Great post thanks lee

I’m a new reader here and I’d say that I enjoyed reading this post. It’s funny how I can relate to that laundry routine!
It’s interesting to know how others schedule their work and it helps me to learn from it.
Thanks for the post!

I start by walking my dog Frankie. I like to give her a good walk so I am sure to bring my iphone and I have my dropbox loaded with training vids and interviews that I listen to while I walk. I love to multitask this way!

My most productive time is the morning. When I am in the middle of writing a book, I like to write in the morning because that is when I have the most energy – but it is hard for me not to check my emails and get some customer support taken care of. I like to help people right away, especially if it has been all night since they got a response.

After I do a bulk of writing, I will start with the other tasks on my to do list.

After I finish my busy work in the morning / mid afternoon, I take a lunch break.

After my break, I will get cracking on the next big item chunk on my to do list. I still have energy as I have just taken a break and I’ve eaten!

At night, after the second dog walk (I outsource the mid afternoon walk to a dog walker) one of my favorite things to do is graphics. I will make ads, pinterest images, memes for facebook, book covers and even salesletters. Graphics are my “downtime work” and I can usually plop myself on the couch in front of the tv and also be productive! This is actually fun for me. Another downtime work part of my day is connecting with people on social media.

I do have busier days when i have skype calls and videos to make and edit. But, every day is a new adventure.

It’s inspiring to see what works (or doesn’t) for others, plus validating because I’m reminded I don’t need to follow someone else’s “expected” or “what works best for them.” Finding what works best for me, IS what’s BEST for me.

Love the Expert’s Q & A posts, Nicole. Keep ’em coming!

I will say I’m at the end of Week 2 of my new schedule. I’ve been more productive this past two weeks than the entire month of January! More than just keeping my head above water, I’m knocking off months-old tasks from my to-do list, more highly focused to release new projects (like my first ever niche eBook/cookbook last weekend!) & still have time to relax in the evenings with a little Netflix. And now that my body’s finally getting used to the time change I’m not sleeping as much. 🙂

Now that we are retired and I sell on eBay, I use the same sort of schedule each day. If your not working for your business, your not making money. Simple, but hard sometimes.