3 Tips on How to Get More Done in Less Time
Looking to get more done in less time? This post is for you. 👇🏻
There are never enough hours, amiright? However, there are things that you can do in your business to ensure you are making the most out of the hours you DO have, while also setting and keeping healthy boundaries in your life! Here are my top three tips to get started:
01. Figure out a schedule or routine that works for YOU
Most people in the business/productivity space talk about time blocking, and for YEARS that was my preferred way of working! I would block off a certain amount of time to do certain tasks, and that is how I was more productive. But then I became a mom and I found myself getting really behind on my work with this method because not only did the amount of time I had available for uninterrupted work time drastically decrease, but nap times were never at the exact same time. This caused a lot of frustration and overwhelm. Then I realized there are other ways to be productive and get things done. So now what works WAY better for me and my family, is I create a master to do list for the day, and just work from that list throughout the pockets of my day with the expectation that it all gets done before I go to bed. Here's the trick though, it takes time to figure out what is going to work best for you, and there is no right or wrong way.
02. Implement systems and automations
Systems and automations KEY to helping your business run smoothly. There are hundreds of things you can automate in your business and thousands of systems you could implement. Three of my favorite ones are FloDesk for email marketing (I can take one day to batch create emails for my email list and schedule them out to send automatically), ClickUp (this is my project management system and when I say it's changed the game for me, I mean it), and setting an autoresponder on my email (this helps me create boundaries with my email inbox and also set expectations for those who are sending the email).
03. Batch tasks and content
I recently started batching like tasks together to get done on one specific day of the week, for both me and my clients. So right now, this is how my week flows:
Monday: Blog and email copy
Tuesday: Social media content
Wednesday: Outreach marketing
Thursday: My "Close The Loop" days (anything that hasn’t gotten done from the week and needs to be.
Friday: CEO Days (days where I work on my own business).
Keep in mind, there are some admin type tasks I do daily, like daily emails, social media engagement, one-off tasks from clients, etc. But the bigger project based things that are reoccurring, get batched.
Which leads me to my next point. BATCH YOUR CONTENT. Socials, blog, emails, etc. Create as much as you can ahead of time so you don't find yourself in a slump, not knowing what to post. Remember, consistency with content is a big part of gaining trust with your customers
I hope this helps give you some ideas on how you can get more done in less time, no matter how many hours you have in the day!