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Single and Rocking Out- Kicking Ass When You¶re a Solo Nutcase -

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Why Do I Matter?«I don¶t really, but for those who are curious«

Email: Gary@GaryWhitehill.com

Twitter: @Gary_Whitehill

Website: www.garywhitehill.comI invest in«

and in this«

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Realize - being an Entrepreneur is...

(particularly solo)

Insane

Economically Stupid

Hardest Mental Challenge of Your Life

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What are your priorities?

What exactly are you trying to accomplish?

Your use of time should match your 

priorities (use %)

Before each action, stop and think

about what you are trying to accomplish.

Begin with Priorities

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Create a list.

Note your accomplishments and changes

on the list.

Monthly revisiting of your priorities.

Take time for reflection on what your 

glaring holes are.

Priorities

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Stay focused on your big picture priorities.

Each day ± record what you wish to

accomplish.- Daily Time Allocation Framework (later in presentation)

Make this a habit! Start your day with a

written task list.- 3x5 card

Personal Planner/Organization

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Map out your responsibilities, duties and

obligatory tasks.

These are activities and actions you do nothave personal control over.

Prioritize the list- Personal accountability framework

Make a Plan

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Do the things you like least first.

Specify when you will complete a task if you put it

off until later.

Don¶t do what you don¶t need to do.

 Avoid over planning.

Clump like tasks together to avoid

repetitiveness.

Establish routines ± finish 80% and move!

Practice Effective Time Strategies

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Minimize the number of times you handle apiece of paper or an email.

Keep organized so you can find what you

need quickly.

Develop a functional filing system for 

papers and emails.

Delegate appropriately.

Managing Information

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Keep a Today file ± immediate need. Keep this

file with you.

Keep a Week file with your goals.

Have a file for repetitive needs i.e. forms and

documents used over and over.

Long Term storage file

- Personal accountability framework

Filing Systems

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How long do you spend on each task andpriority?

- Daily Time Allocation Framework

How effective was my use of time?

What can I change?

What are the easy changes and which

will take more effort.

Keep a Time Log

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Set aside time for things you enjoy in life.

Plan and reserve time for yourself.

Plan time for your self-care. Exercise,contemplation and reflection.

Plan for Mental Health afternoons or nights.

Plan for the completion of your work. Avoid

feeling that the list cannot be completed.

Work smarter, not harder.

Keep Your Sanity

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TOOLS RECAP:

Personal AccountabilityDaily Time Allocation

3x5 Card

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However«

Knowing all of this is NOTwhat will make you a

successful entrepreneur.

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Your outlook on life and«.

the lens you see yourself andyour accomplishments through

« will make you successful«

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Success = Be Humble:

³What Do I Really Suck At?´

�� Make a listMake a list  Always Be Forward Always Be Forward Thinking  Thinking 

��Continually update themContinually update them Daily, Monthly,Daily, Monthly, Weekly  Weekly 

��Vision Board Vision Board ²  ² who you have/haven·t who you have/haven·t

surrounded yourself withsurrounded yourself with

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� Why (you do WHAT you do)

 ± What is your purpose?

 ± Why should anyone care?

� How (you do WHAT you do)

 ± How is XYZ any different or better?

 ± Value proposition or USP

� What (you do) ± Description of the product/service that you sell

 ± Job function

Conducting Interviews

=

Start With Why

Leadership is the ability to rally people nor for a single event, but for years. There is

a big difference between repeat business and loyalty.

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Set Expectations

Measure Results

Firing

Don¶t Want a Heart Attack

=

Build a Dashboard

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The Key to any Organization:

PEOPLE!!!!

� Every competitor in every industry is usingthe same ³tools´ ± computers, software,

social media, etc.

� The difference is the people ± the culturethat the entrepreneur can build,communicate, and ultimately give life to«a culture which can be sustained by itsmembers.

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DO YOU NEED A

CO-FOUNDER???

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VERY SIMPLE«.

HOW FRIENDLY ARE YOUWITH THE INNER CRITIC???

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Everything happens for a reason

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Luck is an accumulation of 

superior effort

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 Your conscious thoughts andwhat you believe almost always

become reality - future

predictors of performance andoccurrences

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One of the hardest things tounderstand in life is:

 You're not what you are-But what you're perceived to be

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 Your reputation is built on

character, guts and a drive to

always compete

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Momentum provides

you the precise reasonto overcome your fears

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Dream BIG. Worry small.

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Entrepreneurship = Developstrategy & drive relentlessly.

Innovate by transcending

boundaries. Fail often. Get backup. REPEAT.

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Recommended Books

� The Moral Animal- By Robert Wright

� Embracing Your Inner Critic- By Hal Stone

� Start With Why

- By Simon Sinek

� Influence

- By Robert Cialdini

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THANK YOU

Email: Gary@GaryWhitehill.com

Twitter: @Gary_Whitehill

Website: www.garywhitehill.com