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0:00 – 1:47: Rachel’s journey building a thriving business with a 20-hour work week and the current transition to a 10-hour work week
1:48 – 7:22: How to cut back on hours while maintaining effectiveness within the business (the step by step process!)
7:23 – 11:34: Reviewing your schedule for the essentials and identifying how to streamline the rest
11:35 – 12:16: Recap of questions to ask yourself to help you cut down your work hours
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Jump in to discover practical steps to optimize your work hours, increase productivity, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Here’s what we cover in this episode:
Mastering a 10-Hour Work Week: Rachel's Journey
Rachel shares her remarkable journey from financial hardships to creating a thriving business while working just 20 hours a week. Discover how she’s gearing up to reduce her work hours to 10 per week while returning to school, all while maintaining business effectiveness.
Efficiency Secrets: Streamlining Your Business
Rachel provides invaluable tips on streamlining your business. Learn how to simplify your operations by focusing on the vital 20% that generates 80% of your results (aka the Pareto Principle). She emphasizes evaluating what’s working, tracking important numbers, and effectively delegating or eliminating tasks.
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Mastering Time: Boosting Productivity
Dive into practical advice on managing your time effectively. Discover how tracking your time in 15-minute increments can uncover time-wasting habits and help you streamline your schedule. Rachel shares her own adjustments, such as batching tasks and utilizing productivity tools like Fathom.
Time Management Hacks: Eliminating Time Wasters
Explore strategies for identifying and eliminating time-wasting activities, from excessive email checking to unnecessary social media scrolling. Learn to identify essential tasks that must stay on your schedule and free up valuable time for higher priorities.
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Here are Rachel’s top actionable and practical tips that can be highlighted in the show notes:
Prioritize Effectiveness:
Focus on being effective rather than simply working long hours.Simplify Your Business:
Review all your business activities and consider simplifying your offerings and social media presence.Apply the Pareto Principle:
Identify the 20% of tasks that generate 80% of your results and focus on them.Track Your Numbers:
Keep track of where your clients are coming from and important metrics.Delegate or Eliminate:
Identify tasks that can be delegated or removed from your schedule to free up time.Batch Tasks:
Consider batching similar tasks to boost productivity.Use Time Wisely:
Track your time in 15-minute increments to identify and eliminate time-wasting activities.Recognize Essential Tasks:
Pinpoint essential responsibilities that must remain on your schedule.Support Team Productivity:
Ensure team members spend their time on qualified prospects and not on unqualified leads.Polite Declination:
Politely decline sales calls from unqualified leads and redirect them to appropriate resources.Effective Teamwork:
Collaborate with your team to make your transition to a reduced workweek smoother.Resource Utilization:
Utilize tools like Fathom for transcription and show notes to boost productivity.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Secrets to the 20-hour Work Week (Free Training): 20hoursuccess.com
- Fathom (AI note taker): fathom.video
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