It’s all on your shoulders. You’re responsible for being both the creative genius and the business genius of your career.
Meaning, you have to generate the actual work (your writing, art, designs, recipes, music, performance, inventions, curriculum, code, _____________ fill in the blank).
AND
You’ve also got to take care of customer service, contracts, scheduling, invoicing, prospect calls, social media and marketing to making sure more paying business keeps coming in.
Starting out as a one-woman shop, this is something I wrestled with for years. Even now that I work alongside an incredible team, it’s still a balance that’s tough to strike.
If you’re a creative person grappling with finding the time to do your work and grow your business, today’s MarieTV is for you.
Watch and learn two smart strategies that’ll help you get more good work done in less time, plus…
Discover one HUGELY important question to ask, and answer, before you keep hustling to grow your business. Warning: this episode MAY induce cookie cravings.
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Today’s Tweetable: “The dividing line between success & failure can be expressed in 5 words – I did not have time.” Franklin Field via @MarieForleo
As I mentioned in the show, here are two other productivity episodes to check out: Four Things Really Productive People Do Everyday, and The 4 Minute Trick to Massive Productivity.
Now, I’d love to hear from you.
- Have you ever struggled to both do your work and promote your work? What specific strategies help you strike that balance? Are you using tasty time chunks or smart automated systems in your business?
- What actions can you take now that might be able to help you get more done with less effort?
Leave a comment below and let me know.
Remember, please share as much detail as possible in your reply. Thousands of incredible souls come here each week for insight and inspiration and what you have to say could trigger a major breakthrough for someone else.
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Huge thanks for sharing yourself so generously. You help make Tuesday one of my favorite days of the week!
With so much love,
XO
Marie
P.S. We’re getting ready to head into production on our next season of MarieTV! If you have a Q that you’d like me to A, please submit it here.
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