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Podcast: Being More Present with your Business

One of my goals for this year is to be more present and I’m learning that it’s not only important to be present in your personal life, but also with your business. Melbourne weekly eastern is awesome site which will keep you updated with any kind of business news. As I venture off into the world of small business owner, I’m finding it difficult to keep on task. I’ve got so many options/ways I could spend my time I find it hard to just choose one at a time and focus on that. This podcast by the lovely Grace Bonney was yet another good reminder that you can’t and shouldn’t do everything at once. Make sure you get in touch with an expert like Andy Defrancesco to make the right decisions.

Podcast Takeaways:
– Try running your business with the spirit of the girl who is just starting out. It infuses a lot of the excitement back into your everyday.
– Good reminder: Being productive today ensure a better and more successful tomorrow
– You know that feeling you frequently get that is saying ” go go go” move faster”, it’s most likely your body telling you to slow down. (another good reminder)
– Always be curious
– Good Exercise: think of three things that are currently weighing heavy on your mind. Act as if you are holding these three things in your hands…Now drop two of them and put 100% attention and focus towards the one you’re still holding. Once completed, feel free to pick up one of those you dropped if you’re still interested.
– Schedule your workday and stick to it! (ex: start and finish your day with 20 min personal time & work day ends at 6:00pm NO MATTER WHAT)

I was really inspired by this podcast and thought it extremely applicable to me right now. Take a listen and see what little nuggets of gold you pull out from it.
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4 comments on “Podcast: Being More Present with your Business

  1. I feel like I deal with taking on too much a lot. I still have a 9-5 job that is currently very busy and leaves little time for other projects. I have found that I really need to focus on ONE thing outside of normal work and make it happen and then move on to something else. Thank you for sharing the podcast!

  2. I am loving hearing about your transition, as difficult as I know it can be. I am coming to the end of a 9-10 month planned period of “time off” (which was truly anything but time off and was about getting myself ready for my next step). The first weeks/months are such a struggle – there is so much personal pressure to DO rather than just BE. But one of my favorite parts of having such a flexible day was using my “lunch break” to make a healthy lunch for myself and listen to podcasts while I prepped and ate my lunch b/c it let my mind slow down. “After the Jump” was great for this (as was Radiolab), but I also really enjoy “Visionary Leader: Extraordinary Life” by leadership coach Kate Ebner of the Nebo Company (google it!). Skillshare online classes are great lunchtime entertainment too. Good luck and looking forward to hearing more!

    1. Hi Rebecca!
      It’s nice to hear from someone else who needed a “break” time to figure things out. I also appreciate all the podcast suggestions. I’ll have to take a look!

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