by Wendy Batten
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Episode Summary:
Are you constantly asking yourself, where did the day go? Or, why time runs so fast? Believe it or not, we are bombarded by so many time wasters in our day-to-day business that we don’t realize the impact it can generate in our lives. Between emails, text messages, calls, social media notifications, and even our colleagues, we’re constantly battered with potential time-wasters.
Eliminating all the distractions at the office can have a positive impact on your productivity, output, and mental wellbeing. Don’t get me wrong, my friends, distractions happen but we can reduce them.
In this week’s episode, I talked about the three biggest time wasters that we, creative retailers, face on a daily basis and how we can avoid them. Something I hear every day is, “I just don’t have any time. I’m too busy. I’ve just got too much to do.” I shared some tips on how you can stay focus at work. I share the top three time wasters that I changed in my own personal business life and really made a big difference. Of course, it’s natural to get distracted. But it’s when we recognize all those distractions and work out a plan to not let them take over the lives that can make a positive impact on us and others.
I want to remind you that if you need any support join my monthly coaching group Retailer’s Inner Circle. In this group, we work together on these types of problems. We help each other. We had a challenge about the phone distraction and the conversation inside the group was just amazing. Please reach out if I can support you in any way. Click here to learn more about my Retailer’s Inner Circle.
This week’s talking points on the Creative Shop Talk Podcast:
- Staying focused
- Working on things that maybe don’t matter
- Moving the needle forward
- Removing temptations
- Addiction to our phones
- Batching your work
- Non-revenue-generating things
The Big Takeaway:
We all have things going on, but it’s unbelievable the amount of work that we can get done if it’s in a distraction-free zone.
Our Favorite Quotes:
- “We do not need a phone to run our business full time.” – Wendy Batten
- “Leaving your phone in another room while you’re doing an important task is going to help you immensely.” – Wendy Batten
- “I just don’t want you to waste time on things that are not a revenue-generating.” – Wendy Batten
- “We need to keep moving forward and we don’t need to be doing jobs that are wasting our time.” – Wendy Batten
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by wendy
It starts with a plan, my retailer friends.
Just last week, our Retailer’s Inner Circle sat down for a 3-hour strategic Q3 and Q4 planning session. It sounds intense, but it’s really not because a quarter is only 90 days! I meet many brick and mortar business owners who are just winging it and don’t bother to have a plan. SO let’s I’ll break down your Q3 into 5 major goals. Let’s go!
Q3 and Q4 Strategic Planning
Here’s the quick 13-minute Facebook live.
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You are running a real business.
You are a retailer and an entrepreneur doing all the hard work. This is not a hobby store and you aren’t just playing arts and crafts. I want to encourage you to continue to follow you passion and be successful.
If you’re not already part of my free Facebook group: Rockstar Creatives, join us here. Every Tuesday you can ask me questions about running a brick and mortar creative shop! I’d love to see you online!
Running a retail business doesn’t have to be so hard, you’ve got this!
Thanks for popping in!
Xo,
Wendy
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by wendy
Truth: I’ve made a thousand of mistakes in running my creative retail business, Front Porch Mercantile. But I decided to narrow it down to the three biggest lessons learned to help you, as a creative retailer, not make the SAME MISTAKES.
I see the same struggles with my coaching clients and social media followers. So I offer these mistakes as first-hand experience of what NOT to do. It seems so simple now, looking back. But at the time, I just didn’t know what I didn’t know.
The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made in my Retail Business
If you prefer to listen, here’s the quick 6-minute recap.
My 3 Biggest Mistakes
- I had zero strategic planning. I was just winging it.
- I was Wonder Woman trying to do all the things myself, and failing. I had burnout.
- I was avoiding the un-fun, hard things. And they piled up. Because I was so busy.
My 3 Biggest Remedies
- I started planning promotional calendars, revenue streams, and yearly goals.
- I got over myself. I identified where I needed help. I asked for help, I hired help. I started to delegate and hired a business coach,
- I had to get a handle on my financials: to learn my financial numbers and really understand what they meant.
If these remedies sound like they could really help you and you are ready for support, you can see how I work with retailers HERE.
The easiest way to work with me is to jump on the waitlist for my monthly group coaching – The Retailer’s Inner Circle, it’s support, education, community and you will find retailers at all levels in there, we open the doors to new members occasionally to those on the list.
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You are running a real business.
You are a retailer and an entrepreneur doing all the hard work. This is not a hobby store and you aren’t just playing arts and crafts. I want to encourage you to continue to follow your passion and be successful.
If you’re not already part of my free Facebook group: Rockstar Creatives, join us here. Every Tuesday you can ask me questions about running a brick-and-mortar creative shop! I’d love to see you online!
Running a retail business doesn’t have to be so hard, you’ve got this!
Thanks for popping in!
Xo,
Wendy
For more tips to creative shop owners, make sure you get on my email list to get next week’s blog.
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