9 Entrepreneur-Backed Power Productivity Tips

ININE ENTREPRENEUR-BACKED POWER PRODUCTIVITY TPS Does your job require feats of mental strength, daring financial balancing acts and extraordinary task juggling? If so, you might just be a superhero... or perhaps even a circus performer... or simply an entrepreneur. Here are a few tips for power planning, becoming more productive and working on nonstop progress YOU MAKE ABOUT CONSCIOUS DECISIONS EACH DAY With that many "what-ifs" on your plate, it's easy to get waylaid by decision fatigue, which is why being a power planner-and focusing only on what's most important-can be key to being successful. MASTER YOUR TIME BLOCK OUT YOUR WORKDAY INTO 15-MINUTE INTERVALS Those 15 minutes hit a productivity sweet spot: It's short enough to squeeze into a busy schedule but long enough to actually get something done. 1 CREATE AN AIRTIGHT, ONE-YEAR ROADMAP AND STICK TO IT 2017 This can help keep you accountable to your vision when you're being pulled in many directions. 2015 STRATEGIZE A FEW YEARS OUT As your team plans for next year, you should think ab out what you'll do in two years. Only 51% of small businesses survive five or more years-but effective future planning can help give you darity to conquer those beginner stumbling blocks.? LEAN ON OTHERS 4 SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO 'GET IT Employees and advisors who match your passion, impr ove on your ideas and encour age you when times get tough are important to have. GET A FRESH PERSPECTIVE BY INNOVATING WITH MENTORS Mentors from other generations can help you avoid making their mistakes and capital ize on their proven strategies for success. THINK OF YOUR USERS AS BRAND AMBASSADORS 6 84% of consumers count on recommendations from family and friends, making word of mouth one of the most trusted forms of adver tising. So make sure your users are having the best experience possible. KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE ZERO IN ON STRATEGIES THAT HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOALS Adjust your strategies that have (and have not) been successful accordingly. Jotting your goals down tends to make you more likely to achieve them.4 DON'T READ YOUR OWN PRESS Your energy is better focused on the projects, goals and decisions you can control. PROGRESS MAKES PROGRESS Take your business one day at a time when you need to-and just keep swimming. Ly LEARNVEȘT" Published on OPENForum.com SOURCES: 1. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/strategic-thinking/201208/what-is-your-momentum-factor 2. http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/sbfaq.pdf 3. http://www.ni elsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2013/under-the-influence-consumer-trust-in-advertising.html 4. http://www.dominican.edu/acad emics/ahss/undergraduate-programs-1/psych/faculty/fulltime/gailmatthews/researchsummary2.pdf LearnVest Planning Services is a registered investment adviser and subsidiary of LearnVest, Inc. that provides financial plans for its clients. LearnVest Planning Services, American Express and any other third-parties listed, discussed, identified or otherwise appearing herein are separate and unaffiliated and are not responsible for each other's products, services or policies. | |||