a creative, business savy friend of mine was telling me how important it is to make yourself a timetable and stick to it. i was telling her about my woes of being a little overwhelmed and getting stuck in problem solving ruts of recent times. (i am learning so much about self publishing!) her advice was sound, as i found myself categorising and dividing time like some kind of physicist.
pictures eat people timetable- imagine the business is a nest
day one
create baby birds for 2 hrs
make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest for 3 hrs
get the sticks in order for 1 hr
day two
create baby birds for 2 hrs
teach the birds to fly for 3 hrs
make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest for 1 hr
day three
create baby birds for four hrs
tell stories about the baby birds and listen to other stories for 1 hr
make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest for 1 hr
what!?
create baby birds- making, drawing, creating
make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest- set up my business, buying materials, research
get the sticks in order- paperwork and book keeping
teach the birds to fly- selling my products, etsy, markets, shops etc
tell stories about the baby birds and listen to others- write blog, email outs, myspace, respond to emails
How perfect! My baby birds are getting plump... I still haven't made them a suitable nest. Poor little things. xox
ReplyDeletehi rachel. hope your book plans are going well! I look forward to seeing a copy. i've just started my blog!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely way to timetable :)
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