Comments on: Why I Keep My Calendar Empty…

By: Boha

Boha — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:39:27 +0000

I combine my daily morning run/walk with some self-help tapes to listen to so both my mind and body get a workout at the same time

By: Helena

Helena — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:23:10 +0000

So the question I have about this Derek is, are you able to say no now, because you said yes before and this helped build your profile.

Or can we still follow your suggestions of no and will the strategic yes provide enough exposure so people know who we are?

By: Spencer Goldade

Spencer Goldade — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 22:42:24 +0000

One of the first things I started doing to take back my time was declining meetings unless they had very clear agendas and action points we were looking to accomplish and there really needed to be a meeting to solve those things.

The next thing I did was decline any and every lunch meeting, unless it was 100% integral and (snicker) lunch was provided.

I used to work for a company where it was common that people scheduled meetings to essentially talk about having other meetings. We’d also have meetings that were essentially check ins on the status of projects but could have been solved through a simple email or training the team to reach out if they had an update or needed something and otherwise being left undisturbed to be productive. These are all things that myself and others slowly combatted, challenged, and eventually had successes removing from day to day processes.

By: Hedviga Nosáľová

Hedviga Nosáľová — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:35:15 +0000

Hi,

I’m glad I found this website. It helps in many things. I’m starting my bussiness, but I’m still student. It’s a long time run, but always I’m happy to find usefull articles. Thank you and Greeting from the Czech rep. 🙂

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:32:36 +0000

Very solid advice here. People all the time think that the more you do, the better your business will go, when that’s not necessarily true. Burning yourself out helps no one! Glad you shared this wonderful piece of advice on saying “no”!

By: George Meszaros

George Meszaros — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 02:07:53 +0000

You hear people say all the time “learn to say no”. I agree. You have to be very selective with your time.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 05:13:11 +0000

Hi Derek, namazing content as always.

This year, I said no to one on one personal training and even some online weight loss coaching. It was hard at first because that cuts down some of my revenue stream.

However, I should be focusing on creating an online course that help those clients hence 3rd tip creating a system.

Bought Zippy Course, not use it yet. still creating mini course and editing the videos. Thanks for an awesome product and this blogpost as a reminder.

P.S. Sweet video intro!

By: Alyssa O'Sullivan

Alyssa O'Sullivan — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 21:48:20 +0000

Derek,

Love this advice!

Everybody thinks ‘yes’ is the power word, but it’s so important that you’re spreading the word that ‘no’ is an organizational tool, too.

I’ve been working on saying ‘no’ more (and I’ve been getting more sleep!) but I’m exciting to start rewarding myself with more time, like you suggest in step 2.

Thanks for the motivation!

-Alyssa

By: Savannah Alalia

Savannah Alalia — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 20:37:21 +0000

Derek
You are on the money with this !!
All my success has come about when I am fully in charge of my diary and I say NO ALOT. I did not realise how powerful it was until 3 years ago I started saying YES to everything, just to see what would happen….. and guess what things fell apart – which was great at the time as I needed to rebuild my life so it looked different.
And now it does. I know what I am building and where I am going and I jumped back on the NO train about 6 months ago and hey presto like MAGIC I’m reminded IT REALLY WORKS.
Thank you for your sharing – great to hear it again 😀 !!!

Its a AWESOME reminder 😀

By: Melissa Gutierrez

Melissa Gutierrez — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:50:08 +0000

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