Managed her time and got 20 hours of her life back, each week
“Before I met Michelle, I was a married mother of one with another on the way. I was working to develop my small business, as all entrepreneurs do, by working overtime. I worked during the day while my child was at daycare, during the evening after everyone was asleep, and made appointments whenever it was best for my clients—even if that meant working on the weekends. And I volunteered my time away because I had more time than money.
Soon Baby #2 was welcomed into our family and everything began slowly falling apart. While my business was growing and I was gaining recognition in my industry, my family ended up getting whatever was left…and I was wearing out.
What I learned from Michelle was how to take 20 hours of my life back, each week. In hindsight, we never actually ‘defined’ it that way, but I see now how she helped me to slowly gather back my precious time. By examining how I was spending my time, I realized how I could be more efficient. We looked at a grid system that helped me to stop putting out fires all day, every day, and instead focused my time on the things that mattered most first.
This meant silencing my phone for periods of time and not answering email all day long as soon as a new message came in. It also meant offering appointment times to my clients that worked for me and my family schedule. When I finally had developed a daily plan for managing my time and a weekly plan for appointments, I no longer had to work weekends! It was a relief to not feel as though I had given myself away every day, every evening, and every weekend.”
