Productivity Hacks

How To Stay Focused On Your Business During Chaotic Times

I know a lot of us are facing chaotic, uncertain times at the moment so I wanted to share how I have dealt with chaotic times in the past to keep focused on moving the needle forward in my business…

The last few days have been a challenging few. Right now I should’ve been sitting by the pool at my hotel in Austin.

Instead, I am sitting on my sofa at home, cramming in some work before my husband wakes up.

2 days ago, just as I was starting to pack for my month-long trip, someone rang to let me know John, my husband, was in an ambulance on morphine, and on the way to the hospital.

I won’t go into all of the details, but he’s now home – with a broken collarbone – and we’re navigating the next steps of surgery, healing and whether he can look after himself while (if) I’m away.

And you see, this is just the way it is to be an entrepreneur.

How To Be Super Productive With This 2-Steps Trick For Getting Sh&t Done

I’ve dabbled in many different time management and productivity techniques over the last few years as an entrepreneur - self-motivation is something I've wrestled with a lot if I don't have a strict deadline in place.

I think it's a retaliation against years of a boss standing over me - timesheets to fill in and unnecessary 'emergency' deadlines causing stress in the corporate world - but as much as those things strangled my freedom at the time, I must say, they ensured I got sh&t done.

Working for myself isn't always so easy...

It's not that I don't 'want' to work - I LOVE what I do - but it's more a matter of focus.