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This was such a FUN surprise!! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŽ‰ โ €โ € This was such a FUN surprise!! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŽ‰ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € The @femalesonfire podcast celebrated 150 episodes last week with a special episode rounding up 150 pieces of life and business advice from 150 INCREDIBLE FEMALES and *I was one of them*!! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I canโ€™t believe my name and words were amongst people like @jordanleedooley @nataliefranke @amyporterfield @thelegalpaige @laylee_emadi @mayaelious @katecrocco @laracasey @shaycochrane @meganmartincreative and more!! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Thank you @hayleyluckadoo for including all of us and putting this incredible episode together!! ๐Ÿ’— โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € [ Swipe to see what quote of mine she used ] โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Then pop your headphones on and go look up the @femalesonfire podcast wherever you listen to podcasts so you can listen to the episode and soak up all the advice!! (Itโ€™s full of gems, I tell you!! GEMS!! ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ’Ž) โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #savvybusinessowner #workfromhome #workfromhomelife #bossmom #femaleentrepreneurlife #homebusinessowner #mombosslife #bossbabesociete #femaleentrepreneurlifestyle #solopreneur #solopreneurs #girlbosshustle #herbusiness #thisgirlmeansbusiness #staybossyladies #dreamersanddoers #beproductive #9tothrive #moneymakingmaven #hustlewithease #hustleandheart #buildingbossladies #dontquityourdaydream #theimperfectboss #wearethecreativeeconomy #smallbizsquad #ownyoureveryday #womenwithaplan #creativelifehappylife #smallandmightybusiness
๐ŸŽ‰ THE PRODUCTIVITY ZONE TURNS FOUR TODAY!!! ๐ŸŽ‰ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Even though TPZ turns 4, Iโ€™ve actually been working for myself and working from home for 11 years now!! I owned and operated a wedding blog for 7 years before deciding to pursue my passion for helping female entrepreneurs be more productive with systems and schedules in 2017!! ๐Ÿค— โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € There have been many ups, many downs, many twists, and many turns, a lot of smiles, a lot of sweat, and a lot of tears, but I wouldnโ€™t trade this life for the world!! ๐ŸŒŽ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Whether youโ€™ve been around my little corner of the internet for a long time or a little while, thank you so much for being here!! If you are a client or student of mine, thank you for trusting me to help you with your schedules, systems, and productivity!! Your comments, your purchases, your emails, your double taps, nothing, and no one goes unnoticed around here. You all mean the world to me!! ๐Ÿ’— โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € My biz birthday snuck up on me this year (not surprising) and I have no idea how to celebrate it!! How did you celebrate your last biz birthday?! ๐Ÿฅ‚ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿ“ธ by @jamiebannon โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #savvybusinessowner #workfromhome #workfromhomelife #bossmom #femaleentrepreneurlife #homebusinessowner #mombosslife #bossbabesociete #femaleentrepreneurlifestyle #solopreneur #solopreneurs #girlbosshustle #herbusiness #thisgirlmeansbusiness #staybossyladies #dreamersanddoers #beproductive #9tothrive #moneymakingmaven #hustlewithease #hustleandheart #buildingbossladies #dontquityourdaydream #theimperfectboss #wearethecreativeeconomy #smallbizsquad #ownyoureveryday #womenwithaplan #creativelifehappylife #smallandmightybusiness
I should be on the beach right nowโ€ฆ but Iโ€™m no I should be on the beach right nowโ€ฆ but Iโ€™m not. ๐Ÿ˜ข โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Iโ€™m at home, working. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € For the first time in my entire life, my family and I are not in Florida right now. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Every year since my mom was pregnant with me, weโ€™ve flown down to Florida the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend and spent 2 weeks in our favorite place, our home away from: Captiva Island. ๐Ÿ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € For a myriad of personal reasons (including a new puppy we didnโ€™t want to board after only having her home with us for 8 weeks and my dadโ€™s mom going into hospice care) we decided to move our vacation to December. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Even though itโ€™s painful right now (because I should be AT the beach, not just staring at a photo of one), we know it was the right decision in the long run. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € It also means that for the first time everrrrrrr, Iโ€™ll be on a beach for my birthday in December!!! ๐Ÿ˜ (Itโ€™s usually snowing here in Massachusetts ๐Ÿ™ˆ) โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € So Iโ€™ll just be over here work work working away on this and that, starting with Monthly Prep + Plan + Duty Day today!! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I also just signed up for @meganmartincreativeโ€™s Revenue Ripple course + coaching and Iโ€™ve got 2 weeks to clear the decks before it starts!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป What are you up to this month?! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #mondaymindset #mindsetmonday #ownyoureveryday #starttheweekright #newweeknewgoals #womenwithaplan #staybossyladies #dreamersanddoers #herestothecreatives #girlbosstribe #solopreneur #solopreneurs #femaleentrepreneurlife #intentionalbusiness #herbusiness #thisgirlmeansbusiness #workfromhome #homebusinessowner #workfromhomelife #girlbosslife #bossbabesociete #femaleentrepreneurlifestyle #girlstopapologizing #girlwashyourface #girlbosshustle #hustlewithease #theeverygirl #iamtheeverygirl #gracenotperfection
HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR PLANNER SO NEAT AND CLEAN?! ๐Ÿค” โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Honestly, I treat it like a piece of technology ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป It mostly stays on my desk, in my office, but if I do take it with me somewhere, I make sure it goes in my bag COIL SIDE UP and away from anything thatโ€™s wet or sharp. (And I make sure all of my pens are capped and corralled in a @simplified Pencil Pouch!! The new Fuchsia Chinoiserie has my whole heart ๐Ÿ˜) โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I use a magic eraser on any cover smudges and wite-out tape is my secret weapon because I canโ€™t stand scribbles or cross-outs ๐Ÿ™ˆ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € @simplifiedโ€™s Planner Pouches make taking my planner places even easier and more stress-free!! Plus, theyโ€™re SO pretty!! Thin Happy Stripe and Navy Hydrangeas are new this year, but last yearโ€™s Blue Trellis and Happy Floral are also still available. ๐Ÿ˜ (I still recommend you put the planner in coil side up though to keep it from getting smushed ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป) โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โœจ P.S. Check out my Stories today for my spring Simplified order unboxing and a demo of all the things you can fit in the pouches!! (Spoiler Alert: They can hold A TON of stuff!! ๐Ÿค—) โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #simplifiedplanner #thesimplifiedplanner #emilyleysimplifiedplanner #simplified #planner #planners #dailyplanner #dailyplanning #planwithme #planning #planningtime #plannerobsessed #plannerlife #plannerlove #plannernerd #plannercommunity #planneraddict #plannergirl #plannersgonnaplan #simplifiedsisterhood #femaleentrepreneurlife #femaleentrepreneurlifestyle #hustlewithease #staybossyladies #womenwithaplan #ownyoureveryday #girlbosshustle #girlbosslife #theeverygirl #iamtheeverygirl
You CAN get everything done, but NOT all at the sa You CAN get everything done, but NOT all at the same time. Want to know my secret for getting it all done? Schedule EVERYTHING!! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Iโ€™m not kidding when I say Iโ€™m a stress-free business owner and happier human being because I schedule EVERYTHING!! ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € No, but really!! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โœจ I plan and schedule ALL THE THINGS so I know I will have TIME for everything. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Overwhelming my day, my time, and myself is NOT an option for me (because it only leads to stress and burn out and Iโ€™ve been there, done that, got the pink t-shirt souvenir to remind myself that I donโ€™t ever want to go back to that). ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € So I plan my weeks on Sundays and I plan my days the night before. I schedule in time for my morning and evening routines, my meals, my workouts, when I do laundry, when I check my email and scroll social media, when I clean, when I work, rest, and even play. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € And guess what?! Scheduling all of these things into my days and weeks means they actually get DONE *without* feelings of stress or overwhelm!! ๐Ÿคฉ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Iโ€™m dying to know: Do you plan and schedule all the things or do you go with the flow and wing everything?! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #dailyplanner #dailyplanning #weeklyplanner #weeklyplanning #planningtime #planwithme #plannersgonnaplan #femaleentrepreneurlife #femaleentrepreneurlifestyle #womenwithaplan #hustlewithease #hustleandheart #ownyoureveryday #staybossyladies #dreamersanddoers #savvybusinessowner #bossmom #creativelifehappylife #9tothrive #smallbizsquad #theimperfectboss #smallandmightybusiness #simplifiedsisterhood #theeverygirl #iamtheeverygirl #workfromhomelife #moneymakingmaven #buildingbossladies
I just wanna drink coffee and organize my planner. I just wanna drink coffee and organize my planner. Whoโ€™s with me?! ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Sound off if youโ€™re PROUD to be a planner girl and what planner you use in the comments!! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Then, tell me: โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿ“† Daily, Weekly, or Monthly? ๐Ÿค“ Academic or Calendar Year? ๐Ÿ“ Paper, Digital, or Hybrid? ๐Ÿ–Œ Black Pen, Blue Pen, or Colored Pens? โœ”๏ธ Checkmarks or Cross Outs? โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € (You can also vote in my Stories!! ๐Ÿ˜) โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € MY ANSWERS: โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿ“† Daily (so I can schedule my day using my fav time management technique: time blocking) ๐Ÿค“ Calendar Year (a new year and a new planner go together like coffee and creamer) ๐Ÿ“ Iโ€™m a Hybrid (I use a digital calendar AND Asana WITH my @simplified planner) ๐Ÿ–Œ Black Pen for writing tasks + Pink Pen for checking them off โœ”๏ธ Checkmarks all the way!! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿ“ธ by @jamiebannon โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #simplifiedplanner #thesimplifiedplanner #emilyleysimplifiedplanner #simplified #planner #planners #dailyplanner #dailyplanning #planwithme #planning #planningtime #plannerobsessed #plannerlife #plannerlove #plannernerd #plannercommunity #planneraddict #plannergirl #plannersgonnaplan #simplifiedsisterhood #femaleentrepreneurlife #femaleentrepreneurlifestyle #hustlewithease #staybossyladies #womenwithaplan #ownyoureveryday #girlbosshustle #girlbosslife #theeverygirl #iamtheeverygirl
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