my business, life, or marriage, I’m more often inspired. I can
accomplish great things in less time. Spending time each day being
inspired by my vision and visualize my success helps me to save
time. 2. Goals. Having goals is crucial to effectively manage
your time. Based on my vision and business plan, I select four to
six goals - twice a year - I want to accomplish within the next
six months. 3. Priorities. Assess your current situation and get
clear on your top priorities for each day, week, or month. For me
it works well to have a daily to-do list, a set of weekly goals,
and a monthly action worksheet based on my six month goals. You
might find some other combination works better for you. In this
process, you get clear on where you want to spend your time and
focus your energy on. 4. Use the 80/20 Principle. We’ve all been exposed to
the 80/20 principle at some point in our lives: It states that 20%
of your efforts lead to 80% of your success. Now you, as a small
business owner, want to figure out where your most profitable 20%
are and spend the majority of your time doing these activities.
For me, my most profitable activities are working with clients,
creating multiple streams of income and creating time each day to
be with my daughter. 5. Schedule Your Time. This strategy refers to
completing similar types of work at the same time. You might
implement this in your business by setting aside a block of time
dedicated to client work, marketing, administration, etc. It's
more effective and a better use of your energy to accomplish
similar tasks all together. 6. Evaluate. Once a month, review your progress toward
your goals and also evaluate your satisfaction with your schedule
and structure. Celebrate the progress you’ve made! Your schedule
will change and adapt over time since you will learn how much work
you can realistically accomplish in a day, week, or month and
you’ll also gain a better understanding of where to focus on. I hope, after reading this, you’ll come up with some actions
that you can take today to manage your time more effectively, make
more money, and have more fun! If you need help clarifying your
goals, creating a specific action plan, and staying focused,
please feel free to contact me to experience how you can benefit
from coaching.
Newsletter Format While reflecting on my coaching clients, I realized how much they have in common. A small business owner can be an entrepreneur, an entrepreneur can be a virtual professional, and a virtual professional is most of the time a small business owner. Therefore, I've decided to send one newsletter to you. I hope this will help you to be more efficient and to have less e-mails in your inbox.
"You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it." ~ by Charles Bixton
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