Posts in Time Management
PODCAST: HOW TO PLAN FOR PRODUCTIVITY + BALANCE
PODCAST: HOW TO PLAN FOR PRODUCTIVITY + BALANCE

In today’s episode of Beyond Busyness, we’re diving into the difference between being busy and being truly productive. Many of us fall into the trap of filling our days with task after task, only to end up exhausted and unfulfilled. We’ll explore why effective planning is key to focusing on high-impact tasks that actually move the needle in your business and how the Slay Your Schedule Planner was designed to help you reclaim time and maintain balance. This episode will help you shift your mindset from doing more to doing what matters.

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Podcast, Entrepreneurship, Time Management, Planning, Goal SettingKristen Van HornComment
PODCAST: GETTING VULNERABLE + REFLECTING ON THE LAST 40 YEARS OF LIFE
PODCAST: GETTING VULNERABLE + REFLECTING ON THE LAST 40 YEARS OF LIFE

In this open + honest episode of Beyond Busyness, I share my reflection on turning 40 and the life lessons I’ve learned along the way. From struggling through my 20s with self-doubt and career uncertainty, to battling postpartum depression in hmyer 30s, I’m sharing how each stage has shaped me into the person I am today. Now, at 40, I am living my best life and embracing the path I’m on with purpose and intention.

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Podcast, Entrepreneurship, Time Management, Planning, Goal SettingKristen Van HornComment
RECLAIM YOUR TIME WITH HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
RECLAIM YOUR TIME WITH HEALTHY BOUNDARIES

After 7 years of working with entrepreneurs, I’ve found that one of the biggest culprits of stress + overwhelm when it comes to your time is because… YOU DON’T HAVE BOUNDARIES. We need to create boundaries with OURSELVES in order to protect our time and our energy. Here are 6 steps to help you get started creating boundaries and reclaim YOUR time…

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Habits/Routines/Systems, Entrepreneurship, Time ManagementKristen Van HornMarch 2024Comment
HOW TO PLAN YOUR QUARTERLY MARKETING STRATEGY
HOW TO PLAN YOUR QUARTERLY MARKETING STRATEGY

Last year, I made the executive decision that I was going to sit down every single quarter and plan out exactly when I would be launching when I would be running promotions, and how I was going to bring in new traffic and sales to my business every single month (at least for the next 3 months). And let me tell you, it was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. Ready to do it for yourself and have the rest of the year (or an entire year) planned out for your business? Here are the 4 steps I take and what I teach my Beyond Busyness members (and it doesn’t take more than 30 minutes):

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Goal Setting, Entrepreneurship, Habits/Routines/Systems, Time ManagementKristen Van HornJanuary 2024Comment
HOW TO SHIFT TO A 4-DAY WORK WEEK WITHOUT HUSTLING
HOW TO SHIFT TO A 4-DAY WORK WEEK WITHOUT HUSTLING

And if you’re thinking that a 4 by 4 work week simply isn’t possible for you, then you’re going to continue hustling and feeling burnt out with your business until you want to burn it all to the ground. It’s like thinking that in order for a plant to grow, you need to water it 8 hours a day. But, you and I both know that if we did that, we’re actually going to end up killing the plant. Instead, we water it what it needs in order to grow, and THAT’S when we start seeing in thrive.

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Goal Setting, Entrepreneurship, Habits/Routines/Systems, Time ManagementKristen Van HornDecember 2023Comment
STEAL MY STRATEGY: PLANNING YOUR BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR
STEAL MY STRATEGY: PLANNING YOUR BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR

Email marketing is my absolute FAVORITE way to connect with my followers and audience. Yes, social media is great and a big part of my business, but I love myself some long-form content and storytelling, so email is where I really tend to shine. But, it was sucking my soul to actually sit down and write an email because I had NO IDEA what to talk about. Here’s how I planned the rest of my marketing content for the year…

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Productivity, Time Management, Entrepreneurship, Habits/Routines/SystemsKristen Van Hornseptember 2023Comment
HOW TIME BLOCKING CAN UNLOCK YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL
HOW TIME BLOCKING CAN UNLOCK YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL

When I first started a business 8(ish) years ago, I was desperate for more freedom + flexibility in my schedule. I remember sitting in my office at school and feeling like I had a seatbelt strapped across my chest that wouldn’t allow me to move. Fast forward a few years later when I finally was matching my teaching salary to quit, and I was feeling anything but free or flexible. I still had a preschooler at home with me 2-3 days a week and my client load was all over the place at the time. I was working at random hours throughout the day, pulling my computer out at night after the kids went to bed, and I felt like my phone was attached to my hand 24/7.

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Planning, Habits/Routines/Systems, Productivity, Time ManagementKristen Van Hornseptember 2023, time blockingComment
PODCAST INTERVIEW: HOW TO BE PRODUCTIVE AS AN ONLINE BUSINESS OWNER
PODCAST INTERVIEW: HOW TO BE PRODUCTIVE AS AN ONLINE BUSINESS OWNER

You have a to-do list a mile long, but you’re constantly being interrupted by your kids or other distractions. How can you be expected to be a great mom and grow a successful online business? If that sounds like you, you’ll want to check out this podcast interview I did recently with my friend Kristin Maahs on the She’s Building a Dream podcast!

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Podcast, Time Management, Productivity, EntrepreneurshipKristen Van HornJuly 2023Comment