039 Efficiency versus Effectiveness (Playing the Productivity game) with Abigail Barnes

The Time Management Podcast

📣 This week on The Time Management Podcast I’ll be demystifying the confusion around efficiency and effectiveness when it comes to playing the productivity game and maximising the time and resources you have to create the career, business and life you want.

This Episode is for you if:

→ You’re drowning in your to do list

→ You’re struggling to know how to prioritise what matters

→ You’re ready to get on top of your to do list & life admin once and for all

“Efficiency is doing something well, effectiveness is doing something that will move the needle.” Abigail Barnes

In this episode we also covered:

• What is efficiency?
• What is effectiveness?
• Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
• The Knowledge Worker
• Efficiency is secondary
• Effectiveness is your goal
• All tasks are not equal
• Overwhelm is procrastination
• Episode 37: Procrastination is a trauma response
• Time Management is impossible
• Task Management is your goal
• High Performance habits you need
• Success Mindset
• Progress beats perfection
• The 1% ‘unfair advantage’
• The reframe game
• “Winners never quit & quitters never win” Vince Lombardi
• Eyes on the prize - What do you want?
• More time, money, freedom - all of it?
• Homework: Brain dump - What do you want?
• Homework: Prioritise - What matters most?
• Homework: Commit - Results follow actions
• Homework: Jump in - The waters warm
• What could stop you - Episode 15: Audit your time
• Episode 025 Imposter Syndrome
• Episode 002 Procrastination - Perfection Loop
• Episode 024 Human Design
• Strategy & Authority (how you make decisions, how you respond to opportunities)
• It’s your Time
• And so much more

Homework from this week’s episode:

1. Homework: Brain dump - What do you want?
2. Homework: Prioritise - What matters most?
3. Homework: Commit - Results follow actions
4. Homework: Jump in - The waters warm
5. What could stop you - Episode 15: Audit your time

Connect with me on Linkedin or Instagram so we can continue the conversation there!

⏰ It’s your Time!

⭐️ LINKS FOR THE EPISODE:

Time Management for Entrepreneurs & Professionals, by Abigail Barnes

- Free chapter: https://bit.ly/downloadfreechapternow

- Buy the book: https://bit.ly/TMFEAPBOOK

- Buy it on Amazon (Available Worldwide)

How to Audit your Time: https://bit.ly/AUDITYOURTIME

Useful Links: https://bit.ly/EPISODELINKS

Slow Productivity, by Cal Newport: https://amzn.to/3RSJum5

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ABOUT ABIGAIL BARNES:

Abigail Barnes is the founder & CEO of Success by Design Training, an award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker, and corporate trainer on time management and productive wellbeing. She is a qualified coach and creator of the renowned 888 Formula.

In February 2012 at the age of 32 Abigail had a stroke on a work business trip to Boston USA. This was her wakeup call; time is precious and we don’t have any to waste!

Success by Design Training is on a mission to teach 1 million people how to Become the Productive Professional using The 888 Formula by 2025.

Abigail understands human motivation and uses her own near-death experience as a catalyst for change, to inspire, empower and teach others how to maximise their time.

She holds a BA Hons Degree in Business & Marketing Management, a Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, DipM ACIM, a certificate in Neuroscience Professional Development, approved by British Psychological Society and is a qualified coach, approved by the Association for Coaching and the Institute of Leadership & Management, Portsmouth University Business School.

Website: www.successbydesigntraining.com

Email: [e-mail]

Audio Credit: Keith Hare

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