I Sometimes Need My Hand Held

Want to know something that I used to think was embarrassing?

Admitting that sometimes I not only needed to ask for help, but I needed my hand held.

And not just by my husband or daughter!

In this case, it’s my incredible business coach! I have learned to not think of it as being weak or incompetent, but being grateful for the help.

In this instance, I noticed I was struggling with getting to the end of the day and not feeling like I was very productive. Or too often I was starting multiple things at the same time and not actually finishing them.

So, one coaching session we concentrated on this. She asked me to utilize my planner and every two hours write down everything I did. Then I had to take a photo and send it to her by 9:30pm. I did this for two weeks.

At the end of the two weeks, we went through the items. We looked at where I was spending my time - how much time was spent on growing the business, marketing the business, continuing education, and *gasp* scrolling.

This assignment did three things - made me extremely aware of what I could accomplish in a free 15 minute window, how much time I actually spent on certain tasks (I had underestimated some and overestimated on others) to know how to schedule in the future, and how efficient I can be when I know someone else was going to look at it.

Once the two weeks ended and we created a schedule, I was able to remove the tracking from my daily homework. Buuuut, a couple weeks later I noticed I didn't track as well and I missed seeing the completed tasks in my planner. So, I added it back onto my homework list.

Now, will I always need to send it to her? No. But, until it’s a habit I know the accountability helps me a ton!

Are you one to seek external accountability on some stuff or are you what they describe as an upholder and do what needs to be done without reminders?