Lindsay Teague Moreno

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How 5 Minutes Every Day Can Lead To Better Productivity

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My inbox is filled with women wanting to know the magic solution to better productivity.

It’s no secret that momtrepreneurs have a lot to juggle.

  • business
  • kids
  • family life
  • managing a household
  • taking care of ourselves

It’s a never ending to-do list, amirite? The long list that’s pretty much impossible to get through feels overwhelming and it’s so easy to get paralyzed and shut down when there is too much on our plate.

The good news is, I’ve got an easy hack for you that will help you get better productivity out of your day!

And it only takes FIVE MINUTES a day!

You might find it works better for you to do this first thing in the morning and that’s fine. Whatever works for you is what you should do.

I find it’s better after the workday is done because stuff is fresh in my mind and ummm…I’m not a morning person so the less I have to do before I get down to work, the better for me!

(You can read more about why I suggest keeping your list to three things every day and how to best use your Productivity Pad here: My #1 Tip For Weekly Productivity.)

  • Once you’ve decided on the three tasks that need to get done tomorrow, it’s time to put them in priority order.

The important part here is prioritization. 

It’s almost impossible to be efficient and productive without prioritizing your tasks. When you haven’t identified what’s the most urgent thing to be done it’s easy to get side-tracked with work that isn’t important right now.

You know the stuff that if left for later would make a negative impact on tomorrow? Yeah, those go first and second and third.  And don’t move on until you’re completely finished!

So that’s a pretty easy hack, right? Now for the difficult part.

You need to be consistent and do this every single day if you want to find better productivity. If you do this daily, you’re going to check a lot more things off your list and feel less overwhelmed. Promise!

But because I know it takes time to get into good habits, I’m challenging you to do this 2x week for at least 3 weeks and then add another day and so on.

I know you can do it!

XO,

 

 

How Perfectionism Is Killing Your Productivity

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Perfectionism is the ultimate productivity killer. 

I really want that to sink in because I see a lot of momtrepreneurs out there getting caught up in perfectionism.

Maybe you’ve experienced this scenario before:

  • You have a great idea. In the shower. Because great ideas always happen in the shower. 
  • You write this idea down in your notebook and start planning all the ways to execute it.
  • It feels good because you’re planning.
  • You are really, really prepared here.
  • Something is missing though.
  • You can’t seem to get it just right so you plan a little more.
  • It’s not “perfect” so you put it off another day.
  • And then another week and month.
  • Before you know it, your idea is a year old and you still haven’t actually done anything about it.

Sound familiar?

I know. Because I’ve been there.

Aiming for perfectionism in anything can be really debilitating. There is no such thing as a perfect product, a perfect launch, a perfect anything.

So, really, you’re just setting yourself up for failure.

I think a lot of people mistake procrastination for laziness. It’s true, some people who procrastinate are lazy, but a lot are just perfectionists who can’t seem to take that next step into action.

With a little work and intention you can break this pattern.

I’ve found that the best first step is to set up your next project with a plan that is “good-enough.” You can always adjust and change the plan as you go, but you honestly getting to good-enough is light years ahead of never starting at all.

Just starting will give you the momentum to continue on.

Remember that done is better than perfect. Most success stories are good-enough if look deep into their businesses. You aren’t a failure if you don’t have the perfect product or launch or process in place. You are working toward doing your best!

XO,

 

 

My #1 Tip For Weekly Productivity

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Last year I made a weekly productivity pad to help me stay on track with my goals and never ending to-do list.

I tweaked it throughout the year and built it around what worked best for me, but also what I thought momtrepreneurs were needing in their business.

Enter the Business Owners Weekly Productivity Pad!

I partnered with With A Twist Boutique to have it printed in a pad and it turned out so good. We’ve already sold through a couple of runs and they just got another printing in.

You need this in your life. Besides the fact that it’s just cute and so fun to look at. Hello rainbow happiness!

It’s the one planner-type thing that I’ve been able to use consistently and see results from.

Ok, let’s go through the sections:

BLUE:

After you write the date take a minute to jot down how you want to make people feel this week.

I find this really important to do first and set the tone for what kind of value I’m going to provide.

Some things I’ve written down are:

  • “I want to make women feel capable.”
  • “I am going to make other moms feel worthy.”

Next you will choose the three most important things that you need to do this week.

Three might not seem like a lot, but trust me on this. If you try and do more you’re going to get overwhelmed.

GREEN: 

This section is all about your must-do action plan.

You can see that it nests under your three must-do list items.

Underneath each one you will write all the actions you need to do in order to get that big important to-do finished.

As you go through the week you can fill in the bubble to show you’ve completed a task.

For example if you one of your to-do list items is: “launch website” you would write down tasks like “buy domain, create brand sheet, etc.”

LIME:

You might be tempted to skip this, but don’t.

Write down your affirming statement and look at it often. Say it out loud. Let it guide you through the week.

Some examples:

  • “I am a capable, smart, and kind person.”
  • “I have the ability to handle whatever comes my way.”
  • “I am energetic and enthusiastic. Confidence is in my nature.”

YELLOW:

In this section there are 5 spots to write down your current gratitude list.

Do it all at once or write them throughout the week. It’s up to you.

I have found so much improvement in acknowledging and writing down my gratitudes regularly.

This is a must-do!

ORANGE:

Pick a quote that will help guide you this week and write it down.

Here are a few that I love:

  • “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”
  • “Are you trying to help, or are you trying to sell?”
  • “A failure is an event, never a person.”

RED:

The weekly norm tracker section is where you keep track of all the normal things you need to do.

Think of these as smaller goals. Habits you are working on that will make your week great, but don’t necessarily fit in the big section above.

Write them down along with the benefit you’ll have from doing them all week.

Fill in the bubbles as you go along to keep yourself accountable.

Some stuff I’ve had on mine recently:

  • Get in bed before 11pm. Benefit: Easier to wake up.
  • Post on social media 2x. Benefit: Consistency.

PINK: 

Set a goal for how many notes and thoughtful gifts you want to send out to your customers this week.

Use the bubbles to track how many you’ve gotten done.

PURPLE:

At the end of the week you will fill out this section.

Make some notes about next week – things you need to do, what you want to improve, etc.

Write down a failure you had as well as the lesson you learned from it.

BOOM!

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