How To Succeed As An Entrepreneur

When you’re the owner and CEO of your own company, you end up wearing a lot of hats – especially in the beginning when you’re just getting your business off the ground. You’re the marketing manager, ideas person, accountant, payroll administrator, office manager and sometimes even the custodian!

Bikini Luxe has grown in leaps and bounds since I founded the company, and while now I’ve got staff to share the joy ( and the workload ), I’m still as busy as ever. Many people have asked me how I’ve done it – and my answer is this: even though I work hard, I also work smart.

Here are 8 essential ways I’ve learned to work smarter, not harder

Look After Your Health First

It’s easy to neglect your sleep, especially when you have a million things on the go. But skimping on your health – getting enough rest, eating right, and exercising – is not the way to go. Sooner or later, something’s got to give, and when you don’t take care of yourself, you’re not going to be able to work optimally.

Learn To Say No

You pride yourself on being a nice girl (or guy) and you hate to tell people no. But for the sake of your health and your sanity, you have to. Telling people no will not offend them – rather, if you explain that you’ve got other priorities to take care first, those who matter will respect you for it.

This is possibly the most important tip to avoid burnout and stay ahead of the curve

Learn To Delegate

As much as you like to do everything yourself, and have your hands in everything, part of being a successful leader is training others to do the work – and then actually trusting them to do it. Successful leaders don’t do it all on their own. You have to build a good team that you can trust.

Stick With One Task At A Time

Ask time management experts and they will tell you that multi-tasking is not effective. Make it a habit to stick with one thing at a time. Finish that task and move onto the next. That way, you are able to give that project 100 percent – and likely do a whole lot better.

Move Around And Let Your Brain Recover

Rather than sitting and pulling all-nighters to meet deadlines, make sure you are giving yourself a breather from your work. Yes, you have lots to do – but you will be far more effective if you let your brain have a rest regularly. Whether that’s every two minutes every 45 minutes, or five minutes every two hours, it will do wonders for your creativity and your sharpness.

Create Habits

Working in the same space everyday with the same routine will allow your brain to function optimally. You’ll be used to your surroundings. Your body will be used to the space, the tools, the habitual cup of Earl Grey tea – so with those things under control, you’ll be freed up to focus on the task at hand.

"Good habits are worth being fanatical about." -  John Irving

Give Yourself A Deadline

Work expands to fill the time available, so be sure to give yourself a deadline for everything you need to do. You’ll find yourself working to meet this imaginary deadline.

"Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time." -  Arnold H. Glasow

Don’t Wait For The Perfect Time To Start A Project

You will never have a big block of time, so use smaller chunks of time to chip away at larger projects. Even a few minutes here and there can be used to answer a long dreaded email , make a phone call, or to get the ball rolling.

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