Why Starting In Your Inbox Is The Worst Way To Start Your Day

 “Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time you have” - John Maxwell.

Have you ever started the day by opening up your emails and answering inquiries? 

Or posting something on social media and replying to comments? 

Before you know it, it's 11 am and you are knee-deep on Instagram watching reels for "research" and you haven't started any of your important tasks. 

Instead of opening up your Gmail, you need to look at your to-do list and ask yourself...

“What are my highest priority tasks that I need to work on this week?”

I like to prioritize my list using 3 filters. 

• Urgent: These are high-value tasks that need to be completed asap
• Important: High-value task that needs to be completed at some point in the near future 
• Time Wasting: These are low-value tasks that can be delayed to a later time. Nice to get done - but doesn't make or break the business E.g. sending out a weekly newsletter. 

Another quote I love is...

“What gets scheduled, gets done”. 

So whatever your highest priorities are for the week, you need to time block your calendar and schedule them. 

• Need to work on writing a sales page for your next launch? - Block it out. 
• Need to film a Module for your online course? - Block it out. 
• Feeling burnt out, overwhelmed, and needing some down time? - Block it out

That way you have a clear plan of what your day and week look like, and the further you do this, the more organized and proactive you will feel. 

It's important to note to also schedule time in your calendar to check those emails and post on social media. 

I recommend only checking your emails twice a day for 15-20 min. Personally, I check mine around 11:30 am before lunch, and 4 pm before I finish up for the day. 

So right now, you have a choice. 

You can continue operating like a Burnt Out Business Owner doing everything in your business and working 60+ hour weeks just to get by... (In fact, that’s exactly what most people do).

OR 

You can be a Free Founder who owns a profitable lifestyle business that can operate without them. 

If that's you, then I invite you to check out my free email course Fastrack to Freedom. 

Over 7 days you will unblock the 7 mindset beliefs that are keeping you time-poor & trapped in your business. 

Click here to get access to the free course

Amy x