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…
How To Stay Focused On Your Business During Chaotic Times
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.
Life happens.
There is no boss to ring as say ‘I won’t be in today’, there is no sick leave… there is just you.
And while the freedom of working for yourself is honestly such a gift, when life goes crazy, it is equally important to keep the wheels turning.
If we stopped working every time something came up in life, our business would simply never grow.
You see NOBODY has 24/7 free-time to work on their businesses. We all live in this messy, fast-paced life and learning to how to BEHAVE as an entrepreneur is something we don’t talk about enough.
For me, I really believe that learning to work in flow THROUGH life’s chaos has been one of the KEY reasons for my fast business growth.
Chaos can happen at any time…
In January I was going through another wave of chaos – this time directly in my business.
I was amidst moving my entire business to a new (and complex) system, using a new team in a different timezone. The project had got so behind that it spilt into my launch period of UPswing Mastermind meaning the set-up team had to run the launch.
In what was possibly the most important few weeks of my business year, the system was broken, mistakes were being made (daily) - blank emails were being sent, replays for webinars which hadn’t even aired were going out – and there was just 1 hour a day the team was able to help me due to timezones.
Then one of their staff quit and the owner went on holiday mid-launch... And I had no control over any of it! I was yet to be trained on the system. I could go on… but it makes me cringe remembering it! Let’s just say it was chaos behind the scenes.
In the past, I would have either burnt out or crumbled in an emotional mess and given up under such circumstances….
So when I tell you that those same 6 weeks saw me do $250k in sales, you might think I’m telling you a different story!
Work Smarter Not Harder…
How did I stay focused on what mattered and block out the chaos to ensure my most successful launch yet and on-boarding of the loveliest group of women I’ve worked with to date?
At the time, I had just started working with Todd Herman in his 90 Day Year program.
Todd not only guided me on WHAT I needed to focus on during that time but, even more importantly, HOW to work efficiently, effectively and productively – no matter what chaos is going on around.
I credit the behaviour Todd taught me to that launch success, and my entire work habits have been completely transformed this year from working with him.
He teaches how to work from our ‘Oww' or 'Wow' brain and this understanding has not only helped me achieve so much more but more importantly for me, by working less.
For me, with my background of Adrenal Fatigue, I am not willing to sacrifice my health for success as I see so many other ‘success stories’ doing – and so learning how to work SMART has been life-changing for me.
This year has seen me work with so much more EASE. I have so much focus. I work fewer hours than ever before. And as a result, I have had so much productivity! (Let alone the income which has naturally followed.)
And when chaos hits, as it has this week. Yes, of course, it has thrown me around, but knowing my priorities and my own most effective work habits has meant I've been able to keep the important pieces running and for the most part step back to take care of my husband.
If you struggle with overwhelm, prioritising or productivity as an entrepreneur then I’d love to share with you Todd’s free training course. I am going to be working through it myself again in the next few weeks and would love to offer you the chance to do so as well for free.
Listen and learn his methods for free here >>
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So if you are feeling like you can’t focus on your business during chaos, try taking some time to really prioritise your to-do list and identify when and how you work best. Pare things back and focus on what’s going to move the needle forward in your business and then work on that in the most efficient way possible.
Love,
Amanda xx
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