As an entrepreneur, there are three things that can eat up your day. Emails, dead-end client prospects and the deep, black hole of social media. When you're fully aware of how your time is spent, it can be mind-blowing. Think about how many minutes you spend making to-do lists, scrolling instagram, researching something or crafting the perfect email. These boring, but necessary, tasks can easily take up 6-8 hours a week. That's an entire work day if you add it all up! As a creative entrepreneur or small business owner, you have to be spending your time as wisely as possible. Here are 5 time management tips I've learned over the years, when working from home.
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Working from home has many advantages. There's no time clock to punch, we don't have to pile on our makeup to impress anyone and we get to stay in our p.j's all day. Score! I like to keep my desk as minimal and organized as possible, to avoid any distraction. Here are a few of my favorite items that will keep you feeling inspired and happy while you're hustlin' away in your home office.
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