This episode's guest works 25 hours per week since she had kids 10 years ago. Tune in to find out about her impactful approach to productivity.
Racheal Cook is a business strategist and business development consultant. Through her signature online mastermind The CEO Collective, Racheal helps women entrepreneurs start and scale businesses without the hustle or burnout. Being a mother herself, I was fascinated by her approach to being a productive CEO.
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Tune in as we discuss ways to structure the week, results-based outcomes, making personal and family time a priority – and what we can learn from meal planning.
Talking Points
Motherhood forcing clarity on productivity (2:29)
The Model Calendar Approach (5:01)
Being a morning person (11:04)
Setting aside “buffer” time (15:38)
The evolutionary nature of the model calendar (16:44)
Identifying your high value tasks (19:24)
Niching down and serving women (33:20)
The CEO Date (40:56)
Quote
"Productivity is about protecting myself from myself"
Helpful Links
http://theceocollective.com/ (The CEO Collective)
https://rachealcook.com/ceo-planner/ (The...
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