#723: How to Find Your Single-Task Focus as a Multi-Tasking Business Owner

Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield

Amy Porterfield

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

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🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Embracing the power of single-tasking, boosting your productivity, and reclaiming your valuable time. Multitasking is costing you valuable time! Hear my top strategies for embracing single-tasking, reducing stress, and boosting your productivity. Today, I I dive into: (3:10) Proof that multitasking is a major problem with business owners (5:19) Why single-tasking helps reduce stress, manage chaos, and align your actions with business goals (6:22) 3 of my favorite strategies for embracing single-tasking throughout your day (9:04) The practical applications of single-tasking in your personal life Listen in and break free from the multitasking trap, boost your productivity, and reclaim your most precious resource – your time! Resources Mentioned in the Episode Dr. Carla Naumburg Lauryn Bosstick Follow Amy Online Marketing Made Easy podcast instagram.com/amyporterfield amyporterfield.com Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts "I love Amy and Online Marketing Made Easy." If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people -- just like you -- move toward the online life and business that they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed, and if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now!

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0:00.0	When we multitask, the likelihood that we make a mistake greatly increases.
0:06.4	Not to mention, studies show that when we switch tasks,
0:11.2	also known as context switching, productivity can decrease by up to, get this, 40%.
0:20.6	I'm Amy Porterfield, ex-corpate girl turned CEO of a multi seven figure business
0:25.8	but it wasn't all that long ago that I lacked the confidence the budget and the
0:30.9	time to focus on growing my small but mighty business.
0:35.0	Fast forward past many failed attempts and lessons learned and you'll see the business I have today,
0:41.0	one that changes lives and gives me more freedom than I ever
0:46.0	thought possible, one that used to only exist as a daydream.
0:51.4	I created the online marketing made easy podcast to give you simple
0:55.0	actionable step-by-step strategies to help you do the same. If you're an ambitious
1:00.3	entrepreneur or one in the making who's looking to create a business that makes an impact
1:06.0	and a life you love, you're in the right place friend. Let's get started. Hey there. Welcome back to another episode of online marketing made easy. I'm your host Amy Porterfield and today we're diving into something that every new
1:26.0	business owner needs to hear how to find focus in your business amidst the
1:31.4	chaos of multitasking. I say every new business owner but let's
1:36.3	be honest like if you've been in business for a few years multitasking is
1:40.9	probably something you've gotten really good at and I just think it is the death of efficiency and productivity
1:49.2	so I want to talk about this. So no matter if you're new in business or not, if you're feeling overwhelmed with a
1:54.8	thousand things vying for your attention, please know that you're not alone. I've been where you are many times juggling emails tasks meetings and trying to carve out time to grow your business and oh we have families we have kids we have lives outside of business that sometimes we forget because the business is all consuming
2:17.2	So in today's episode I want to share some insights from Dr. Carla Nomburg, a clinical social worker and author who offers a refreshing
2:27.5	perspective on something called single tasking. And I'm also going to share a few strategies I've learned along the way that can
2:36.1	help you achieve more by doing less. Yes, you heard me right, doing less. So I'm sure you're ready to jump in, but before we do, quick question,
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