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    TIME MANAGEMENT MYTHS (+ HOW TO OVERCOME THEM)

    Think you’re bad at time management? Think again. This post uncovers the biggest time management myths holding entrepreneurs back and shows you how to break free from busywork. With practical tips to reclaim your schedule, you’ll learn to focus on what truly matters in your business and life.

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    HOW TIME BLOCKING CAN UNLOCK YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL

    When I first started a business 8(ish) years ago, I was desperate for more freedom + flexibility in my schedule. I remember sitting in my office at school and feeling like I had a seatbelt strapped across my chest that wouldn’t allow me to move. Fast forward a few years later when I finally was matching my teaching salary to quit, and I was feeling anything but free or flexible. I still had a preschooler at home with me 2-3 days a week and my client load was all over the place at the time. I was working at random hours throughout the day, pulling my computer out at night after the kids went to bed, and I felt like my phone was attached to my hand 24/7.

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    MAXIMIZING PRODUCTIVITY: MY JOURNEY TO A 4-DAY WORK WEEK THIS SUMMER

    We are officially one week into summer break, and let me tell you… I have been interrupted about a million times by my kiddos. Don’t get me wrong – they are amazing kids and I am extremely lucky to be interrupted, but taking away my focus from my work is such a time suck for me. One of my goals this summer is to work just 4 days per week, taking Fridays off to completely devote to my family. Now, I already only work 4-5 hours a day (20-25 hours per week), but cutting that down to 4 hours per day, 4 days per week can take a major hit to how much I can get done during my work time every single day.

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    FREE GUIDE

    Steal my CEO Weekly Reset

    Every week I take about 15 minutes to look at my business like a CEO... not a busy person.

    I check what's working, decide the handful of things that actually matter for the week ahead, and protect the time to do them. Then I close the laptop.

    That reset is why I don't end my weeks wondering where the time went. And I put the whole thing in a free guide for you.

    Drop your email and I'll send it over.

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