How to manage the hectic pace of life today to accomplish more of what matters most!

1. 9 Ways to Accomplish
More in Less Time…

2. Welcome…
• Relax
• Enjoy – eat, drink, connect,
• Be open – take notes, ask how?
• Respect – phones
• Participate – share
• Contribute & Win…
• Link to slides – slideshare.net/tradeinsights

3. Who is PROTRADE United?
We believe in a united effort and collective knowledge
to help you find an even better way to run your
business…
Trade specific solutions in…
• Creating Your Game Plan – income, cash flow, profit, team
development
• Getting You Financially Well Organised – structure, tax
minimisation,
• Attracting More Quality Customers– online & offline

4. Why PROTRADE United?
Ultimately for 3 reasons…
1. To give you the luxury of an unhurried life
2. To raise the standards of trades and related
service businesses in Australia
3. Decrease the anxiety and depression related
deaths amongst trades

5. Some of our clients…

6. Today…
Take home…
1. The biggest challenges facing you in ‘getting
more done’
2. 9 ways to help you get more done ‘of what
matters most’
3. Game Plan to implement these tools

7. Is this your life?

8. Who set that
schedule?

9. What frustrates you most?

10. No CLARITY

11. Action not aligned with VALUES

12. No COMPASS

13. TO DO Lists

14. Wired for Distraction

15. NO ‘down time /switch off”

16. Disempowering B.S.

17. B-RULES…
 If you want something done right, you have to do
it yourself!
 If things aren’t working…work harder!
 If it appears that life is flowing/like I am doing
nothing, ‘people’ will think I’m lazy!
 The busier I am, the more important I appear
 Busy means I am ‘worthy’
 You CAN’T have it all in life
 You HAVE to sacrifice things to get somewhere in
life

18. A lost art…

19. Stop doing dumb things!

20. How do these people manage?

21. Think about this…
Working harder does NOT
= Better Results

22. Think about this…
Results = FOCUS - Distraction

23. Busy? Doing what?

24. Is this you?
Most people would rather be
‘poor and liked’
vs.
‘wealthy and respected’

25. TTWWHADI…

26. Psychology vs. Skills/Ability

27. What holds you back?

28. Default vs. Design

29. Change…are you up for it?

30. What has been valuable?

31. Is it this Simple?
1. What do you desire (vs. don’t want) for
your life/business/career?
2. Stop doing everything that is not aligned
with this!

32. Are you REALLY ready?

33. New paradigm/thinking…
 Guard your time/energy preciously
 It’s either - a Hell YES or a Big Fat NO
 Stop worrying about other peoples
feelings/thoughts about you
 Stop ‘trying’ to please others
 Get rid of the NEGATIVITY in your life
 Look after you first, so you can then serve others

34. The 9 Steps….
1. Get clear about what is MOST important
2. PRIORITIES to Activities
3. Become world class with COMMUNICATION
4. Build your NO muscle
5. MANAGE Distractions
6. Practice DELAYED Gratification
7. Establish RITUALS
8. SELF Care
9. Use TECHNOLOGY wisely
10. REVIEW

35. 1. Get CLEAR
1. What ONE thing if we/I achieved would
make ALL the difference in my business?
2. What ONE thing if we/I achieved would
make ALL the difference in my personal
life?

36. Vision & Values

37. 2. PRIORITIES to Activities

38. 2. PRIORITIES to Activities
1. Review ALL activities (work & home)
2. Prioritise a& schedule by role
3. Value everyone’s time
4. Have your most valuable people doing the
most ‘valuable’ work
5. Outsource where necessary – admin, data
entry, some communications, (even
personal chores)

39. 4. Prioritise & Activities
Me Husband Father CEO Coach
Exercise 1-1 time Star Time Strategy Clients
Reading Adventure Reading Relationships R&D
Connecting Listening! Adventure Finances Team

40. 3. Become world class at
COMMUNICATION
1. Planning – what’s happening
2. Annual/Quarterly/Monthly/Weekly/Daily
3. Confirming what /when/who
4. Accountability
5. Acknowledge
6. Manage expectations

41. 4. Build your NO muscle

42. Be AWARE of…

43. 5. MANAGE Distractions

44. 5. MANAGE Distractions
1. Turn OFF all alerts/notifications, etc.
2. NEVER check email first thing*
3. Unsubscribe to the 90%
4. Have scheduled switch OFF time
5. Don’t watch media/TV
6. Educate your team on how to solve
problems
7. Find your ‘flow’ ZONE for valuable work

46. 6. Practice Delayed Gratification

47. 7. Establish RITUALS
1. Meetings – agendas, scheduled, discussions
2. FOCUS Times
3. 90/90
4. 17-Minutes to RESULTS
5. Quiet/down time
6. Planning/Review

48. 8. SELF Care
1. Healthy GUT (2nd Brain) = Healthy Mind
2. Fuel
3. Movement
4. Stillness
5. Re-create
6. Sleep

49. What has been valuable?

50. The Paradox of Technology

51. 9. Technology – use it wisely
1. Customer & team communication - CRM
2. Quoting/pricing
3. Job/team management/scheduling
4. Finances/invoicing/debtors
5. Self management
6. Cloud storage - Google Docs/Dropbox
7. Go paperless

61. What has been valuable?

62. 10. REVIEW
1. Time Audit
2. Frustrations/Tolerations
3. Learning’s
4. Eliminate/STOP doing?

63. Remember what matter most
1. If things get out of hand – get some
space
2. Remind yourself of the priorities
3. Act accordingly with your vision/values

65. What ACTION will you take?

66. It’s interesting you know…
Most of business owners will…
• Hear what we say,
• Understand it intellectually,
• Agree with all the principles,
• Get excited about what’s
possible
• KNOW that it is the thing they
should do, yet…

67. Do nothing!
What gets in the way…
LIFE!

68. Your opportunity to get clear
Complimentary
‘Game Plan’ Session
• Where you are
• Where you want to be
• The Road Map to get you
there…

69. Participant or Spectator…?

70. The ILLUSION…
= Success,
Happiness,
Fulfilment, &
Blah, Blah,
Blah…

71. What REALLY Matters?