the episode

Everyone wants to do more than just work in their business. The challenge for small business owners is how to find the time to get everything done?  Sagan Morrow explains that energy management is truly at the root of effective time management.

She says: “So often, we will look at our schedules, and we’ll look at our tasks. And we’ll think, Okay, this takes me an hour to do this particular task. But we don’t really take into account does this particular task, drain my energy? “

If a task, even  a  short one is an energy drain then you won’t have the space, capacity, or bandwidth to do more afterwards. I If you take into account personal energy levels, so you’re not getting too tired or exhausted or burned out, you will be able to be more creative as you manage time  more effectively

Be sure to grab the  time-saving tips cheat sheet at SaganMorrow.com/savetime

our guest sagan morrow

Sagan Morrow teaches busy, time-crunched solopreneurs how to build their own successful home-based businesses—without the overwhelm—through her online courses and business resources at SaganMorrow.com. She specializes in productivity tips and action-oriented strategic planning for multi-passionate creatives.

Sagan has over a decade of experience as a freelance writer and editor and hosts the Indie Author Weekly podcast. When she isn’t teaching solopreneurs or doing freelance work for her own clients, Sagan writes romance novels.