{"id":4889,"date":"2013-09-05T01:42:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T06:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?p=4889"},"modified":"2016-09-28T17:08:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T22:08:51","slug":"audio-and-slides-how-to-manage-multiple-businesses-without-going-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2013\/09\/audio-and-slides-how-to-manage-multiple-businesses-without-going-crazy.html","title":{"rendered":"Audio and slides: How to manage multiple businesses without going crazy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like many small town business people, I have more than one business: liquor store, cattle ranch, speaking and writing about small town business, and Tourism Currents. So how do I do it all? It&#8217;s\u00a0one of the most common questions that I get asked. That&#8217;s why Cory Miller of <a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneurshiplab.net\/\">Entrepreneurship Lab<\/a> and I put together this webinar.<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0shared not just the big picture business strategy, but also the day-to-day level productivity skills that keep it all from falling apart.<\/p>\n<p>Here is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/beckymccray_managingmultiplebiz.mp3\">the audio recording<\/a>. (MP3)<br \/>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4889-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/beckymccray_managingmultiplebiz.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/beckymccray_managingmultiplebiz.mp3\">https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/beckymccray_managingmultiplebiz.mp3<\/a><\/audio> <\/p>\n<p>You can follow along with the slides below, or download a PDF of the slides here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Manage-Multiple-Businesses.pdf\">Manage Multiple Businesses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/25653736\" height=\"400\" width=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a summary of the productivity principles I mention.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Know your mission.\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nI know that my mission is helping small towns build more successful entrepreneurs. Knowing that makes it easy to focus on just the most mission-critical items. I can say no to things I should never take on.<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Know your goals.\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nFor each business, I keep one page with the goals and next actions written out. I update these regularly so I can see what needs to happen next with each line of income.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Plan your week.\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nEach weekend, I sit down and plan out the coming week. I start with appointments on my calendar. Then I fill the rest of my week with actions from my goals pages. That lets me keep all the businesses moving forward during any week. And I can start Monday strong, because I know exactly what to work on first.<\/p>\n<p><b>4. Be realistic.\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nWhen I\u2019m filling in that weekly calendar, I restrict my goal-related tasks to no more than six on each day. That keeps my work load realistic. I don\u2019t have to worry about all 30 goals today, just six. I know the others are scheduled for later in the week.<\/p>\n<p><em>New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/guided-tour.html\">Guided Tour<\/a>. Like what you see? <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/get-updates.html\">Get our updates<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like many small town business people, I have more than one business: liquor store, cattle ranch, speaking and writing about small town business, and Tourism Currents. So how do I do it all? It&#8217;s\u00a0one of the most common questions that I get asked. 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