tbex asia 2016, accomplishing great things, productivity tips and tricks for bloggers, tim leffel
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Accomplishing Great Things: Productivity Tips and Tricks for
Bloggers
Tim Leffel@TimLeffel@globetrotsCheapestDestinations
The human race – all of you – have the ability to do 10x - 15x more than
you’re doing right now.- John Paul DeJoria
High Impact Strategies Focus on a few things that really matter Use e-mail, phone, and social media like you’re the boss, not the slave.
Automate low-leverage tasks Outsource what can be done better and cheaper
How to…Focus on What Matters
Have a velvet rope to-do list: pick 1-3 things daily that really matter (or 5-15 per week).
Do those things Exercise, eat well, sleep
Spend Most of Your Time on Accomplishment TasksGenerating revenueCreating contentExpanding your audienceDelegating projectsManaging assistants or writers
Will getting this task done move your business and earnings forward in a meaningful way?
Nurture the Present & Future What will generate revenue now?
What will pay off in 2-6 months?
What will pay off 1 or 2 years from now?
Be the Boss of Your Communication ToolsDon’t open e-mail in the morning until something is accomplished! Batch e-mail several times per dayHave a set social media time budget and turn it off otherwiseTurn off dings, pings, & alertsLeave your smartphone in another room during working hours
“I don’t have social media on my phone. The more time you
spend in the stream of other peoples’ thoughts, the more impossible it is to have your
own. You need space for yourself.”
Yancy Strickler, CEO of Kickstarter
How to…Spend Most of Your Time on Accomplishment Tasks
Do the most important thing firstBatch tasks like photo editing, video editing, affiliate links insertions, etc.Set hard deadlines and publishing schedulesLet deadline projects past the velvet ropeSave routine, non-thinking tasks for your body clock’s low point
How to…Spend Most of Your Time on Accomplishment Tasks
Write 1st drafts with the Wi-Fi off (no research)Write final edits with the Wi-Fi offDo strategic planning with no distractionsUse the phone & make real decisionsUse leverage, scale, and amplification
Those Willing to Invest $ Often Make More $$ as a Result
$12 FOR 60 HOURS/WK
$34,500 A YEAR
$50 FOR 40 HOURS/WK
$96,000 A YEAR
Plenty of People Are Looking for Work
CraigslistUpworkFiverrEnvato Studio SologigVirtualStaffFinder.comTaskRabbitLocal universities
Schedule Creativity & Daydreaming Time
Big ideas don’t happen while working on small tasks
Get outside Get in motion Fill a blank notebook
Draw Do talk to strangers
Live a Powerful Life
Have an Impact
Attract Money
Produce Work That Lasts
Build Something That Has Value
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