6) Consolidate. You might know, by now, that I run several websites and several newsletters. It's becoming more evident to me that consolidating some of my efforts would help my business run more smoothly. Where are places in your business that you could consolidate your efforts and get more return on your investment?

7) Leverage. This concept refers to obtaining multiple uses out of materials you've already created. It takes a certain amount of skill to do this well, but once you get in habit, you can exponentially multiply your returns from a one-time investment of your effort. In creating new materials for your business, continually ask yourself, "how can I use this again?"

8) Vision. By staying connected to big picture/big vision for your business, you will be more often inspired and find yourself more in "flow". During "flow", you can accomplish great things in less time so spending time each day being inspired by your vision will help you save time.

9) Chunking. This strategy refers to completing similar types of work all at same time. You might implement this in your business by making a running list of calls to return and then setting aside a block of time dedicated to accomplishing this (or, even better, having one of your assistants accomplish this). It's more effective and a better use of energy, where possible, to accomplish similar tasks all together. Same goes for writing, scheduling clients, etc.

10) Analysis. Keep track of what's working really well in your business - what are you feeling proud of? What are customers complimenting you for? What should you be doing more of? Also keep track of where you feel things could be done better? What are customers complaining about? Analyzing your business and its progression over time will often point out places where you can simplify, consolidate, or change in order to save more time and work more easily.

I hope, after reading this, you've come up with some inspired actions that you can take, today, to find more time and create more joy in your business.

Make more money and have more fun!

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