Being Productive From A Place Of Internal Rest

Jan. 25

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This year I have decided to do more things with ease and rest. But while still growing my business to help more people. Yes, I have been in business for over 5 years which does help to make

I first began relating organizing to stress after a good friend

gave me a very valuable book to read during a stressful time in my life. That book was Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (2004) by Stanford University biologist Robert M. Sapolsky. Although most of the book was quite medical, it provided some self-help strategies for coping with stress, and the brutal consequences if you don’t cope with it properly. The title mentions zebras because they are in constant fight or flight mode—for example, running away from lions. As a result, zebras’ stress is episodic, whereas our stress is sometimes chronic. With this, I began to really understand the importance of how organizing can reduce stress

Here are some of my top tips.

Reduce effort at some point

“Remove one accessory before you leave the house” has long been a fashion rule and this can be related to, The law of diminishing returns is a centuries-old economic concept that refers to the idea that at a certain point, adding more of something to a process doesn’t create more of the desired result.

2, Declutter. Less stuff to clean and re-organize and put your energy towards

3. Ivey Lee system. Fewer tasks, get them done. No more than 6. Video here on this and talk about it all the time. Every night I write down my top 6 priorities of the day and I put them in order of importance. If any were leftover from the day before they also get added on likely on the top of most important.

4. Get your work done faster. When you realize how much time it really takes to do a task you recognize you can live far more powerfully working significantly fewer hours. Give yourself less time and you will be amazed at home fast you can work. Alternatively, shorten meetings so that you force others to come prepared and get it done faster.

5. Use a time cube to help with the above point. Working harder, more intensely for shorter periods of time has proven to be more effective for the body. Anecdotally, writers and researchers I work with have also found that it’s a more efficient way to do deep thought work. Sitting down for a 30, 60, or 90-minute writing sprint can be more effective than slogging it out for two or three hours.

6. Get a signature style. At least for most days to avoid time wasted in your closet. In Christine Carter’s book The Sweet Spot: How To Achieve More by Doing Less, she describes many productivity efficiencies for working parents. One of her most exciting ideas is on the topic of wardrobe: she recommends that readers invest in a simple style that they wear regularly (think: uniform) instead of fussing over outfits every morning. It worked for highly productive people like Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein. Instead of putting time and effort into their look, they took the wardrobe decision-making and fuss out of their day, and used that time to change the world.

7. Do Less in your business but make a bigger impact.

That is what I teach in my course and I know that I can help you with this too. Find out your target audience, message and be able to use systems and processes to scale it. This can be for both product or service-based businesses. I work with you to create your bigger impact and be able to see what to outsource, eliminate or automate.

If you want to help to do this in your business, jump into one of my webinars as I want you to see the simple six steps that are guaranteed to help you do less in your business while making more money.

Plus for extra productivity use my time cube.

Book your free 30-minute office declutter call with me here.