295. Q&A: Get Rid Of Overwhelm And Free Up Time With Our Top Tips And Apps To Implement Systems And Processes In Your Business

My incredible COO and Queen of Systems, Processes and Organization joins me again for a Q&A episode all about these three things. Having proper systems and processes in place can take a successful business, and turn it into a thriving one. We’re sharing our top tips, favorite apps and best practices for getting organized in areas of your business such as project management, finances, scheduling and content creation. Our overall goal with this episode is to help you identify where you can cut down on overwhelm in your business, delegate certain tasks to an app or a person, and thus, free up time for you to focus on your zone of genius. Get out a pen and paper; you don’t want to miss a thing from this episode!   If you loved today’s episode, please share your favorite takeaways or your own systems and processes by screenshotting this episode and tagging us on Instagram!   In this episode we talk about: Our favorite apps and top tips for implementing systems and processes in your business How to organize your overflow of ideas, and how to go about working on them What a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is and how to create one How to get organized with your finances, scheduling and content creation   Try our Girl Gang membership community FREE for 3 months by downloading the Lite Pink holiday guide HERE (this is an exclusive discount you won’t find ANYWHERE else…only in the guide, and it’s valid only until 12/31/21 so don’t wait!)   Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! CONNECT WITH POWERHOUSE WOMEN instagram.com/powerhouse_women instagram.com/llindseyschwartz instagram.com/hannahmwells facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity www.powerhousewomen.co EPISODE TIMELINE & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ( 3:02 ) Welcome back to the Powerhouse Women podcast! ( 3:22 ) Hannah and I are answering questions about systems and processes today. ( 4:17 ) The question I posed to our text list was, “What do you want to know about creating systems for your business––but really––how can you look at the areas of your business where you get overwhelmed and cut down on the time and energy you spend in those areas?” ( 5:18 ) Lindsey asks Hannah how she defines systems and processes. ( 6:58 ) Natea asked, “I'm overwhelmed with just getting started. I have so many ideas. How do I organize them?” ( 11:24 ) Lindsey asks Hannah to elaborate on how to create a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). ( 14:35 ) Lisa asked, “If we aren't outsourcing all of our bookkeeping, what are the systems to keep us organized and know our numbers?” ( 20:00 ) Courtney asked, “​​I get overwhelmed with scheduling my clients and keeping track of who is where and when. I'd love to know if there are recommended apps for this.” ( 24:08 ) Debbie asked, “I would love to figure out if there's a system for not over booking clients. It's so hard to say no and then I get overwhelmed with work.” ( 28:19 ) Leah asked, “What’s your system for writing and posting content and what software do you use?” And similarly, Jessica asked, “I'd love to learn more about the routines you have for building the brand and your personal brand.” ( 32:52 ) If you want your questions featured on a future episode, text MENTOR to (602) 536-7829. ( 33:20 ) Try our Girl Gang membership community FREE for 3 months by downloading the Lite Pink holiday guide HERE ( 34:00 ) Text MASTERMIND to (602) 536-7829 for all the details on the Powerhouse Women Mastermind. ( 35:27 ) Final words of wisdom from Hannah!