I'm halfway through teaching another women's start-up course for NYC's Small Business Services Department and one of the biggest topics of conversations we've had is how to keep the momentum going once class ends.

This isn't just something students struggle with.

Every entrepreneur I know, including me, wrestles with keeping things growing while keeping their business going.

Here are some of the strategies I use and/or recommend to hack your schedule and to-do lists:

1. Time Blocking​
   Divide your day into focused blocks dedicated to specific tasks or types of work.
   • USE YOUR CALENDAR and/or scheduling system to integrate alarms and limit the days or times of day when you're available for meetings, networking, or email responses.
   • TURN OFF ALERTS for news, social media, and other distractions and interruptions.
   • LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES that require deep focus or high energy each day. Maximize your high energy and focus time to power through your toughest to-dos.
   Check out Time Out of Mind if you struggle with time management due to neurodiversity.
2. Employ a Productivity Hack
   ​These help you prioritize and organize your to-do list and ensure you keep crossing things off it.
   • The EISENHOWER METHOD enables you to prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance so you focus on the most critical to-dos first and delegate or eliminate lesser ones.
   • The "2-MINUTE RULE" encourages you to address small tasks first to keep them from piling up and causing overwhelm or mental roadblocks.
   • The POMODORO TECHNIQUE helps you maintain focus by having you work in blocks of timed sprints with shorter and longer breaks in between.
   Want to know my favorite hack not included above? Check out A Frog a Day.
3. Partner Up
   ​One of the best ways to ensure you continue to get things done is by entrusting another person to keep you accountable. There are a few ways you can do this:
   • FIND A BUDDY and meet regularly to share your goals, to-dos, and progress.
   • JOIN A GROUP OR MASTERMIND focused on keeping members accountable.
   • WORK WITH A BUSINESS COACH to get personalized, one-on-one strategies, support, motivation and guidance. A good coach will also help you prioritize tasks, create realistic action plans, and understand your work style to suggest the tools and methods best suited for you.
   Curious how coaching can help you level up your growth? Let's talk.

No matter the methods or strategies you use, consistency is key.

The fact is, you don't have fewer things to juggle as you grow your business. But with practice, good habits, and the right kind of support, you get significantly better at juggling.

Until next time,

PS - If you missed it, last week I asked, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?​
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