Are you curious about how to successfully balance your personal and professional life? In this episode, Sarah interviews Lindsay, a balance and freedom business coach. They discuss productivity tips and Lindsay's journey in coaching and balancing her business with her personal life.
It is tough to maintain balance in life. From competing priorities in our work and personal lives, it is easy for things to pile up. Lindsay shares an important tip on listening to yourself and your needs. Everyone’s life is different. So one person’s needs are not going to be another person’s needs. Balance is about productivity, peace and knowing when to prioritize each.
1 | Number One Key to Balance
Balancing your personal and professional life includes managing your time well. It is best to be strict with your day, where you are giving enough time to your job and your family. If you are a business owner, you need to ensure you are giving enough of yourself to your clients so they don’t feel neglected. Discipline is key in keeping productive because it is easy to become overwhelmed and overworked.
2 | Tips to Staying Focused
Lindsay suggests a few tips to keeping a good balance and staying focused. One tip is to have a list to focus on. Choose a few things to focus on throughout the day or link days of the week with specific topics. For example, Lindsay uses Mondays to focus on the admin side of her business, where she works on metrics and money. Tuesdays are all about social media. With this, it allows you to work on a few things at a time and at the end of the day, you have accomplished something.
3 | Beware of Comparison
It is so easy to fall victim to comparison, especially in a social media age. When you have a business, it is so important to sit down and think about how you want to run it and what your goals are. Everyone’s goals may be different and the reason someone has a business might differ from another. Listen to your intuition and do what works for you!
Lindsay also speaks to how wasting time is a business killer. Don’t spend time focusing on things that can be done later on. If it doesn't add value to you at that moment or needs to be done within the next couple of days, give yourself more time back and leave that task to when it needs to be complete. Another time waster is fear of rejection. You will not accomplish anything if fear of rejection is keeping you stagnant. Get out there and make mistakes because that will lead you to success down the road.
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Episode Highlights:
3:20 The importance of listening to oneself
9:38 Lindsay's disciplined approach to managing her time
11:45 Advice on staying focused for a period of time
26:05 Tips for reconnecting with intuition
30:06 Common time wasters
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Links Mentioned:
The Peace and Productivity Podcast