The Time and Productivity Podcast for Entrepreneurs
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The podcast to help you, as an ambitious high-achieving Type-A woman, master work-life balance as a business owner.
Join Kirsty Knight each week, so she can help you create the level of success you truly desire, in a business that you love, without needing to sacrifice time for yourself, your health, your family, and your enjoyment of life outside of your business. Without hustling, without working yourself into the ground, and without burning out.
Kirsty will be sharing lessons from her own business journey, business strategies, time management and productivity hacks, and the psychology you need to understand - to help you go from overworking and overwhelmed, to mastering your time and productivity, so you can be working less, and earning more.
If you are trying to build or scale your business, but find yourself struggling with overwhelm, self-sabotage, procrastination, distractions, perfectionism, people-pleasing, hustling, overworking and always thinking "there just aren't enough hours in the day", this podcast is for you.
You CAN have it all. And she's going to show you how.
Join Kirsty Knight each week, so she can help you create the level of success you truly desire, in a business that you love, without needing to sacrifice time for yourself, your health, your family, and your enjoyment of life outside of your business. Without hustling, without working yourself into the ground, and without burning out.
Kirsty will be sharing lessons from her own business journey, business strategies, time management and productivity hacks, and the psychology you need to understand - to help you go from overworking and overwhelmed, to mastering your time and productivity, so you can be working less, and earning more.
If you are trying to build or scale your business, but find yourself struggling with overwhelm, self-sabotage, procrastination, distractions, perfectionism, people-pleasing, hustling, overworking and always thinking "there just aren't enough hours in the day", this podcast is for you.
You CAN have it all. And she's going to show you how.
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If you’ve given up planning your weeks because it takes too long… If you find planning your week frustrating or overwhelming… If you plan the week, but then end up tossing the plan out the window midweek because it’s all gone to pot… Or if you spend a little too long colour coding and obsessing over your weekly planning… Tune in to this week’s podcast episode to learn the dangers of perfectionstically planning - and 4 strategies to help you go from this - to making a plan that actually saves you time. You’ll learn: How to know if this is you - signs that you are perfectionistically planning your week The pitfalls of perfectionistically planning your week, and; 4 strategies you can try today that will help you plan your week more effectively, speedily, and easily.
Inconsistency with your marketing is typically blamed on time. There just isn’t enough time. What with juggling new clients and everything else you have got going on. And sometimes we do have to carve out time for it. But usually there are other reasons beneath the time one that are really at play. And in this week’s podcast episode, I talk about one that rarely gets mentioned. It isn’t about fear of being visible. Or it being uncomfortable and you hating social media and marketing. Or you not having a clearly defined strategy so you don’t know what you should be posting - although I will, for sure, address these in the future. Today I talk about your subconscious mind not being fully on board. Which is more common than you think. But also more sneaky. In this episode, I share: From my first-hand experience - where my subconscious mind was to blame for my own gap in consistency last year. The only 2 results you can create in your business if you don’t solve for this The 3-step process I take my clients through to help them stop self-sabotaging and go to consistent creating
Sometimes life gets in the way, and you won’t have perfectly planned out and organised that launch, like you wanted to. And maybe you are stressed out and panicked that your launch isn’t going to be successful because of this. Tune in to this week’s podcast episode to learn how to make “winging it” in your launches, more effective.
Do you struggle to say no to other people’s requests, without feeling guilty? Even when you are really strapped for time? This episode is for you. I go deep into the 5 simple steps of my process for mastering saying no, without the guilt. I cover: The typical reasons you might have struggled with saying no before Where to start to get better with it And the simple 5-steps of my process for mastering saying no, without the guilt.
Not getting anything done because you keep being interrupted? Maybe by your family, or friends, or nosy neighbour? Or even by your phone constantly ringing - when are trying to focus? This episode is for you. I go deep into the solution to helping you get more done in those hours - setting a boundary, and the 5 steps to go through to do it effectively. I cover: The typical reasons you have struggled with setting a boundary effectively before The exact thoughts I use to help me set and uphold boundaries around not constantly needing to answer the phone or door And the simple 5-step process of my Boundary Protocol that will ensure you set it up effectively
If you have already dropped those New Year Resolutions or have already gone slightly off-piste with your goals… This episode is for you. We typically go off track for one of 11 reasons. And there are 9 solutions I offer you in this episode to help you get back on track. I cover: My simple 5 step process to getting back on track The 11 reasons you went off track in the first place. And the 9 solutions you can choose from to implement today to get back on track.
If you are someone with high expectations of yourself, high standards and a mean inner critic when it comes to how you operate in your business, this episode is for you. We typically abuse ourselves mentally in our business for 7 reasons. And there are 7 problems it causes for us - that we might not have realised that little mean inner critic of ours is powerful enough to impact. I cover: The 7 reasons behind why you are so much meaner to yourself than anyone else. The 7 problems that your inner critic will be causing you in your life and business. And why affirmation cards do not work to change our relationship with ourselves.
If you are working yourself into the ground for your business, sacrificing time for you, neglecting your health, and pushing through – even when you are exhausted… To deliver for your clients, to make the money to cover your bills, or to just get to your big goal faster. This episode is for you. We typically do this for 10 reasons. Solve for whichever reason you have... And then there are just 4 simple steps to stopping you ever needing to do this again. I cover: The 10 reasons why ambitious high-achieving women find themselves doing this time and time again in their business. The 4 steps you can take to reduce the chances of you having to do this ever again. The personal shifts I’ve made that have broken the cycle for me.
If you haven’t quite finalised your plan for the new year yet, or you have no clue where to start when it comes to making a realistic plan to achieving your goals for the next year, make sure you tune into this episode where I take you through my simple 10 step process to helping you plan for your best year yet. I cover: The four things you need to remember when making any plan for the year Why an End of Year Review before you plan for the new year is the most important step How to make sure your plan is realistic and doable so you don’t throw it out by mid January
If you are currently experiencing the lows of entrepreneurship, feeling all the negative feelings, and you don’t have a coach to help you process them, and get you out on the other side, look no further. This episode is going to act as your passive coach to help give you a temporary release from focusing on your problems, a temporary break from swimming in your struggles, and a little boost to get you from negative to neutral, and feeling a bit better.
Not every year is going to be plain sailing in your business. Not every year is going to be a growth year. Or one where you hit your goal. Or one that you feel proud of. But you wouldn’t know that to be normal in business - if you were basing your expectations for your success…on what every online business owner and coach is posting about their successes. Particularly this time of year - it is very common for coaches and other business owners to be bragging about their awesome year and their amazing successes, and then selling you their secrets as to how they did it. Or encouraging you to come to their strategy workshop to use their process for planning out your next year. But BEFORE you sign up, BEFORE you go - I want you to avoid making the same mistakes you made and experiencing the same challenges you had this year, all over again… And to do that - you have to know what they were… This is why I do an end-of-year review BEFORE I plan my next year. And this is what I am sharing in the latest episode of the Time and Productivity Podcast for Entrepreneurs.
Do you know the four core areas in which your mindset impacts on your time? If you don’t - then you need to listen to the latest episode of the Time & Productivity Podcast for Entrepreneurs, where I am going to help you audit yourself in each of the four areas. Because awareness of where you might be getting in your own way - is always going to be the first step to changing it. And if you don’t do the work to change it - next year is going to look scarily like this year has done… Where you are not quite creating the life you actually want.
Do you know what your biggest productivity saboteur is? The reason behind you not getting enough sh*t done in your business during the hours you work? If you don’t - then you need to listen to the latest episode of the Time & Productivity Podcast for Entrepreneurs, where I am going to help you identify which of the top 6 you probably need to be focused on getting help with. Because awareness of it - is always going to be the first step to changing it. And if you don’t do the work to change it - next year is going to look scarily like this year has done… Where you are not quite creating the life you actually want. Listen to the episode
Join Chartered Accountant and Profit Strategist, Nicola Hagemen and me in this conversation around the three core areas to focus on if you want to earn more money in your business and work fewer hours. Nicola shares: The most important things to remember to factor in when pricing your services Her 3 must-have apps to save you time when it comes to your business finances Why the art of planning your finances is so important to the success and your enjoyment of your business
So I wanted to talk to you today about - what if lack of time isn’t the problem? So oftentimes we use time as the reason (or lack of time, shall we say) as the reason why we don’t get to things. We can’t fit things in. The reason we can’t fit in a work-life balance. The things for our health - our exercise, enough rest, any self-care or time for ourselves, our hobbies, seeing family and friends, spending as much time as we’d like with family… Because the math doesn’t actually add up. So one of the things I do with my clients, is make sure that the math does add up. But sometimes, the math does add up. You can fit it in. And time isn’t necessarily the problem. Lack of time isn’t the problem.
Join Sandra and me in this short episode for some handy actionable advice around ditching the long-form sales page and all the perfectionism and dread around it, and replacing it with something that shows the value of what you offer, alongside your personality and passion to help them with it. Sandra shares: 3 actionable pieces of advice that will have you saving time and creating your personality-filled sales page with ease Why sharing the price is a good idea in this current climate What should absolutely be included in the very first paragraph
Join me in this episode with the fabulous Katy Bradbury, registered nurse and nutritional therapist, who shares her biggest tips on how to ensure you are eating for high performance in your business. Katy shares: The 3 macronutrients you need in each meal to ensure high performance throughout your day as a business owner. A simple way to ensure you are eating them in the right proportion The number 1 most important macro you should add into your diet to help you avoid those 3 pm energy slumps
Today we are going to be talking about some of the symptoms that you can use to recognise and identify the fact that you might be tying your worth to your business success.
One of the biggest time investments you are likely to make in your business, is putting out marketing content in order to make sales. Whether that is organic marketing content or paid ads, the best way to make sure that time investment isn’t wasted, is to make sure that the content you are putting out is as effective as possible, at doing the job of getting in front of the right people, and helping them see that you are the right person to help them. Tune into this episode to hear how to make it more effective at doing that. Helen shares: How you can identify if your messaging in your content is off The very first step you need to take in order to fix it Her GRASP framework that helps you see all of the elements that should be included within your content in order for it to be more effective Her own experience of getting rid of things that didn’t light her up in her business, to make space for more time for herself, her family, and the things that do - and the impact that has had on her revenue
One of the best ways to free up some of your time in your business is to hire help or outsource certain tasks. But both hiring in your business and outsourcing for the first time involves a time investment, a financial investment, and a dollop of courage. Tune into this episode, where the fabulous Alison Blackler will be giving you some advice on navigating some of the challenges that come from that experience, the first time you do it. Alison shares: The first challenges you are likely to face when you decide this is your next step The difference between being a Manager and being an Inspired Leader Why mindset is so important to consider and get help with when you decide to hire
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Love this podcast. Kirsty gets to the point. No long winded intros or waffle. No selling of Kirsty's or anyone else's solutions. Just fantastic advice from someone who knows her stuff!
Wowzers, it's like you're in my head! Awesome podcast. Subscribed and looking forward to hearing more :)
Kirsty's podcast is an essential listen for any businesswoman who is feeling a bit stuck in their business, for whatever reason. She has so much wisdom to offer and I'm really looking forward to the next episode!