It’s my birthday today and time management is what I would like as a gift. Please and thank you.

Effective time management is crucial for entrepreneurial success. If you are like me, you have a lot on your plate: Family, job, second job, new start up idea, pickle ball practice… and we haven’t even mentioned the new fall releases of your favorite shows. Here are some strategies to manage time effectively:

• Prioritize Tasks: When a new task ends up on your schedule, take the time to prioritize it. Whether this is simply using a color in your google calendar for priority levels or adding a star to the items on your to do list that are top priority. Its important to know how important things are if you are going to manage your time well.

• Use Time Management Tools: Tools like Asana and Monday (my pick) can help organize tasks. I really like managing groups of tasks in a good software. I personally use Monday for managing my videos projects that I have - it helps me track the progress and know when I am needing to prioritize one video project over another.

• Automate Tasks: Honestly wish I was better at this! There is software and cloud based programs for this. Zapier, Notion, Hubspot… the list goes on and on. Depending on what it is you are looking to automate - that tool might change a little bit.

• Set Realistic Goals: Establish achievable deadlines to keep on track. Don’t ONLY set the completion date of a task - add in milestones along the way to help you track progress and keep you motivated. On my video projects I specifically have milestones for setting filming dates, first cut edit session, color edit session, laying graphics… I break it all up into achievable taks to help keep me motivated and track progress.

Managing time effectively isn’t just about working harder but smarter. Smarter means understanding how you need to communicate with yourself to keep yourself motivate and advancing.

Interested in discussing time management strategies or exploring new business ideas? I’m just a an email away and would love to help streamline your processes. Feel free to just set a meeting with me!