Productivity & Time Management Tips for Authors: Stacy Ennis {ep. 126}
May 8, 2024
Stacy Ennis, a best-selling author, coach, and speaker, joins host Alexa Bigwarfe to delve into the pivotal topic of maximizing productivity for writers. This episode is a must-listen for writers in need of productivity tips and time management strategies.
Productivity and time blocking - these are important for authors, especially those who are busy trying to balance all of the things!
Throughout the conversation with Alexa, Stacy Ennis emphasizes the significance of time blocking and energy management in enhancing productivity, advocating for the creation of consistent, dedicated time for deep work.
Stacy also addresses the challenges writers face in finding time for their craft amidst other obligations, advocating for scaling down goals and starting with small time increments to build self-trust and make progress. Ennis's practical advice and personal anecdotes provide a rich resource for writers seeking to optimize their creative process and achieve writing goals while leading a fulfilling life.
Key takeaways:
Throughout the conversation with Alexa, Stacy Ennis emphasizes the significance of time blocking and energy management in enhancing productivity, advocating for the creation of consistent, dedicated time for deep work.
Stacy also addresses the challenges writers face in finding time for their craft amidst other obligations, advocating for scaling down goals and starting with small time increments to build self-trust and make progress. Ennis's practical advice and personal anecdotes provide a rich resource for writers seeking to optimize their creative process and achieve writing goals while leading a fulfilling life.
Key takeaways:
- Learn to maximize your writing productivity with effective time management strategies.
- Discover the benefits of outsourcing for authors and how it can streamline your writing process.
- Explore the lifestyle benefits of building a location-independent writing career.
- Uncover the importance of incorporating rest into your creative professional routine for optimal productivity.
- Discover how to use time blocking and energy management to 4x your productivity—and free up more time for rest
- Learn why most of us have the definition of productivity wrong—and how we should define it instead
- Understand why hustle culture is dangerous to our health and how to reframe toward balance—while scaling your business, brand, or impact
- Listen to the power of discretionary time and how it can transform your work (and life!)
- My top tips for productivity: email/social/news-free mornings, move meetings to the afternoon, email blocking, etc.
- Why you need to start from the vision and work backwards to build a business to support the life you want
- Stacy's program, Idea to Launch, is launching soon! Find out more here!
Idea to investment: Drawing on Stacy's work with 100-plus books throughout my 14 years in publishing, she's developed a step-by-step system to help aspiring authors write their nonfiction books. Over six months, they’ll walk through targeted trainings; the live program also includes workshops and group coaching alongside a community of other future authors. Stacy guides future authors through each step of writing their nonfiction book, from idea to finished manuscript, and teach a clear system to take the guesswork out of writing and unleash their creative genius—even if they don’t think they’re writers. Find out more here!
Stacy Ennis is a best-selling author, coach, and speaker on a mission to help leaders clarify their ideas and harness their unique story to make an impact. Along with being the founder of Nonfiction Book School, an accelerated author program, her background includes ghostwriting for a Nobel Prize winner in medicine and leading as executive editor of Sam’s Club’s Healthy Living Made Simple, a publication that reached around 11 million readers. Her best-selling book, cowritten with Ron Price, is Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise, and Impact. She’s also the host of Beyond Better, a podcast that explores how to create a business and life you love.
Learn More about Stacy Ennis:
https://stacyennis.com/
https://www.instagram.com/stacyennis/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacylynn/
Learn More about Stacy Ennis:
https://stacyennis.com/
https://www.instagram.com/stacyennis/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacylynn/