MY 8 FAVORITE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
There is so much stuff to do on a daily basis and it can get overwhelming quick! At least over here, anyway, or for any of you out there that are hustling, starting your new business, you’ve got jobs, you’re taking care of the kids, starting a new life and you’re really trying to conquer, level up and be the best you can be.
That is way I have gathered up some of may favorite productivity tools to share with you in hopes they can help elevate your situation and of course your productivity.
#1 GOOGLE CALENDER/iCAL
For the longest time this was all I used! But, then I realized I could be more proficient if I incorporated other things to schedule all my things like my workouts, mediations and bills. I seriously used it for everything, it’s great and I love that you can sync it with your computer or access it online.
#2 BUILT IN ALARM CLOCK
This is just the alarm clock on my iPhone. I have alarms set for when to wake up, when to go to bed, my 5 minute breaks, drink water, take vitamins, move sessions. Yup, I use it all the time!
#3 TRELLO
This is a website that I had used for a while but then fell off of, I was hesitant, I loved making my to do lists, but I’ve recently moved back and I’m loving it. The features and options are wonderful. You can share lists and make lists of list, oh my, you can make notes between people viewing, there are alarms and due dates, seriously so many options, its great and I highly recommend it!
#4 EXCEL SPREADSHEETS
I’m all about Excel; I have money, energy, mood and workout trackers that I’ve created on with it. I used to do all of this on graph paper but it took up so much of my time and energy!
#5 QUICKBOOKS
This was hard at first, since I am such a fan of Excel its what I have always used to keep track of my business finances but since becoming a corporation I was almost forced into QuickBooks but its awesome! It’s syncs with your account, you can snap photos of your receipts and attach them effortlessly. It’s so different from what I was originally used to but it’s so efficient!
#6 DROPBOX
I use this for everything! A lot of people use things like iCloud or other cloud backups, but Dropbox is defiantly my favorite! It syncs my photos, private and work related, project sheets for work when we are out an about, also sending and sharing files when we are traveling or away, yeah… digital life is pretty cool when you think about it.
#7 SCHEDULING APPS – LATER
I am big on social media so a scheduling app like www.later.com makes my life so much better! Ill normally schedule post out for 2 days or so and it allows me be so much more present with my posts and the content I’m trying to share. I don’t have to post on the fly or on the go and I can even schedule out social media posts for when I have a vacation planned so I can focus on spending quality time with friends and family.
#8 MINT OR CLARITY
I used these apps for setting budgets to help me track my spending. These apps will send notifications if you have reached or are reaching a spending limit, it even keep track of reoccurring expenses!
Do you have any productivity tools that elevate your life? Let me know us know in the comments below!
May you be productive.
Until next time,
-MJ