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Emma O'Connell is a productivity + systems coach from the UK. She teaches female entrepreneurs how to simplify and systemise their business, so they can maximise their income and impact without the overwhelm. I firmly believe is working smarter not harder, setting yourself up for success and spending more time with the people that matter most.

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THE 4 ZONES OF BEING//⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Which zone do you spend most of your time in? Are you operating in your zone of genius or spending too much of your time in your zone of excellence? Not sure, let take a look at the 4 zones:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⚡️Zone of Incompetence: When you are doing something you are not good at and many people can do it better⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⚡️Zone of Competence: When you are good at what you are doing, some people can do it better, but a lot of people can do it just as well as you⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⚡️Zone of Excellence: When you are doing something you are highly skilled at and not many people can do it better⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⚡️Zone of Genius: The one thing that you do that is totally exceptional, no-one can do it like you. This is where we reach our full potential.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Understanding your operating mode, will help you move from spending too much time in your zone of excellence to your zone of genius, because this is where we all need to be working. Here are some of the benefits to working in your zone of genius.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Fundamentally it all comes down to this....are you willing to uplevel? Are you willing to step up into your next level self, work in your zone of genius and become the leader you were born to be? It's not always comfortable, but the only way for you to spend more time in your zone of genius is to find someone to offload all the other stuff to.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So which zone are you working in? Drop a comment below 👇🏻.

IF YOU AREN’T ALREADY TIME BLOCKING WHERE HAVE Y

IF YOU AREN’T ALREADY TIME BLOCKING WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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No seriously?!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I will happily hold my hands up and say time blocking is relatively new to me. I come from the classic “must be good at multi tasking” camp. You know the corporate world bullshit, where multi tasking is seen as an advantage, when we all know it isn’t. You can’t do everything at once. It’s not possible. Balls get dropped. Details get missed.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Anywho, I’ve been using it for the past 9 months now and wow, what a game changer. It has stopped me over-committing and under-delivering. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Being a mum of 2 and having to juggle working and being Mum, time blocking enables me to stay focused. I like having certain days for certain tasks, such as a day I have all my client strategy calls, days for content creation and so on, so forth.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Asides from being a mum, I’m a creative. I struggle with focus because my head is in the big picture, constantly coming up with ideas of products or services I can create. Time blocking makes me focus on the task at hand without getting easily distracted (hello shiny object syndrome). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Did you spend some time putting your feet up this

Did you spend some time putting your feet up this weekend?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Here's the thing about weekends. My other half is a chef, he works creating beautiful meals for other people at the weekends. Our weekends are Monday and Tuesday and have been for the past 10 years.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Most people spend Saturday and Sunday as their weekends, but who wrote those rules? Besides, I left the stifling corporate world to start my own business to live and work on my terms. So if I want to work on a Saturday because I can, I will.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Your stuck working in your zone of exellence and z

Your stuck working in your zone of exellence and zone of competence and not spending enough time in YOUR ZONE OF GENIUS.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Your business needs you to step up. Put your CEO shoes on and start being a leader.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You can't build the multi 6 or even 7 figure business you aspire to have plodding along, getting stressed out doing all the things.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you are serious about building your business in 2021, then you need to lay the foundations now. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If laying those foundations means building a team to get you from where you are now to where you want to be, book a strategy call. I'd love to help you map out the bigger picture and discuss the things you need to put in place to support this exciting next level phase. Send me a DM.

What is your CEO Score? Drop a comment below with

What is your CEO Score? Drop a comment below with your personal score for the day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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GREAT BUSINESSES ARE BUILT BY GREAT TEAMS//⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Do you have a dream team?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Are you trying to do EVERYTHING in your business?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If not, we need to talk. I'd love to help you get back more time and more freedom, so you can focus on maximising your impact and income. Send me a DM. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My daughter wanted to go to the park with her bear

My daughter wanted to go to the park with her bear dressing gown on today. I obviously let her, because who says it’s not ok 🤷‍♀️.

I need to be more like her. 🔥

She is Bold. She is Brave. She oozes attitude. And she does not give a shit what other people think about her.

Who do you need to be more like? Drop a comment below 👊🏻👇🏻
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#hustlewithease #bossbabelife #ceomom #productivitycoach #entrepreneurher #herbusiness #sheconquers #solopreneurlife #modernceo #womenwithaplan #growyourbusiness #sisterhoodovercompetition #smartceo #thebossbabesociete #womenwithvision #womenceos #womenceomindset #womenwhohustlehard #womenleadership #livethelifeyouwant #ukbusinesswomen #mumtrepreneur #onlinebusinesscoach #hersuccess #womenwholead #womenwhowork #beyourbestself #virtualassistant #onlinebusinessmanagers #mompreneurlife

🙋‍♀️ Hey! Welcome to my IG Account. If yo

🙋‍♀️ Hey! Welcome to my IG Account. If you are new here let me introduce myself. I’m Emma, I’ve been running my business as a VA for the past 5.5 years. I took a break after I had my daughter and Iast year I was diagnosed with anxiety after years of struggling. Anti-depressants saved my life. No joke. And I know how to manage it more effectively. Listening to my body and honouring my hormonal flow over the month has massively helped.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Now I am back and my business is evolving into a virtual assistant and online business management agency supporting coaches, consultants and entrepreneurs who want to maximise their impact and income. I want to help you reach your goals, whilst enabling you to work less.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🤔You maybe thinking, “Emma, what the hell are you doing? You keep changing direction and I am so confused with what you are doing!” What can I say, I struggle with being a multi-passionate entrepreneur, I have a million ideas running around in my head and focus has been my number 1 struggle 😱.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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😉But this is my bread and butter. Before starting my business I spent 10 years working as an Account Manager, EA, PA, Bid Manager, Office Manager and Project Manager. Outsourcing is my jam. I have worked at a very senior level, often being the right-hand woman to many executives. I have a degree in International Business and Modern Languages (I speak French and German) and I continually invest in myself professional.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’ve now been running my business supporting small business owners for the past nearly 5.5 years. That's a lot of knowledge and experience that I bring to the table. I’m also a complete tech geek and systems nerd.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I feel so passionate about helping YOU build a profitable and sustainable business that doesn’t require you to work 8+ hours a day. You can do less and achieve more.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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CONTINUED IN THE COMMENTS....👇🏻👇🏻

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