DIGITAL STARTUP SOCIETY BLOG — Productivity Blueprint

Before you start any business or goal in life, you should get to know and truly understand your "why" first. Knowing why you’re doing anything in life is a crucial step as it can easily make or break your business or goal before you even get started. When you know why you want to do something, you can better understand the actions and resources needed to get there. Your why is the determination, focus, inspiration, and motivation you need to keep working towards your goals each and every day. As uncomfortable as it may feel to accept your daily actions...

Did you know when you create too many things to do, you end up getting less done? Did you know scheduling more breaks makes you more productive too? Research shows that giving yourself time to do nothing and unwind simply allows you to get your work done faster.  In other words, scheduling breaks into your workday is crucial for success and highly productive to your business.    Not only that, but breaks also provide many other benefits, including:  Preventing burnout and ensuring high productivity.    Reduces stress and supports creativity.  Ensures quality and innovative work.  Improves your mental health and happiness....

The only action that matters is action.  Action constitutes the work, the steps, the "action" necessary to reach your goals and aspirations. While planning and creating your vision is a vital step that many fail to account for, it's hard to fix it.  People often create new plans and ideas repeatedly but never take the necessary first step or action to make it happen. As long as you create a realistic action plan for your business goals, you won't fall into this trap.    Here's how to create a realistic action plan for your small business: Start with A Main...

The main idea of productivity is always to work smarter, not harder. Just because you are active, working hard, and doing stuff does not mean you have used your time wisely enough to be productive. Unfortunately, a myth equates being "busy" to being highly productive, while not being "busy" equals laziness.  However, the most productive people can easily seem lazy with this mindset when they got all their work done already and get to take the rest of the day off.  Remember, the formula for productivity is your output over your input. If your input significantly outweighs the output, you...

When you think of being productive, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Before you continue reading, briefly write it down in your journal or a notepad. Really think about your own definition before you continue. This way, you can be sure your perspective is really where it needs to be to run a productive business.  Productivity has a variable definition and affects every aspect of your life, both business and personal. When you think about it, every decision you make and action you take affects your productivity somehow. Your health, creativity, journey in life, or direction of...