080: Top 10 Free Time Principles

Just a few days after launch, Free Time is already topping many Amazon charts . . . although "making the lists" is not something I lose sleep over, it does go a long way toward raising awareness and generating lasting launch momentum. Here are some early category stats—I couldn't do any of this without you!

• #1 New Release in Time Management

• #1 New Release in Small Business

• #1 New Release Organizational Change

• #1 New Release Business Structural Adjustment

Enormous thanks to all of you who have read the book and posted reviews on Amazon and Goodreads already! Every one has warmed my heart. ❤️

In Free Time, I share operating principles to help you run a more agile business. Each chapter is a call to action—ways of working smarter, teaching ourselves and team members to operate with greater joy, ease, and efficiency.

There are ten vital guiding principles that can transform your business. These will free up hours of time and energy each week, multiplied by every team member in your ecosystem—that’s what I’m sharing with you today.

Key Takeaways

• Make a list of how you’re spending your time for a week. If you see repeated tasks — those are prime candidates for automation.

• Notice the mortifying moments in your business. We all have them, and as uncomfortable as they are, they are great chances to fix our systems.

• Are your processes and systems ready for a big break? If Oprah came out of retirement and wanted to talk to you tomorrow — could you meet the increase in demand that would ensue?

⭐️ Permission

Relinquish your role as all-seeing question answerer. Let someone else answer the questions (and maybe your email!) — you are juggling way too much to remember all of the little things.

⭐️ Do (or Delegate) This Next

Double it! Double how much you delegate. What is your comfort zone for allowing other people to take things over? Stretch it to accommodate more.

📘Books Mentioned

• Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business 

• Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One 

• The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain

• Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential

• Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Client Retention

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

• The Four-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich 

• The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey 

• The 1-Page Marketing Plan: Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand Out From The Crowd

🔗 Resources Mentioned 

• Review Writing Quick Start chat

• Leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads

• Free Time Dashboard VIP Group

• Free Time Coach: Chris Wilson

• Podcast: Entrepreneurs On Fire

• Podcast: Deep Questions with Cal Newport

• Article: The Saturday Morning Test by Neil Pasricha

• Podcast Production: One Stone Creative

🎙Related Episodes

• Free Time Episode 62: Made By Monday On Content “Frog” Batching

• Deep Questions Episode 157: JENNY BLAKE: Help Me Do Less!

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