Procrastination used to be a good friend of mine.
(I’m sure you’ve met him/her a time or two as well)
However, as an entrepreneur, you’re asking for trouble if you keep that old pal around.
Why?
Because you no longer have a boss with hard project deadlines.
But what if I told you that in order to transform procrastination into productivity…
You actually need a boss!
(But it’s not the boss you might think)
What has worked amazingly for me is “Making my Calendar my Boss”.
Using my calendar as my boss has been one of my biggest productivity hacks…
I simply put all my webinars, events, etc… in the calendar and work towards those.
I take my appointments on my calendar REALLY serious and this creates accountability, like a boss!
Here’s the other 4…
2. Use Sprints
A sprint consists of 3 elements. A very specific task, a distraction free environment, and a set time frame. Example would be “Record a podcast on 5 productivity hacks, phone turned off and finish it within 60 minutes.
Note: This hack can literally 4X your productivity. I go deep into it on how it works in the podcast.
3. Verb-driven specific tasks
At the start of each day, I write down five very specific tasks that I want to be focusing on. They all start with a verb, like “write, create, call, design” etc. This creates action in my mind and great motivation.
FREE TOOL: I created a simple template that I use daily that you can use too! It’s completely free, just go to DailyOutputBooster.com
4. Systemize your stuff
This is especially important once you have employees coming on board but you want to document all important SOPs in an easy to consume format and site. We simply use GoogleSites for our systems.
5. Talk Don’t Type
I use dictation for almost everything I need to type or send out.
I’m better at talking than typing so I “talk everything out”. Email, Text, Slack, Social Media etc…
So those are 5 productivity hacks that you could and should start using asap!
They transformed my business.
For a full breakdown of each hack…Plus a few bonus ones that I didn’t mention here go and listen to the episode.
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Cheers!
Colin “Productivity Is My New Friend” Boyd
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