6 steps to double your productivity – without adding extra hours or hiring a loan assistant

Now, if you DO want to hire a loan assistant to 2X your productivity and cut your work days in half…

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I held a national masterclass a few weeks ago on how to do this effectively, so if you want the replay, respond “Loan Assistant” to this email. 

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Personally, I think it’s worth the investment if you do it right – however I understand not everyone is in a position to do it, so…

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If growing your team isn’t in your budget just yet, here’s how you can optimize your time without adding more hours to your work week. 

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There are 6 main things you should do:

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1. Identify High-ROI Tasks

Whatever your top outcome is, there are a handful of tasks that do the heavy lifting of getting you there.

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For us LOs, that could be establishing a strong follow up strategy to maintain client relationships, or organizing your CRM to make sure you’re targeting leads correctly.  

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2. Plan In Advance

DO NOT wake up with an empty to-do list – ever. Always go to bed the night before knowing exactly what you have to do at the start of the next day.

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A great morning ritual starts with a great evening ritual. 

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You can line up your tasks the night before or even earlier. You’ll consistently hit the ground running every morning and believe me, it makes a huge difference. 

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3. Optimize Your Environment

Some people focus best in a quiet room with no distractions. Others prefer a bit more activity and chaos around them. 

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Test out and experiment until you know what your ideal environment is, and then recreate those conditions as often as you can.

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4. Split Your Day Into Blocks

I don’t care how good at multitasking you may think you are… it kills focus and something will always suffer.

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Split your day into blocks and devote each block to one specific task that you focus on 100%.

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For example: I split my days into administrative stuff, checking email, developing relationships, deep work, etc. 

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5. Sprint On Important Stuff

When you block off time for a high ROI-task, push hard until the block is over. Go full blast the entire time.

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These are your main movers, so don’t half-ass them. Show up, be fully present, and take minimal breaks. If you’re not able to go at it 100%, shift your day around if you need to. 

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6. Take Two Kinds Of Breaks

There are work breaks – when you do simple stuff like checking email instead of the intense important stuff. 

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Then there are real breaks – when you do NOTHING related to work. Pick one depending on your mood and schedule. 

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Implement these 6 practices and I promise you will see a change in your productivity.

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You could double it – maybe even triple it if you really bunker down and stay consistent.

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Then you can choose to either cut back your work hours and get the same output, or work the same amount of time and maximize your output.

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Both options sound pretty good, don’t they?

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