2. Welcome…
• Relax
• Enjoy – eat, drink, connect,
• Be open – take notes, ask how?
• Respect – phones
• Participate – share
• Contribute & Win…
• Link to slides – slideshare.net/tradeinsights
3. Who is PROTRADE United?
We believe in a united effort and collective knowledge
to help you find an even better way to run your
business…
Trade specific solutions in…
• Creating Your Game Plan – income, cash flow, profit, team
development
• Getting You Financially Well Organised – structure, tax
minimisation,
• Attracting More Quality Customers– online & offline
4. Why PROTRADE United?
Ultimately for 3 reasons…
1. To give you the luxury of an unhurried life
2. To raise the standards of trades and related
service businesses in Australia
3. Decrease the anxiety and depression related
deaths amongst trades
6. Today…
Take home…
1. The biggest challenges facing you in ‘getting
more done’
2. 9 ways to help you get more done ‘of what
matters most’
3. Game Plan to implement these tools
17. B-RULES…
If you want something done right, you have to do
it yourself!
If things aren’t working…work harder!
If it appears that life is flowing/like I am doing
nothing, ‘people’ will think I’m lazy!
The busier I am, the more important I appear
Busy means I am ‘worthy’
You CAN’T have it all in life
You HAVE to sacrifice things to get somewhere in
life
33. New paradigm/thinking…
Guard your time/energy preciously
It’s either - a Hell YES or a Big Fat NO
Stop worrying about other peoples
feelings/thoughts about you
Stop ‘trying’ to please others
Get rid of the NEGATIVITY in your life
Look after you first, so you can then serve others
34. The 9 Steps….
1. Get clear about what is MOST important
2. PRIORITIES to Activities
3. Become world class with COMMUNICATION
4. Build your NO muscle
5. MANAGE Distractions
6. Practice DELAYED Gratification
7. Establish RITUALS
8. SELF Care
9. Use TECHNOLOGY wisely
10. REVIEW
35. 1. Get CLEAR
1. What ONE thing if we/I achieved would
make ALL the difference in my business?
2. What ONE thing if we/I achieved would
make ALL the difference in my personal
life?
38. 2. PRIORITIES to Activities
1. Review ALL activities (work & home)
2. Prioritise a& schedule by role
3. Value everyone’s time
4. Have your most valuable people doing the
most ‘valuable’ work
5. Outsource where necessary – admin, data
entry, some communications, (even
personal chores)
39. 4. Prioritise & Activities
Me Husband Father CEO Coach
Exercise 1-1 time Star Time Strategy Clients
Reading Adventure Reading Relationships R&D
Connecting Listening! Adventure Finances Team
40. 3. Become world class at
COMMUNICATION
1. Planning – what’s happening
2. Annual/Quarterly/Monthly/Weekly/Daily
3. Confirming what /when/who
4. Accountability
5. Acknowledge
6. Manage expectations
44. 5. MANAGE Distractions
1. Turn OFF all alerts/notifications, etc.
2. NEVER check email first thing*
3. Unsubscribe to the 90%
4. Have scheduled switch OFF time
5. Don’t watch media/TV
6. Educate your team on how to solve
problems
7. Find your ‘flow’ ZONE for valuable work
63. Remember what matter most
1. If things get out of hand – get some
space
2. Remind yourself of the priorities
3. Act accordingly with your vision/values
66. It’s interesting you know…
Most of business owners will…
• Hear what we say,
• Understand it intellectually,
• Agree with all the principles,
• Get excited about what’s
possible
• KNOW that it is the thing they
should do, yet…