It's About Time | Time Management & Productivity for Work Life & Balance Subtract to Multiply Your Time: Why Doing Less Is the Secret to Having More with Eleanor Beaton
Jul 7, 2025
Join Eleanor Beaton, founder of Safi Media and host of the Woman Owned Podcast, as she reveals her powerful 'subtract to multiply' philosophy for growth. She discusses her bold decision to cut 65% of her audience to triple her business success. Eleanor shares practical strategies for pruning priorities, managing overwhelm, and balancing personal fulfillment with family life. Discover how focusing on less can lead to more effective time management and a rejuvenated sense of empowerment for women entrepreneurs.
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Invest, Plan, and Manage Energy
- Invest in help to efficiently manage exercise, nutrition, and time.
- Practice detailed weekly planning and schedule only energizing tasks to maintain high energy levels.
Convert Drains to Energizers
- Identify red light activities that drain you and explore ways to make them energizing or reduce their impact.
- Experiment with changes like reducing meeting frequency, shortening duration, or switching to asynchronous updates.
Freedom Beyond Default Modes
- Many people have more control and freedom over their time than they realize.
- Default modes of operation often keep people stuck instead of intentionally designing their schedules for wellbeing.
