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Who says your daily routine has to feel like a never-ending race? Let’s change the game and reclaim your time with some home hacks that give you back hours. It’s about making time work in your favor so you can cherish the moments that truly matter.
Overwhelm is a common experience for many people. I feel overwhelmed a lot. Maybe because I’m so ambitious but also sensitive. It can be caused by a variety of factors, such as work or school demands, personal responsibilities, and life changes. Whatever the cause, feeling overwhelmed can lead to stress, anxiety, and burnout. The good news is that there are strategies you can use to manage and overcome feelings of overwhelm and to take control of your life again so read further to learn more.
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There is nothing quite like being self employed. You have the freedom to work in your own space, take on a schedule that suits you, and you can avoid that ugly morning commute.
When you do work for yourself at home, there are a lot of things that can help you stay focused on the task at hand and make your day go smoothly. From getting yourself an amazing office set up to eating the right foods, here are some of the essential things you need to be productive working at home.
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I’m probably late to the party but I just discovered small business subscriptions for ink with the HP ink program and it’s a total game changer for working from home or your small business office!
If you’re just here for the HP Instant Ink free months code, click here or use dbbg1g.
Remember the old days of printing? Never fully understanding which cartridges to buy, or where to recycle. Running low on ink when you really needed to print something and more horror experiences than I can remember.
I used to only have a professional black and white Brother printer that’s great for business admin, but as a creative business it’s a total game changer to now also own a HP color printer with unlimited (read: 300 copies a month) pages to print. And that’s a lot! But it’s only costing me less than $12 a month! Hello Instant Ink Program!
With an Instant Ink Subscription you get new ink cartridges in the mail without the hussle. It knows two main differences from other printers:
Your printer is via wifi connected with HP, and it notifies them when you’re almost out of ink and they send you new ink.
You get a subscription for ‘x’ amount of pages per month, and you get to print those pages without any extra costs. If you don’t reach your limit, you get to take the rest of the pages to next month.
Instant Ink is HP’s ink delivery service. Your HP Printer automatically orders ink, and cartridges. The HP Instant Ink delivery service can save you up to 50% on ink. They are delivered to your door before you run low and you get to recycle your old ones, just add them to the box your new ones got delivered with and mail them back to HP.
See how you can save time and up to 50% on ink that’s ordered by your printer and delivered to your door before you run out.
Yes! As a small business owner, blogger and all around creative I enjoy printing colourful pages so much. To print my own products and planners, to create vision boards and more. I got the 300 a month plan, and to be honest… that’s a lot. I was really happy with my free months of printing as well and to never go to the store to buy the (wrong) cartridges and all those things. I really enjoy the wireless part of the printer too. I hated those wires that came with my old printer and the fact that I always had to be close to the printer with my computer to be able to print. Now I just print from my mobile or laptop and it’s so easy!
But keep in mind when choosing a HP Instant Ink plan that printing is not good for the environment and that you still have to get the paper. And those packages come often in 500 pages, so that would mean about one pack every month. Also, as a (wannabe) minimalist I’m not a big fan of paper everywhere, so I only print what I need to and try to use the paper twice if it’s just a draft.
So I suggest you start with one of the lower plans to see how you like it. How often you really need to print. I know how tempting it is to print every recipe you come across now and every beautiful motivational quote of image you find on Pinterest, and allll the planners you use but is it really necessary or will you print it just because you can ‘for free’?
Head over to Amazon to purchase your HP Printer. I got one for just $80 and it’s working perfectly, even for photos. Click here for free months of Instant Ink or use the code dbbg1g for free months!
Productivity is everything in business, that’s why I wrote the Ultimate Guide To Productivity. You need to be making the most of your time, workers and resources to be creating the biggest profits- so when productivity subsides, you lose money. Here are three things that kill workers’ productivity in the workplace- if you have any of these issues then be sure to put them right immediately.
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Working on the go is a specific art that requires a particular skillset to excel at. Believe it nor, but having to meet your assignment deadlines (self-imposed or set by an employer) in a hotel, hostel or coffee shop, isn’t quite the same as doing it an office.
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We all know the well-known productivity apps that do make our lives a little easier every day. But here are a couple of apps that will make your life easier by working more productive, and my helping with your work-life balance. And if you’re looking for more productivity tips, check out the Ultimate Guide To Productivity here.
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All business owners should want to boost productivity as much as possible. That is how you raise your profit margins and sell as many products or services as possible. At the end of the day, you got involved in the business world to line your pockets. So, it makes sense to keep your eyes peeled for the best solutions. The tips on this page should help to point you in the right direction. Just remember there are lots of other techniques you could use based on the inner workings of your operation. As you will discover, sometimes the best ways to increase productivity relate to reducing downtime.
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Let’s start with a question: do you really have time for that course, free e-mail course of webinar? I don’t think so to be honest! As a productivity master I noticed that (new/aspiring) business owners and entrepreneurs sign up to EVERYTHING, because you know, free information! But do you really have time to follow the course or check the webinar AND implement all the steps afterward? (more…)
About 5 years ago, I was obsessed with everything I could read. I read every magazine, every blog and every social media update I could. I found interesting articles via Twitter that I’d add to my Evernote notebook filled with things to read. I’d open a new tab and send all the articles I couldn’t finish or read yet to OneTab.
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Writing about self-improvement as a freelancer for many years, I’ve spoken a lot of editors about this topic and I must admit, there are a lot of myths around productivity. And it’s sad, because all these myths hold you back bringing the best out of you. Don’t let these myths hold you back and break the cycle now!
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Oh sure, let’s sip a coffee in Paris or go for a hike in Tasmania. And let’s not think about our business or brand ok? How you do this? Set up automations that will help you get more done in less time. Aka, to run a passive business and enjoy life like you should.
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