How To Manage Your Time Effectively (Especially When You Are Busy!)

We had a really great group coaching call this week - as part of the Self-Running Agency Membership. One of the topics we discussed was how to get more efficient with your time and make sure you're focusing on the things that matter rather than constantly getting sucked into client work and stuck on the dreaded client service hamster wheel of doom!

So that's the topic of today's episode of the podcast - how to get more efficient with your time.

Time Stamp

[01:35] A story about my week and what happens when you don’t plan and block out time

[02:17] Letting external factors determine your week - leading to a feeling of being out of control

[03:00] Dividing your time against REVENUE, STRATEGY & ADMIN

[04:10] How to split your time - what happens when you get it wrong

[05:49] The ideal split of your time (for an agency owner)

[06:40] My free time recording tool to support you to move toward your ideal time split

[07:24] How to use time blocking to effectively manage your diary

[08:00] The importance of knowing exactly what you will do when you have strategy time in your diary

[09:11] Don’t let external factors dictate your direction of travel

[09:44] Always overestimate how long a task will take and build a buffer for all the things that might happen (that you can't plan for)

[10:00] The importance of focusing on your ‘superpowers’

[10:55] What is a task worth? What is your notional hourly rate?

[11:47] How do I manage over-demanding clients? Protecting your boundaries

Quotations

“Make sure you always schedule your time and know exactly what you are going to do in that time block” - Rob Da Costa

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Useful links mentioned in this episode:

• Your FREE Time Pot Time Split Tool
• The Self-Running Agency Membership
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