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Who thought it’d be so hard to plan your day and get things done? When it comes to figuring out how to plan your day there’s so many options. Discover what the best way to play your day is and how to utilize digital and paper planning together.

One of the biggest things entrepreneurs struggle with is seeing a massive to do list and not knowing what to work on first. The daily struggle is determining what tasks you actually have to get done today. The key to a productive day happens in just 2 easy steps. By doing these two steps you’re going to learn how to prioritize your tasks and give yourself permission to focus only on those tasks.

Over the years I’ve been building and perfecting my file management system for myself and my clients. This system is one that I recommend using for both Dropbox and Google Drive so that you know where everything is no matter what platform you use to store files. It’s an easy framework that can be tweaked to any industry.

Overbooking yourself happens to all of us. Whether it’s intentional or unintentional, it often leads to overwhelm. I’m diving into 8 things to do when this happens… without resorting to hiring someone right away.

Over at Bonnie Bryant Creative, I’m talking about 5 ways to know it’s time to hire an OBM. As an OBM, one of the biggest questions I get is how to know when it’s time to hire an operations/online business manager. Get ready to learn not only the benefits of having an OBM, but the key indicators for when it’s time to hire one.

Scheduling your social media doesn’t have to take forever. With some prep and a plan you’ll be scheduling out your posts and longer have to feel the pressure of what to post. I’m diving into how I prepped and what steps I took to schedule 3+ months of content on Instagram and Facebook.

Over on the Rising Tide Society blog today I’m talking about 4 tips to give you wild productivity. I used to be a hot mess, disorganized and unable to get work done. Now that I’ve implemented these 4 things, I’ve been able to hit new productivity levels, and help my clients get there as well.

As a creative and business owner it can be hard to balance client work and everything else you have to do. But we tend to put off a lot of it while we focus on our clients. But we forget to work on the tasks that will help us grow our businesses, bring in new clients, and let us start hiring and outsourcing. It’s the difference between working on and in your business. In this post I’m diving into 4 tips to help you find time to work on your business.

Hiring doesn’t have to be scary. Sure it can be overwhelming at times, especially if you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for (or who), and letting someone into your business on such a deep level can be intimidating. I get it, I really do, it’s a huge step to take in your business, especially when it comes to hiring an OBM. I’m diving into 3 of the myths behind hiring an OBM — so get ready!

There’s going to come a time in your business when it’s slow. No matter what the reason, everyone has slow periods. It’s what you do during that time that will make the difference between you and another business like yours. In this post I’ll be diving into 9 things you can do, plus tips from other business owners!

So you’re ready to start automating and creating processes for your business. But you’re using too many programs and nothing talks to each other. There’s a better, more efficient way to do things. I’ll cover why you only need Dubsado and Asana to manage your clients and projects and how they work together.

If your desktop or downloads folder is the place where things go to collect dust, or you’re struggling to find anything that you’ve downloaded, I’ve got 4 tips to help you get your desktop and downloads cleaned up and organized.