Over a decade in highway construction with a focus on merging technology and innovation. There may be more trucks and heavy equipment in my day to day, but the approach works for all businesses on Main Street.
Elevate Your Game: Time Management, Productivity Hacks & Business Wisdom
The Dilemma. . . |
The dilemma that I'm faced with quite often. Or shall I say the one problem I'm trying to solve is how I can manage my time and energy? Every year I create these goals and I have these grand ideas that I would like to pursue, but there never seems to be enough time or energy. Notice how I keep throwing energy behind time... Let me give you a timeline of a typical day, then you'll see, that sometimes I do have time, but the energy is just not there. Here is a typical day for me
By the time my day ends, I'm exhausted. And if I do have a moment, it's typically on a day that's a rest day from my workout or my weekends. This year I'm going to level up my time management skills. I'm learning that I can no longer have goals without having the actions and activities scheduled on my calendar. I'll keep you posted on how it's working out for me. Alright folks, let's get to it this week. 🚀 -Ben Lanier, The Digital Inc. Level Up Your Hustle: Game Changing Productivity TipsBookmark, listen and see what you can use. There was a boatload of nuggets inside this one. Like scheduling nothing on your calendar. You know those times when you should be working on something but you just don't have the energy or motivation? Well, sometimes you gotta schedule time for "nothing" for thinking or whatever you want to do. That way you don't feel guilty for your unproductive time. Or another one that was great to hear, is the number of projects you can have going on at one time. Spoiler: it's less than 4 projects, but more than 2... But listen when you get a chance this week... 7 Truths That Will Change Your Approach To Productivity | Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal The Playbook You Need For Your Business VentureOkay so on my weekly podcast listening tour. I guess he was making his media runs, but I eventually wound up reading/listening to the book Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan. Two things I took from the book were the act of treating business and business ideas like experiments. That resonates with me because I generally think business is a game. It's just like sports. Some people are simply better than others, but the truth is with the right amount of practice we can all improve. The next thing that stuck with me is The Law of 100. It's Noah's concept of whatever you are starting, blogging, podcasting, YouTube. You do that thing 100 times before you decide if it is working or not. Anyway, this is a very practical book with pretty good examples of everyday folks starting businesses. Put this on your book or audio reading list. Million Dollar Weekend | Noah Kagan When the Rubber Meets the Road, ...So here's our construction project that we just finished up. It's a roadway project in Wilson, NC at Barton College. We improved the storm drainage, reduced the roadway from 4 lanes to 2 lanes and added a pedestrian lane from the athletic facility to the football stadium. Check out our highway project we finished up! Sharing: |
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Over a decade in highway construction with a focus on merging technology and innovation. There may be more trucks and heavy equipment in my day to day, but the approach works for all businesses on Main Street.
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