How To Be Productive With Your Limited Time

One of the things that all agency owners, freelancers, and indeed any kind of business owner is short of is time. But how do we separate being a busy fool from using our time productively?

In this episode of The Agency Accelerator Podcast, I want to share with you five (5) ideas and strategies that will help you become more productive. Now, these are ideas that I use in my own business, and I also teach my clients so I know that they will work, and I know where they will work for you.

Time Stamp

[1:57] How to be successful in running a business

[3:01] The importance of having a plan for your business

[3:56] 5 tips to becoming more productive

[3:59] #1 Create a daily schedule

[6:13] #2 Delegate, delegate, and delegate!

[9:38] #3 Limit your email checking – ideally twice or 3 times a day

[12:42] #4 Use technology to aid your productivity

[15:46] #5 Create space for ‘thinking time'

Quotations

“..remember, if you want to make a difference to how efficient you are, you've got to do something different.” - Rob Da Costa

“The golden rule is to make sure at the end of the day you have ticked off every item in your to-do list rather than just creating a longer list which feels very dispiriting and is a really typical scenario.” - Rob Da Costa

“..my favourite expression which is, ‘Slow down to speed up.’” - Rob Da Costa

“At the start, you really need to think about how you can make these ideas work for you rather than sitting there thinking why they won't work for you. You also need to be disciplined in implementing these ideas because, after all, it takes 21 days to change a behaviour. So, be determined to stick with your new strategies, and find a way of holding yourself to a count.”- Rob Da Costa

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Useful links mentioned in this episode:

• Marvin 
• SaneBox
• Productivity Pack: E-books and cheat sheet about mindset, delegation, and time management
• Rob Da Costa’s YouTube Channel 
• Cloudways (enter AA20 to get a 20% discount off your first 3 months) 
• Get in touch with Rob at robert@dacostacoaching.co.uk