5 Weekly Habits to Grow Your Business and Take Back Your Schedule
Apr 13, 2021
Weekly Habits for Time Management
5 Weekly Habits to Grow Your Business and Take Back Your Schedule
If you read last week's blog post, I shared a lot about strategies to create time freedom. Now I'm going to dig into weekly habits you can create to actually take control of your schedule. These are habits that help me really dial in my focus and save time so that I am able to focus on my priorities for the week.
Every week I take about 10 minutes to reflect on the previous week. You can ask yourself questions like:
- What went well this week?
- What do I need to improve on?
- What can I do to make next week great?
Because I love a good list, here are a few more things that Thomas Oppong mentions in his recent Ladders article to think about as you are planning your week, along with several that I have included in my routine that allow me to take back my schedule.
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Build a system for everything.
I talk about this ALL the time, but a system is basically anything that you do on a regular basis. It can be anything from writing a podcast episode every Wednesday to creating a client onboarding system to save you time. It is consistent small habits that are repeated over time. -
Daily routine.
How you start and end your day determines everything. Take a closer look at what you are doing, and you will be surprised at how much more productive you can be. -
Make time for high-value work.
I love this quote by Jim Rohn - "Don’t start your day until you have it planned." AND then spend the first hour of your day working on high-value tasks—the ones that are going to move the needle forward. To be even more efficient, every morning get ONE thing done immediately. Because let’s face it, if it’s 8 am and you have already crossed off your most important item off the list, it feels pretty amazing. And you can carry that confidence with you the rest of the day! -
Don’t multi-task.
In 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done, Peter Bregman writes, "To get the right things done, choosing what to ignore is as important as choosing where to focus." Do you consistently check notifications? Are you always staring at your email? Turn the notifications off and find your focus. Learn to single-task. Period.
