Owning your own company is oftentimes a wonderful way to enjoy your independence, be in the same vicinity as your family, and create a schedule that is mainly YOURS. However, what happens when you become overwhelmed$%: Remember, you are the owner, marketing guru, bookkeeper, sales person, admin, and mom/dad. It is quite easy to overload yourself, but getting out from underneath all of the hats is quite another story. However, there is help and it's more easily attained than you may think.
Top 5 Ways to Stop Being Overwhelmed
1. Create a Master To Do List - Before you scoff at the idea, think about it. Why are you ready to curl up in the fetal position under your desk$%: Because you have so much to do and no time to do it in. Since you already don't have any time, steal some for yourself and put your life together. Map out your To Do's. Write them all down from the biggest to the smallest and look at them.
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2. Delegate - You have your list so by looking at it, what can you pass off to someone else$%: Or what do you absolutely dread doing$%: Consider passing it off to outside sources. Example: if you don't like to do your own bookkeeping, hire a bookkeeper. If you are tired of all the stacks of paper and they are traumatizing you, hire some part time help to come in and do it for you. "But, Suzanne, I can't afford it." Honey, you can't afford NOT to. With the time you free up for yourself, find new clients or support the ones you already have. Bottomline, you can afford it and you should.
3. Find a Mentor or a Friend - This mentor or friend will help hold you accountable. If you own your company that is probably the one key piece you are missing. Accountability. Sure, your customers hold you accountable to an extent, but who pushes you the rest of the time$%: By having someone on your side to make sure you are meeting your own goals, you will meet your deadlines faster and with less stress than if you don't.
4. Organize Your Time Better - When are you most productive$%: In the morning, afternoon, evening$%: When do you have the most quiet time$%: By figuring out the answers to those questions, you will be able to determine how to arrange your day. Once you have your time prioritized, let's take a look at the effectiveness of your office.
5. Office Efficiency - There are 3 different styles of organization; visual, logical and inspirational. If you are a visual person, you like to have your files where you can see them and you probably love to color code and label things. Logical, you need to have order in your office, it's clean, and you want to have them categorized and alphabetized. When the systems are not as important as your surroundings, you are more inspirational than anything. This includes a lot of feng shui styles. Once you have determined your style, incorporate them into your office set up. Not only will your office look nicer, it will work WITH you and not AGAINST you.
By using the 5 steps outlined above, you will be on your way to becoming less stressed, more organized, and a whole lot happier! If you need help on determining your organizational style, feel free to contact us by visiting our website =:%$gt;www.OEWorkshops.com [http://www.oeworkshops.com]
Happy Organizing!