Getting into the Swing of Things

Well, we've taken a week long vacation, after getting into a routine for a couple weeks. Now the struggle is to get back into the routine and schedule as quickly as possible. Working for yourself and dictating every task to make your business a success is a hard job. To motivate yourself, prioritize every aspect of the business, to grow the business, to maintain the business, to run the business daily is a lot for 1-2 people. That is where discipline and schedules come in as a necessity.

I'm a list maker and have started using my Google calendar as my main tool for tasks and appointments. What a great tool! I can have my business schedule, my partner's schedule (husband) and my personal schedule all together to make sure I fit everything in that needs to be done. I can allocate the right amount of time, so I don't overspend my time on any one project that doesn't warrant the extra effort. And when it's time to work on something else, my calendar lets me know. My partner can make sure I'm doing the tasks that need to be done. If something doesn't get done, I move it to a future day, so he knows when it will be done (or when it's scheduled to be done). I can add items to his calendar so that I'm reminding him and showing him what I've accomplished.

I've joined the RICH club and went to my first meeting for the women for RICH club. I was disappointed at the small turnout, but it's a start. It turns out I may be one of the 2 most experienced members of the women's group. I was expecting to be the low man on the totem pole and learn from others. For this new market, they have a lot of knowledge I don't, so we can all help each other, which is the point of the group. I'm hoping to reinforce the things I know by sharing my knowledge and to help remind myself of all the great tools we have and to use them.