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    [REWIND] [152] Simple Steps to Be More Productive from the Productivity Fairy God Mother

    en-usDecember 07, 2021
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    About this Episode

    Sometimes getting up and getting started with the day is a challenge. The bed feels so good and you start to think about all of the things you have to do and decide to sleep for a few more minutes. Next thing you know, you've overslept and are late for work. This leads to a spiral that can send your day down into the dumps. 

    Having a productive day doesn't necessarily require you to wake up super early in the morning. But there are a few things that need to happen to ensure your day goes well and you tackle the to-do list.

    I brought my friends and productivity fairy godmother, Holly Haynes to share her secrets of how she stays productive. As a wife and mom of twins that work full time AND have a full-time coaching business, I think she knows a thing or two that can help us out with our productivity.

    In this episode Holly shares:

    • How to structure your day efficiently so that you actually are able to get what you need to be done without it being overwhelming.
    • Why you need a morning routine and what to include in your morning routine to help you have a productive day.
    • Her method to determining what you need to tackle first on your to-do list

    If you need a little magic from the productivity fairy godmother, make sure to check out the full episode.


    ABOUT HOLLY
    Holly helps female entrepreneurs take back control of their time with proven productivity techniques, systems, and structure to create a strategy that scales long term. An industry expert, host of the Crush the Rush Podcast and featured Thrive author with a 20-year business consulting background with Fortune 500 companies, Holly runs her strategic coaching business and the Crush the Rush planner company while raising her twin daughters with her husband in addition to working for a non-profit in Columbus, Ohio.

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