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1. 12
Ways To Be More Productive And
Grow Your Business
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2. A Note From Elaine

3. A Note From Elaine
The aim of life is to play, not to work. Who really wants to work all their
life?
Here are my 12 productivity tips to grown your business AND have more
time off. Now my business is growing, I’m happier, healthier and more
relaxed, and I have more free time. I hope they help you too.

4. STEP 1
Find out where you are wasting most of
your time. Install rescue time and monitor
your internet use. Find the top 3 websites
you are spending too much time on.
My biggest nemesis is Facebook. Love it.
Hate it.

5. STEP 2
Block these websites. I use the StayFocusd Chrome
Extension. My main issue is facebook, so I have now
set it up that I only have 3 minutes per day on this
website before the site gets shuts down. Of course it’s
a habit, so I still type in ‘F’ into the address bar and hit
return. Now instead of opening facebook, I get a page
that says ‘Shouldn’t you be working?’ Makes me smile
every time. Then I go back to work.

6. STEP 3
Another excellent time waster is all those social
media alerts you get on your smartphone. Someone
sent you a message. Someone replied to a post.
Someone favourited your tweet. Get rid of these as
well. Delete the main app culprits (in my case the
twitter and facebook apps) from your phone. Then
something beautiful happens. Total silence. No
beeps. No alerts. The world is calm.

7. STEP 4
While you are now disconnected from social media,
you can actually be more productive on it than ever
before! Create a free account with Hootsuite. Line
up 4 weeks of status updates and sync you
facebook, twitter, linked in, google+ etc account for
free. This is pure genius. I have saved myself at
least 45 minutes daily from these first steps. Total
time saved per week: 5 hours 15 minutes.

8. STEP 5
Now it’s time to 80:20 your work life. Write down all the tasks and projects you
are currently working on. I normally have a long list of stuff that’s in motion.
Rearrange them in the order of which WILL make you the most money, or
which HAVE THE POTENTIAL to make you the most money.
Be truthful here. It’s time to be brutally honest with yourself. Concentrate on the
top 2 things on your list. Delete anything that is not in your top 3. This will free
up A LOT of time that you were spending on things you enjoyed etc, but which
were not making strong business sense. Total time saved per week: 3.5 days.

9. STEP 6
Outsource everything you can. Hire a project manager, a developer, an
artist, a team lead, a programmer, a Virtual Assistant, whatever you need
in your business. I’ve saved HOURS daily by doing this and my business
has grown faster because of it. I get emails in nearly daily from people
thanking me for giving them the push to do this also, and stories of how
big a difference it’s made to their business.

10. STEP 7
Don’t tell me your problems. Instead find a quiet room with no one in it
where you will not be interrupted. Think of it as an oasis – somewhere to
relax completely. You should not be able to hear anybody else in other
rooms. Sit in a comfortable chair. Relax. Breathe deeply. Now you are going
to complete a power analysis. This will be the most productive part of your
day.
Close your eyes for 20 minutes. Think about all of your business problems.
Take your time there is no rush. Keep focusing on all your problems. You will
find the answers you have been looking for.

11. STEP 8
It’s difficult to work and think properly when you are hungry. Find a
breakfast you like that’s healthy. No coco pops or sugary American
cereals. I like to start work straight away in the morning, and work solidly
until lunchtime. Work expands to fit the time available. If you give
yourself a tight deadline you will become more productive as you have
no other option.
I also like to use a reward system. If I work really hard until lunchtime,
the reward is that I can take the afternoon off. Result! Think of how you
can motivate and reward yourself for your efforts.

12. STEP 9
Be kind to yourself. You will work better when you are awake and you
feel good in your skin. You will not work well when you are
hungover, after 3 hours sleep and high on quadruple expressos. This is a
marathon, no matter what way you look at it. YOU are the most
important asset in your business right now. So take care of yourself.

13. STEP 10
Be healthy. Exercise every day. If you can, join a group. Find your local
bootcamp, basketball team, football club, tennis club, go surfing with
friends, or whatever you enjoy doing. Jogging or exercising on your own
is fine, but I always find myself emotionally happier when I’ve spent time
having fun playing sports with real life humans. Connect with your
biological peers.

14. STEP 11
I always work better when I feel happy. Here are two really fast effective
ways to feel happy. Firstly you can make yourself smile by paying
someone an unexpected compliment. This is SO POWERFUL! From
something simple like ‘I really like your shoes’, ‘you are a great cook!’
‘you’re looking really healthy!’ to ‘you did a really nice job with that’. For
the strongest effect this must be done in person, so you can see the
reaction on their face. I guarantee their smile will light up the room.

15. STEP 11
This is guaranteed to make you smile too!
Remember, the more unexpected the
compliment, the more powerful. Secondly,
help someone who doesn’t expect any help.
Surprise them with a kind gesture. This gives
you incredible feel good vibes. Again really
powerful.

16. STEP 12
Plan out weekly and monthly rewards. Each week take a few hours off and
treat yourself to something special. Maybe it’s a hike up a mountain, a
catchup with friends, a pampering session at the local spa. Find a treat
you would love. Use it to motivate you and you celebrate your progress
that week.
For monthly rewards, take a full weekend off. From 4 pm on Friday until 9
am Monday morning. Turn off all your devices. Including your phone! Plan
something special with your friends and family, travel somewhere or do
something crazy. Celebrate your progress and achievements.

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