Empowering Productivity

Have you ever taken a much-needed vacation and then got back and couldn't get back in the flow of work? Yeah…us too! Even after a week or more, you can still struggle to be back in the flow. In today's episode, we are going to talk about the things you can do to help yourself […] The post How to Get Back in Gear After a Vacation appeared first on R5 Website Management.

When is the last time you took a real vacation? I'm not talking about going out of town with your computer in tow and working from the hotel room or car in between doing touristy things. What I am talking about is telling your clients you're going out of town and you won't be available […] The post Why Taking a Real Vacation Boosts Your Productivity appeared first on R5 Website Management.

When you are a small business owner or a solo-preneur, you have to wear a lot of hats to keep your business running. Especially in the first few years of your business when you are trying to grow it, you will have to put in a lot of long hours. To successfully grow your business […] The post How to Get Family Buy in So You Can Get More Work Done appeared first on R5 Website Management.

How many times have you sat down to work on something and got distracted by the big pile of laundry next to you? Or have you gotten to dinner time and realized that you don't have the ingredients to make supper? Having to stop and handle your personal things during the workweek can keep you […] The post How to Use The Weekends to Set Yourself Up For a More Productive Week appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Have you ever worked on a project and took way longer to accomplish it than what it should have? There are a lot of reasons that it can take longer to get things done than what it should take, and one of those reasons is that you didn't put a time limit on yourself. When […] The post Set Time Limits on Yourself To Get More Done appeared first on R5 Website Management.

How many times have you sat down to work and struggled to concentrate or get into word mode? It can be very hard to get into work mode when so many things are distracting you. This is particularly challenging when you work from home. Your focus can be split between your home life and work-life […] The post Mind Tricks That Can Help You Get Into Work Mode appeared first on R5 Website Management.

I've been working from home and taking care of my 3 kids since 2013. When I started doing this, my kids ranged from 1 year old to 6 years old. Now, we both work from home and our kids are often home with us. In today's episode, we will discuss the things we've done to […] The post How to Be Productive and Get Your Work Done With Your Kids Around appeared first on R5 Website Management.

How often have you set out to get work done and then it got completely derailed? Daily? Weekly? Many people that work from home or are entrepreneurs really struggle with this. The great thing about working for yourself is that you have freedom. The worst thing about working for yourself is that you have freedom. […] The post Manage Your Time to Help You Get More Things Done appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Have you ever put off a project or task for days or weeks that turned out to only take you 20 minutes to complete? When you finally get the task done, it's relieving and discouraging at the very same moment. Relieving because you got it done and discouraging because you wasted so much time avoiding […] The post Are Your Projects and Tasks Wrecking Your Productivity? appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Working for yourself and creating your own business requires you to have a different mindset than a person who works for someone else. Without making this mindset shift, you'll limit yourself and keep your business from growing. In today's episode, we'll be talking with Ryan Horn about the biggest hangups for most entrepreneurs and different […] The post Top Mindset Shifts You Need to Make to Increase Productivity With Ryan Horn appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Being in business for yourself can be lonely at times. It also can be hard to stay focused and challenged when it's just you showing up every single day. That's why it is important to involve other people in your business whether it is by building a community or putting together a team. Having other […] The post Develop a Community or Team to Keep Up Production appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Have you ever had a day where you just rocked it? You were able to get so much accomplished and felt amazing. But, for as many days that you feel productive, you've likely had just as many where you didn't. In today's episode, we're going to talk about productivity for business over the course of […] The post Look at Your Production on a Weekly Basis Vs Daily Basis appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Have you ever had a fight with your spouse and struggled to focus on work? Or maybe you are going through a difficult period of time and it's keeping you from getting things done. Relationship issues can distract you and become even more of a problem for those that work from home. In today's episode, […] The post Increase Productivity By Developing Intimacy in Marriage Daniel Purcell appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Do you have a to-do list that's a mile long? It's easy to become overwhelmed and not know where to start. What ends up happening, is you get very little done on your list if anything at all. This causes you to get to the end of the day feeling unaccomplished and frustrated. In today's […] The post How Creating a Powerlist Can Increase Productivity With Brianne Lombardo appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Do you have a pile of work to do that you just can't motivate yourself to get done? We all go through periods where we struggle to get through our tasks, whether they are big or small. Even if it is something you do every day, it can be hard to motivate yourself to get […] The post Ways to Motivate Yourself to Be More Productive appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Do you spend more time talking about a task or job than what it takes to get it done? This is a sneaky way that people tend to waste time and procrastinate. It can seem like you are taking the first steps in being productive, but at the end of the day, you could've gotten […] The post Don't Talk About it, Just Do It – The Fast Way to Increase Productivity appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Are you in charge of creating your own project deadlines, but still end up blowing past them? Maybe you have clients that are continually checking in on you and your team members, but you haven't made any progress on their projects. When you give yourself the right amount of time, you won't fall into a […] The post How to Create Project Deadlines You Can Stick With appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Are you constantly behind? So far behind that you feel like you'll never catch up? As a contractor or business owner, it's easy to get to this point. What ends up happening is that you become totally overwhelmed and your production tanks even more. Next thing you know, you're dropping projects and losing out on […] The post Overcoming Overwhelm By Hiring Out Work With Stephanie Hudson appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Have you ever said, “There has to be a faster way to do this”? Work smarter, not harder, right? In principle, it's a great idea to find faster ways to get things done. But, you have to consider if the time you spent to find a faster way to do it is going to make […] The post Work Smarter Not Harder, or Just Do It? appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Have you ever woken up and within 5 minutes, your day was already off to a bad start? Maybe you rolled over and read a message on your phone that didn't sit well with you. Maybe your kids got up an hour before you and were already fighting before you got out of bed. Any […] The post Morning Routines Can Increase Your Production With Ryan Cote appeared first on R5 Website Management.

You've come up with your goals or New Year Resolutions, but now what? How do you keep yourself motivated to reach your goals? So often, you set out to accomplish something in your life, only to end up failing. That failure causes you to lose confidence, feel like you're not enough, and stop working towards […] The post Accountability and Inspiration Can Help You Reach Your Goals appeared first on R5 Website Management.

When the New Year rolls around, it's only natural to start thinking of the year ahead and the resolutions you want to make. But, how quickly do your New Year resolutions fall by the wayside? For many people, it's as early as 2 weeks into January. It's estimated that 80% of people that make resolutions […] The post Are Your New Year's Resolutions Keeping You From Producing? appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Some people slow down when they have very little on their to-do list. And others actually slow down when there is too much to do. You have to identify what type of person you are and then work to create a task list that will boost your productivity. In today's episode, we'll give tips on […] The post Developing a Task List That Will Boost Your Productivity appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Most people know when they have more to do in a week than what's humanly possible. However, it doesn't always cross their mind that they need to get help with their responsibilities. It's one thing when you have a few busy weeks, but when you find it's been months and you're still running on your […] The post Increase Your Productivity By Knowing When and What to Delegate appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Since I was a kid, I've had asthma. Because of that chronic illness, I had to make all of my decisions based on how well I was breathing on a particular day. That meant I missed out on a lot of things my brothers, friends, and family were able to do. For example, I remember […] The post Focus on What You Can Do and Not What You Can't Do appeared first on R5 Website Management.

We've defined procrastination as dreading a task and avoiding it for so long that you miss deadlines, or you don't ever get the project done. Real procrastination is a problem when you've committed to someone else that you'd get something done, but you didn't. This causes distrust between you and the other person, as well […] The post Creating a Life You Don't Want to Procrastinate From appeared first on R5 Website Management.

Have you ever heard the Aesops fable of the tortoise and the hare? The hare challenges the tortoise to a raise and ends up losing because he sprints and rests too long to win the race. I (Austin) never really liked this fable, cuz I'm the hare! What if the story was different though? What if […] The post Are You a Tortoise or a Hare? Learning to Use Your Personal Workflow appeared first on R5 Website Management.

The workload doesn't slow down just because it is the holidays. Instead, you just increase the number of things you have to do during the week. So, how do you deal with deadlines for the work you have to do? In today's episode, we are going to talk about prioritizing your work and personal deadlines, […] The post Dealing With Productivity and Deadlines at The Holidays appeared first on R5 Website Management.

How often does this happen to you? You create a to-do list first thing in the morning and it just keeps growing throughout the day. By the end of the day, you look down and you've crossed off only 4 things, but you've added 10 items. So, you start the next day with everything you […] The post Do You Have A Realistic Workload Each Week? appeared first on R5 Website Management.