My 6 Week Deep Dive

I’m so excited to share my new 6-Week Deep Dive Online Program for business owners. Over 6-Weeks I will work with you to take a deep dive into getting organized by teaching you high impact habits and providing you with the systems you need to stay organized. The best way to learn is by doing, so I will walk you step by step through each area of focus. 

Week 1: Assess and Identify Your Goals

Look at your current projects and challenges and identify strategic areas of improvement  

For example - 

• Calendaring/Time-Blocking to provide focused work time

• Streamline Meetings and Employee Communications

• Set Project Timelines, Delegate Tasks, and Communicate Milestones

Week 2: Time Management 

In my experience, this is an area of great challenge and it’s important to tackle it early and thoroughly. This week we will take a deep dive into how you are managing your time.

For example:

• Syncing calendars and streamlining appointments

• Identify and Remove any time wasters

• Cut down time of meetings

• Add in personal time for things you love

Week 3: Systems Review

Based on understanding your use of time and time management, we can turn to systems. This is where we determine what tasks you are doing over and over again that can be automated, simplified or delegated. We will look at both systems that are currently in place and also what may be missing.

For example:

• Communication

• Finances

• Physical organization

• Scheduling

Week 4:  Business Habits and Routines

Identify the business habits and routines that are working so we can amplify them and replace the ones that aren’t so you can successfully maintain the progress that you’ve made so far.

• What habits and routines are working well?

• What are the most important habits you need to build into your day, week or month? 

• What are the ways that I can simplify or build them into your existing schedule?

Week 5:  Review Goals and Troubleshooting

At this point you will have had several weeks of getting more organized, implementing changes and working towards your goals. Naturally, roadblocks will appear and this is our opportunity to tackle them and find solutions.

Together we will look at what’s working and what’s not? 

• Identify the things that may be more difficult to implement and streamline further

• Alter a strategy if necessary

• Look at areas where you might be getting hung up

• Identify steps needed to be taken next?

Week 6:  Evaluate  completion of goals and create plan for moving forward  

In concluding our deep dive together, you will be extremely organized, and have been implementing the habits and routines you need to stay organized for several weeks. With that knowledge we will complete our work together with a clear plan on how to continue moving forward.  

Your Workspace Checklist

During the quarantine months, I realized that I didn’t have a good setup for both myself and my son to work at home.   I started by getting him a desk and creating his own space for school at home.  I got rid of an area that had a keyboard because I really really wanted him to take piano lessons and it just never happened.  Luckily one of his electives at school during the lockdown months was beginning guitar and it made me realize that it better suited him anyway and a guitar is portable. 

As an Organizational Coach even I get stuck in not seeing the whole picture and having an objective view of a space. I had toyed with the idea of getting Asher a desk and finally one day woke up and realized, now is the time.

It was a game changer.  Asher having his own workspace helped him focus and be able to really do zoom school well.  Much better than trying to work at the kitchen table, when I was cooking, washing dishes or putting away groceries.

This experience inspired me to create this checklist and I thought it might be useful for you.  Here’s the link to my 10 Ways to Refresh Your Workspace.

If you’d like my checklist, click Here!

Why Everyone Needs a Cheerleader for Their Business

If you own your own business, you know that things don’t always go smoothly and come easily to you. In fact, Between 20-50% of small businesses fail in their first five years. This is a daunting fact.  So if you’re a business owner, don’t hesitate to find someone that encourages you and cheers you on.

It’s an amazing thing to have a cheerleader that roots for you and encourages you to keep going.  Someone that has your back and whispers in your ear that you’re doing an amazing job.

I have that in my Dad.  He’s been my biggest cheerleader from the very beginning.  Telling me how proud of me he is and that I’m doing a great job and usually it’s when I really need it the most.  Any time I send out a newsletter, he’s the first to respond that it’s thoughtfully written or full of great ideas.

It’s his 75th birthday this week and I’d like to honor him so that he knows how much I appreciate his love and encouragement.  He’s been a constant since the beginning and inspired me to always do my best work even when I may have not believed in myself.

I owe a big part of me being a great coach to the fact that I’ve learned how to be a great cheerleader from my dad.  My clients have told me that not only do I crack the whip but I also encourage and inspire them to keep up the great work.

If you’re ready to have a coach and a cheerleader for your business, give me a call!

What's Your Perfect Day?

What is your perfect day?  Like a really perfect day?  Maybe you think of being on vacation and waking up and having time to yourself.  While sipping your hot beverage of choice you catch up on news, meditate, or even get some movement in before the rest of the world wakes up.

Think about your non-negotiables.  The things you absolutely would not live without.  Maybe staying hydrated is top of the list, followed by eating a healthy breakfast.  Maybe it’s time to write each morning or move your body each day.

In our first coaching session, we start out by developing a schedule for you that incorporates aspects of your perfect day and your non-negotiables.  Now more than ever, as we work from home and may have a little more chaos in our house with kids in zoom school and having to share space, it’s even more applicable to create a schedule and have routine in our life.

When helping one of my clients create a schedule that included all her wants and needs she realized that she wasn’t fitting in time to write each day. We were able to shift things around so that first thing in the morning she took advantage of a quiet house before everyone else woke up to write.  It just meant going to bed a little earlier and sure enough that was all she needed to fit in her writing time.

My 6 Week Spring Refresh

You might have noticed with all that extra time at home, you really need to declutter and refresh your space! If you are ready to make a change, feeling stuck or heavy in your space, or particularly scattered, I’m here to help you. 

I’ve been working on the perfect online organizing program (pre-COVID) so that I could serve clients outside of the Santa Barbara area. Who knew that this would end up being a great option for my local clients, too? 

The Spring Refresh is a 6-Week Organizing Program for people who want to feel lighter and more grounded in their space. I’ll provide you with an outside set of eyes to help you streamline, simplify and refresh! This goes well beyond decluttering and into long term organizational habits that will serve you for years to come...but don’t worry we will declutter, too. I will give you the tools and techniques I’ve learned to help you get organized and stay organized. Hint: Being organized is not about stuff, it’s a mindset. So when we are done you can apply what you’ve learned to time, goals, and workflow. 

Here is what’s included in the program:  

• Kicks off the week of May 4th

• Includes 6 individual 45-minute coaching sessions 

• Set achievable organizational goals 

• Step by step advice and feedback

• Tailored plan from an organizational expert

• Accountability to make sure you follow through! 

If this sounds amazing, and you are ready to make a change - let’s talk. Click here to schedule a call or hit reply and let me know. 

3 Creative Ways to Help Local Businesses

I hope this finds you and your family healthy and happy during this time of settling in to the new normal.  If you’re wondering how to support local businesses in this time of economic uncertainty, I’ve made a list of a few ideas that you might not have thought of already. Of course it’s wonderful to buy and order from these businesses like buying gift cards, ordering takeout, and making sure you’re tipping well.  But, there are other ways you can help too.

• Leave positive reviews on yelp - this is a gift that keeps on giving. Pick 3 of your favorite local businesses and give them a review. Your reviews will be seen only if you’ve done other Yelp reviews. So picking 3 is important. 

• Give a shout out on social media - Post about a local business you love and tag them in it or repost a post from a local business. Remember that sharing and tagging are great FREE ways to support local business. 

• Consider using a small business before purchasing from Amazon Prime and shop local online - Look for local businesses that supply the items you are looking for online, you might be surprised at how many stock the items you want, will allow you to pay without ever getting out of your car, and offer curbside pick-up where they will place the items right in your trunk. Think flour from your local bakery, coffee beans from your local coffee shop, pet food from the local pet store, wine from the wine shop. There are no long lines or wait times. 

A lot of local businesses are getting creative in how they serve their customers. I’ve been offering virtual organizing sessions to help my clients, especially the ones that are now more aware of their need for organization than ever. We are meeting over Zoom and creating relaxing clutter free spaces for them to live and work in. If you would like that kind of help or want to gift a session to someone, you can contact me here.