MDP102 – How I structure my day to run TWO businesses

Main talking points include:Following on from a previous podcast about what I learned from launching SEOHive (ep 99), Kyle asked me to share a little more about how I balance the stresses and strains (and even just to workload) of running two businesses in my schedule.  The process/system I have in place a few things I need to rely on: Awesome teams – people I can trustSOPs A rhythm/flow to my day/weekDiscipline to stick to it.  The ProcessI use a mixture of calendar blocking and a ClickUp board with a weekly plan to manage my time and tasksCalendar blocking syncs with Calendly so it makes life easier for me to control when appointments can be made.To begin with, the calendar blocking has time blocked out for SO…, SEOHive, Podcast, Management3 days are 50 / 50 SO… in the morning and SEOHive in the afternoonThe other 2 days are 25% SO…, SEOHive, Podcast, and Management After MUCH trial and error, I found my best working hours are 9am to 5pm – it fits in with School and Family so well, and I’m not a pleasant person if I wake up at 5am every day (it’s great for you if you are, but it’s not for me!) My ClickUp board has the following columnsPrioritiesMondayTuesdayWednesday Thursday FridayWith Someone ElseComplete Every FRIDAY I plan out the week ahead. This means: I alter some of the generic “pre” blocks in my diary to actual eventsI assign work tasks to every day for next week based on the priorities that are in the “Priorities” ColumnI never fill every day so I can still handle things like email etc.  A day in the life of Pete (this really isn’t that gripping!)This is how a day stacks up: Arrive at work -> put the coffee on (I’m a coffee lover – it’s my thing). Check Banks / Financials for both companies. Action anything that needs doing. Check Email: Do / Delegate / DeleteBy 10am start my morning calendar blocks, working through the items in ClickUp). 12:30 break for lunch1:15pm – Check Emails Do / Delegate / DeleteBy 1:45pm Start my Afternoon calendar blocks4:30 – Check everything that needed to go today has been sent4:45 – Check priorities/plan for tomorrow5pm – finishUnless I have an SEOHive Team meeting, which then happens and I finish at 6…  Boring it may be, but it works…  Do you have a granular structure to your day? Jump in the group and tell me what it is! Join our Facebook Group!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.