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November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

Inspiration to take you to the next focus level for super-performance

No doubt we’re living in a very distracted world. Therefore focused work becomes more rare. While we get distracted and we also distract others. With all the available theology we are used to get the necessary information fast. So if we want to find something out, there is Google. (Love this Reel from Marie Forleo, just for fun). If we want to know what our friends are doing, there’s FB and IG and other platforms. Through Whatsup you can connect with your contacts in second. You get the idea.

"While technologies seems helping us a lot, focused work suffers because of it. We seem to spend the days more in a shallow flow of accidental occurrences rather than deep and meaningful quality performance." - Agnese Rudzate

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I’ve said it before and will say it again: spending even 2 hours a day in focused action is a hard work. Unfortunately we tend to decrease this time while making it harder for ourselves to flow in it.

The good news is that there are many things you can do about it. Your work quality depends on your focused action, it’s undeniably important to increase the focused work for your benefit.

Good News #1

Flow generates happiness. Your goal is to achieve the FLOW, where it seems like the time stops and you can just go on for days without a pause. Ideas are flowing and you’re inspired to continue the work – that time when you really are producing value. It stretches you while rewards at the same time.

To go into this focused state of work you will have to turn off all the distractions. I have wrote many articles on the topic to give you a spectrum of ideas on how to achieve that. Every interview that I’ve done Distractions seem to be the common theme. Couple of examples below to get you started.

a. Increase Your Work Performance with 3 Simple Tactics (Brainz Magazine)

b. How to Stay on Task And Avoid Distractions (Lifehack.org)

c. How To Slow Down To Do More (Authority Magazine)

d. “Stop using too many tools” (Thrive Global)

Bottom line is that you’re in charge and you have the power over all the aspects in your life, including distractions.

Good News #2

Focused work is rewarding in itself. In 1980 study that psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (yes, I know, can’t read that either) and his colleague Reed Larson concluded was against what most people believed to be true:

“Ironically, jobs are actually easier to enjoy than free time, because like flow activities they have built-in goals, feedback rules, and challenges, all of which encourage one to become involved in one’s work, to concentrate and lose oneself in it. Free time, on the other hand, is unstructured, and requires much greater effort to be shaped into something that can be enjoyed” from“. I have came across this wisdom in “Deep work” by Cal Newport. It Is a book that I suggest you read.

Good News #3

You already have everything you need. Be aware of your mind playing tricks on you. Remember that you are in charge of your mind, it is not in charge of you. Motivating yourself by feeling the outcome of your focused work, will keep your mind in check for the goal.

Our mind is a tough little cookie that has enslaved our bodies to keep it safe and comfortable. As soon as something out of ordinary happens, it wants to keep us in a safe distance form the unknown.

Your job is to train your body to follow your mind and not the other way around. Most of us live by following our bodies urges. That creates our routines and down the life goes without even realising that master has become the one who gets mastered. Taking charge of thoughts will open whole new doors for focused work.

As focused work becomes more rare in our daily lives, it also becomes more and more valuable for quality. While it is nothing out of ordinary, it can bring a great discomfort when working on increasing the focused work time. It is definitely something that will stretch you, but by concentrating you will loose yourself in it.

Let me know how the focused work goes for you. I hope you loose yourself in it.

Agnese

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Are you scared of working LESS?

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Why are you scared of working LESS?

Can you really earn more when working less?

I’m not the only one who has been conditioned to think that the harder I work the more money I will make; the harder I work, the more successful I will be; the harder I work, the more worthy I will be; the harder I work, the more appreciated I will be and so on….

I have to admit that I have actually been working HARD...

… working hard on changing my believes in all the above. Still in the process of that and I have to say, it’s quite challenging especially when they lurk their ugly head from people around.

But I get it.

We believe that working less will somehow minimize our success, our worth, and our deserving for better.

This is what we keep hearing:

“What comes easy, won’t last.”

“Hard work pays off.”

“Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.” – Beyonce Knowles

“We live in the kind of society where, in almost all cases, hard work is rewarded.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson

“There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.” – Cesar Chavez

“Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” – Peter Drucker

When we read these famous people telling us that hard work equals success, it’s hard to believe the opposite, right?

Starting your own business takes time, patience, sacrifices, energy, and endless motivation. All that is hard work. BUT now when you’re couple years in your business with constant income flow, shouldn’t it be the time to actually be able to enjoy the results?

"Lets put our conditioned believes aside for a moment and enjoy the freedom of choosing what we want to do, how we want to do it, and how much time we want to spend on it." - Agnese Rudzate

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It opens endless possibilities, in fact, there are many successful people who have proven that fewer working hours have worked in their favor by not only giving well deserved time freedom but also a significant increase in profits. Here are a few examples.

Entrepreneur Timothy Ferriss said he made more money working four hours per week than he did from working 80. In his book The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, Timothy wrote that he was able to go from making $40,000 per year and working 80 hours per week to making $40,000 per month and working four hours per week.

Investor Sam Dogen said that at the beginning of his career he was working 70+ hours per week, but he retired at the age of 34, because he’s been saving and investing ever since he got his first job.

Even the whole companies have seen crazy income boost by applying fewer working hours:

An experiment that involved reducing the workweek by one day led to a 40% boost in productivity in a Microsoft subsidiary in Japan. The company said it also reduced the time spent in meetings by implementing a 30-minute limit and encouraging remote communication.

Their example only shows that everything is possible with the right mindset, strategy, and plan. Don’t exhaust yourself thinking that you will rest later or have some family time during the weekend only to realize that your to-do list needs finishing.

Search for answers, seek advice and you will find that it is also possible for you to work fewer hours without sacrificing well-built success.

If you are ready to bring better structure, systems, management and build time freedom for yourself, book your free call with me and lets talk strategy:

Otherwise, please know that you can always write me a quick note, short email (or a long one, I really don’t mind) if you have any concerns, questions, or need a little guidance in reducing the workload. Stop trying to figure it all out on your own, world is full of experts that are willing to guide you 🙂

To more time freedom and thriving businesses!

Agnese

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5 ways to keep life and business simple

Increased happiness and income from simplifying things

When distractions cut down on your productivity it’s easy to get overwhelmed and switch focus on unimportant tasks and start consuming more than creating. This is when SIMPLE moves away and COMPLICATED comes in giving you more of what you don’t need – frustration.

Here are 5 ways how you can make your life more simple today

Declutter your home – get rid of anything you are not using. Don’t keep things just to have them with a thought that you will use it some day. That day might never come, so be wise with the stuff you fill your space. Because your space is important for your wellbeing. The less clutter you will have, the more at ease you will feel. Here you can read my blog and watch a video on How to Declutter your Home for well Deserved Clarity.
Organise your workspace – keep things where they belong so you don’t waste time trying to find them. The same applies to your computer and phone. To help you do that here is my free audio on How to Organize Anything where you can learn 3 steps to less chaos.
Cut out time wasters – step back and analyse a bit what takes your attention away, what stops you from completing your day’s goal, what gives you that feeling at the end of the day when you have done a lot, but haven’t achieved anything meaningful. If you need help in quick self-audit go ahead and read my blog about 7 Habits that Wastes Your Time.
Get rid of distractions – while there are a lot of things that distract us every single day, we are not without fault here. We are the ones letting ourselves get distracted thinking “it will just be a minute” turning out to another hour of wrong focus. Here I explain how to Tackle you Distractions to Gain Back Your Focus.
Make to-don’t list. Doing less of the things you shouldn’t be doing will highly increase your productivity leaving you with a more simple and stress free life. To help you make one, here is my take on what should be on that list.

Last, but not least, learn to say “no”. Prioritize yourself. You can’t do everything. Find out what’s really important to you and focus on those activities.

"Find out what's really important to you and focus on those activities." - Agnese Rudzate

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If you need help in getting to more SIMPLE life in business, join the course Freedom Business Formula and together we will double your profit and time freedom.

Do you believe that Less stuff is better? That Stuff in general weights you down?

Let me know in the comment of you think that living a simple life gives you more time for the important things?

I would love to hear your takeaway and any suggestions to simplify life.

To more simple life!

Agnese

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7 habits that wastes your time

Learn how to create more time to do things that matter

In days like these (“Where did the time go?”) your time was probably eaten by many distractions. To stop yourself from getting distracted and pulled different directions, it’s important that you attach value to your time.

By using your time wisely you will have more of it for things that matter to you, like spending time with family and friends or pursuing other projects.

Set yourself up for success by eliminating these 7 time wasters and you may find you have more time than you realize.

1. Notifications on your phone. Those who have been around here for some time know that I keep encouraging everyone to turn off all their notifications on the phone. That “beep” sound distracts you in fraction of a second, but unfortunately it takes much longer to get back in to your creative flow after this innocent “I will just quickly check-it might be urgent”.
2. Open email all day long. For better productivity, you should set certain times when you allow yourself to check emails and ti should not be more than 2 times per day. Seriously, it is enough times (Im talking from experience). Like this you will not only save time, but will be able to focus better and process more emails in less time.
3. Multitasking. You have probably heard about it, but let me remind you again. Trying to do more than one thing at a time actually diminishes your productivity. The human brain simply isn’t designed to multitask. Let me explain. Your brain slows down as it switches between tasks, with takes more time and makes you less efficient. Focusing on one thing at a time will make you more effective – better results with fewer errors.

"Multitasking is shifting between two or more tasks without really focusing on either one. This leads to errors, time waste and stress."- Agnese Rudzate

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4. Scrolling through Social Media. BIG waste of your time when you use it for personal use. You get sucked in to random posts only to realise that another 20 minutes have passed without creating results for your future. Mind your own business (literally) and create before you consume. When used effectively, social media can help boost your business and increase sales. But be careful, because constantly checking your news feed or looking to see how many people are following you is eating away at your focus and time.

5. Keeping your work space messy. Disorganized work spaces highly wastes your time because your focus is pulled in different directions, it’s hard to find things you need and, let’s be honest, it’s not a pretty look. Take all the clutter away leaving just the necessary for productive work. When everything has a place, you’ll be able to quickly find what you need and move on to the next thing.

"Your disorganization is wasting your time by making it difficult to find anything." - Agnese Rudzate

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6. Taking too many breaks. This is new to me, as I am that kind of person, that forgets to take a break instead of taking more than I should. However I have discovered that this is a habit for many making results hard to reach. The problem with this habit, you end up lingering and never really get your focus back. Schedule your break to keep yourself in check and focused.

7. Working when exhausted. I’ve been there. It’s not pretty or healthy. All it does is creates more exhaustion, more mistakes and less quality. You may end up facing burnout. Do yourself a favour and make sleep a priority. The time you spend resting will pay off when you’re awake and ready to take on the world.

"Do yourself a favour and make sleep a priority." - Agnese Rudzate

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Once you are clear on what wasted your time, create a to don’t list to get clear on things you know you should not be doing. Here are my suggestions on what to put in there for less distractions and better productivity

Click here to learn my formula on how to make more time in a day while running a thriving business.

Let me know how are you handling your time wasters and feel free to suggest how to make more time freedom.

Here’s to more quality time.

Agnese

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Simple, most effective way to manage your time in business

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SIMPLE, MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO MANAGE YOUR TIME IN BUSINESS

And why it is even important?

Time management means that you are not only productive with your time, but your productivity is focused on achieving your business goals. Planning ahead today saves you time, and unnecessary stress, tomorrow. Once you have established your goals, you can also start working on a feasible timeline to reach them.

Those who have been around here know how much I like SIMPLE, LESS and EASY approach to life and business. These are words that are common in my vocabulary and I run my business and live my life by them.e

And this is no exception...

- - Because why complicate things if they can be done the easy way?
  - Why we like to get deep in to analysing, when the answers are right in from of us?
  - Why do we immerse in to self-pity when we can’t find the time to do everything and as a result get overwhelmed and miserable?

“When ever I struggle with something, I ask myself what is the most simple and effective solution to this?” - Agnese Rudzate

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This might not become as a big news, because leaders, multiple business owners, entrepreneurs are using this proven scheme to manage their time wisely becoming not only less stressed, but more productive

Successful highly productive people tend to spend most of their time in IMPORTANT-NOT URGENT. Bu spending most of their time here, they don’t allow IMPORTANT-URGENT tasks to ever build up. Focus on the IMPORTANT and NOT IMPORTANT will be just that NOT IMPORTANT…

Good time management allows you to accomplish more in a shorter period of time, which leads to more free time, which lets you take advantage of learning opportunities, lowers your stress, and helps you focus, which leads to more career success. Each benefit of time management improves another aspect of your life.

Here’s to managing your time wisely

Agnese

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How to make more time in a day while running a thriving business?

How to make more time in a day

while running a thriving business?

Million dollar question, isn’t it?

I might have just the answer for that.

You see, in the world where everyone wants MORE, I’m all about choosing LESS – less distractions, less on my plate, less stress and overwhelm, less hustle and wondering around and trying to figure what works.

Instead I follow my mentors advices and use proven methods to not waste any time, get work done effectively and being able to enjoy afternoon tea on a balcony with my family.

Imagine..

✧ Being clear on your next steps to grow your business.

✧ Earn enough to support your luxury lifestyle and actually having the time to enjoy it.

✧ Having time abundance for yourself, family and friends while running a thriving online business.

✧ Being able to trust that your business can bring in high value without you being present.

✧ Knowing where you want to be and how to get there.

Has this been on your wish list? And how does it all make you feel? Do you think it is achievable or more of somewhere far away in the future? Maybe? Someday?

Yes, these are a lot of questions to think about. Take your time. I remember myself trying to figure out my life and not having a cared direction, however having a mentor that guides you through obstacles in business and personal life has made a massive impact on my life and has been so worth it.

“I’m all about LESS - less distractions, less on my plate, less stress and overwhelm, less hustle.” - Agnese Rudzate

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So how do you make all the happen? I’m gad you asked:

✓ Setting the right Processes in place so you don’t have to supervise every single step

✓ Simplifying Organization for better focus and efficiency

✓ Customizing your Time-management plan and sticking to it

✓ Getting rid of distractions leaving you with proven methods to increase productivity

✓ Building outstanding Client Relationships

✓ Setting up Future-Growth plan on your own terms

Voila!

All of that I have included in my unique Freedom Business Formula course specifically for that reason – to have time freedom while still running a thriving business.

If you want in, book your free strategy session and lets have a chat!

Let me know in the comments if and how you manage your business so that it doesn’t take all your free time and family time away, I would love to hear your story!

xx Agnese

Want to increase your productivity to have time freedom while running a thriving business?

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Can you really earn more when working less?

I have to admit that I have actually been working HARD...

This is what we keep hearing:

Want to increase your productivity to have time freedom while running a thriving business?

Want to boost your productivity by restoring your mind to balance, harmony and clarity?

What to know how to organize anything?

About Agnese

Let's connect

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5 ways to keep life and business simple

Increased happiness and income from simplifying things

Here are 5 ways how you can make your life more simple today

Want to increase your productivity to have time freedom while running a thriving business?

Want to skyrocket your productivity with private coaching to become a top performer?

Want to boost your productivity by restoring mind to balance, harmony and clarity?

What to know how to organize anything?

About Agnese

Let's connect

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Don't settle for more than 4h work days

7 habits that wastes your time

Learn how to create more time to do things that matter

Set yourself up for success by eliminating these 7 time wasters and you may find you have more time than you realize.

Want to increase your productivity to have time freedom while running a thriving business?

Want to skyrocket your productivity with private coaching to become a top performer?

Want to boost your productivity by restoring mind to balance, harmony and clarity?

What to know how to organize anything?

About Agnese

Let's connect

Search Blog Posts

Don't settle for more than 4h work days

SIMPLE, MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO MANAGE YOUR TIME IN BUSINESS

And why it is even important?

And this is no exception...

Want to increase your productivity to have time freedom while running a thriving business?

Want to skyrocket your productivity with private coaching to become a top performer?

Want to boost your productivity by restore mind to balance, harmony and clarity?

What to know how to organize anything?

About Agnese

Let's connect

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Don't settle for more than 4h work days

How to make more time in a day

while running a thriving business?

Imagine..

Has this been on your wish list? And how does it all make you feel? Do you think it is achievable or more of somewhere far away in the future? Maybe? Someday?

So how do you make all the happen? I’m gad you asked:

Want to increase your productivity to have time freedom while running a thriving business?

Want to skyrocket your productivity with private coaching to become a top performer?

Want to boost your productivity by restore mind to balance, harmony and clarity?

What to know how to organize anything?

About Agnese

Let's connect

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Don't settle for more than 4h work days

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