I am going into my sixth year of having my practice (woohoo), I do this exclusively- this is not a side hustle. I am sooo incredibly happi to have the amazing clients that I do have and where I am in my business, but there are five things that I wish I focused on at the beginning.
These are my top 4, and there are more but, these make life less stressful, more fun, and increased my efficiency and profits.
1. Keep Yourself organized – this is where the majority of people start off losing from the beginning. If you know, you are going to be successful, and you will be successful! Why else would you get into business! So make sure you start at the beginning when it is easier to control things. Even if you have already started, you can still get a handle on things. There are so many tools out there to make sure you have a smooth and easy workflow.
I use Trello for my projects, MileIQ for my travel and IFTTT to keep track of activities and actions.
2. Have some way of keeping track of your time!!! AKA a calendar tool. Your time is precious; in fact, it is the most valuable thing in this life. Make sure you are in control of your time and your business. Don’t let time bully you; tell time what to do. Use Google calendar or Icalendar at the very least. I use Acuity so clients/meetings can go to my calendar and find a time that works best for them based on what my availability is. Did you get it? Around MY availability. Keep control of your time, or you will lose control of it. A calendar that you are in control of is an exercise in boundaries. I do recognize not every industry can have a schedule like this, but you can document when and where you are going to be. In this case, a paper calendar works wonders.
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It integrates perfectly with my Google calendar! Customizable to your brand, insanely easy to use and a massive bonus for me is you can add forms to different types of appointments you have. Ex