How I manage my time with full time job, freelance & side hustles ☕️
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2022
- While juggling a full time job, freelance work, youtube, and creating digital products on the side, I find myself with a problem: I don’t have enough time. In this video, I share the strategies and techniques on how I manage my time to maintain a work-life balance, without losing sleep. (Spoiler alert: I sleep a lot 😴)
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What other time management strategies worked for you in the past? Comment below!
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Thanks, I inspire from u
Rachel, how did you get your monitor set up to look like that?
This is helpful! Thank you :)
I am struggling so much right now… part time freelancer, part time stay at home mom, house construction on a rental property for Airbnb, launched my first 2 Amazon products and filming to launch my UA-cam channels… I am stressed because I am moving so slowly, but at least I am moving…
1. -1:16 define your goals
2. 1:16- create more time
3. eliminate to create more time
4. do more what gives you energy
5. cut down activities that drain you
6. reduce interruptions
7. unsubscribe to irrelevant emails and YT channels
8. eliminate commute
9. goodbye to reading all messages and group posts. stop scrolling
10. deal with procrastination
11. never sacrifice sleep ever
12. embrace silence
13. just-in-time learning
14. done is better than perfect
15. pareto principle / 80-20 rule
16. use calendar for time scheduling
17. keep four time block
18. keep thought collector like notion or Samsung notes. and regularly check them
19. set deadline and properly maintain them
20. stay focused to just 1 work. don't multitask
21. don't overburden yourself. check and minimize workload if needed
"Eliminate to create more time (and energy)". "If something is really important to me it will come to me directly." All these gems are priceless, Rachel! Thank you for this video. I always wondered who you manage to do it it all seemingly effortlessly.
Thank you, Zoey! 🍪 Our time and energy is the most valuable resource, we should do all we can to protect it.
As a new freelancer, I find myself constantly enticed by new projects and ideas, and struggling to prioritise a few main goals. This video came at such a good time as setting aside 3 main goals to focus on for the last quarter of the year is exactly what I need. Thank you for sharing your journey and your tips!
Wishing you all the best on your freelance journey! Thanks for watching :)
please can you teach me how to get freelance job, I'm really in need of one. please help me
@@omolehinemmanuel9762 use the Internet
What you do as a freelancer
Being able to work from home from a full time employer is a game changer. The hassle of preparing clothes, meals, arranging commute, etc. takes a lot of energy and time, I dread this aspect so much about taking full time job. It's not about working fully remote but having the flexibility to arrange work hours/location really helps with work-life balance or finding that balance between different professional projects.
1. Define your goals
Ask questions to yourself:
- What is important to you?
- What are the things that will bring you fulfillment/ sense of purpose?
2. Create more time
- Write down short-term goals(Eg. Quitjob, Get Fit)
- Break down goals into short manageable tasks
- Don't put more goals than you can handle
- Goals should not be set because of other people's expectations. These goals should matter to you.
3. Eliminate to create more time & energy
- Learn to say No to things that don't bring you closer to your goals
- Stop mindlessly watching TV
- Do more of what gives you energy like family time, shopping
- Cut down on things that drain you
- Reduce interruption by turning off unwanted notification
- Unsubscribe irrelevant emails
- Eliminate commute
- Goodbye FOMO
4. Optimize
- Deal with procrastination. Allow yourself to procrastinate to analyze why you are procrastinating
- Systemize your workflow for repeated tasks
- Never sacrifice sleep
- Practise async communication (Eg. Loom)
- Embrace silence
- Just-In-Time Learning (learn just enough to solve the problem)
- Done is better than Perfect
- Pareto Principle (20% of the things you do will account for 80% of your results)
- Use Google calendar as a todo list, time blocking, and reminder for deadlines
- Store everything in one place (Eg. Notion)
- Using a physical todo list on rare occasions
- Set Deadlines (Eg. 2weeks or less)
- Stay focused by asking yourself if this is an opportunity or distraction.
- Reduce Context Switching and batch similar tasks
Love this!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for sharing Rachel!
Before the pandemic, I had a FT job where I had to commute to 1hr-2hrs every day. I had a freelance job also and I pretty much had no life outside of my jobs. I would sleep at 2-3am every night, wake up at 8am every morning. I thought this was worth the extra 20K a year. It wasn't. I became very sick, isolated, and mentally exhausted. Then the pandemic hit and I lost not only my client job but my FT job as well. Going from extreme hustle culture to having zero work to do was eye opening for me. It made me realize that hustling and working is fine, but there is a balance that you have to find. The biggest lesson I learned is learning to set boundaries.
Fast forward 2 years and I have a full time job and 2 side hustles but this time it's different. I found a job that lets me work remotely and that respects my boundaries. My clients also respect my time and let me complete work by the end of the week, not slacking and pinging me at all hours of the day. You have to be confident and make your clients and employer TRUST YOU. Give them a reason to trust you, NOT overwork you. Don't always say yes. Don't always be "ON". You do what you are paid to do and they should trust you to do it well. That might take some experience over time, but believe me, it's way worth.
This was really helpful. Thank you for stating it so clearly.
Wow! You are amazing and this video is such a great source of inspiration! I never thought of procrastination that way and also "just-in-time-learning"...it's so nice to see that a successful person approaches it that way. Whenever I need to learn something I end up going in depths and spending so much time to learn everything about it, even things I won't necessarily need. NOT ANYMORE! Thank you for this video Rachel
I love the fact that you reflect on why you are procrastinating. Such a simple but important step. Thank you for this!
Great video. Thank you for that. Much more down-to-earth than most of ones that can be find on YT.
As a freelancer, I have many upcoming projects, but at the same time, I'm taking online classes, so I'm pretty overwhelmed.
Thanks for the video! This topic is what I really needed!
You can do it! Is there anything else that you would like me to cover on a video? :)
@@rachelhow I would love to know how to manage your finances since you have different incomes!
I also have different incomes from Korea, Germany, UK and America.
so it would be really helpful if you could share your experiences ☺
Lots of great reminders in this!
This is where I’m at at the moment - less than 3hrs to build my business. I try to focus on needle moving tasks but get caught up in trying to do it all now!
This really helps me a lot! I always modify the time blocks until I find a good estimate of the time I'll be spending on each task.
As a woman who works full time and also has a full time side hustle this video was so helpful and valuable! Thank you ❤
Thank you so much for this channel and for this video! I tend to feel over-ambitious and take on way too much at one time that I feel so overwhelmed and end up spinning. This video really helped me to see that I can take things in small bites and still accomplish all my (reasonable) goals. Thanks, Rachel!
Oh, I really appreciate you bring up Just In Time learning!
Such a great- kick start for those who are in chaos with their mind.
Thankyou so much for such tips and tricks 😀
Will focus the rule
This video is so full and rich in content, it is a life changer.. thank you for making it and good luck with your channel, you really deserve to be succesfull
Aaah such a fantastic video!! Brilliant tips and well explained. Thank you
Done is better than perfect. I absolutely love it !
First video I’ve seen of yours, it’s great thank you!
I feel this on the deepest level. Thank you.
''just in time the learning'' Amazing, thank you
Thanks for sharing your tips. I find that I've been doing a lot of what you've said they're helping me too.
Thank you for this motivation, I began looking for work from home because I have a dream to express and sell more of my art over working in any warehouse environment even if I only have experience in that field. This gives me a better idea of what’s important to make that dream happen. I’m very grateful.
Thanks Rachel! Loved your content so much I took notes!
I learned a lot from this video. Thank you so much!
Thank you for making this video.💖 Every bit resonated to me 🥺💖
Thank you, I am learning how to navigate adult adhd. I was diagnosed a few months ago and these type of videos are helpful.❤
Your videos and this one in particular are advice I want to keep in mind as I try to forge my own path as a creative entrepreneur. Thank you.
Thank you Rachel, needed this!!
Wow, these skills can work for anyone - whether working full time or not.
Such a perfect transcript!
Thank you for this timely reminder!
I've been doing this all my 20's and just this year I started to achieve things I'm actually proud of. I'm 29 😳
I love your channel! thank you for these amazing tips
I think it's so good to have other streams of income on top of having a full time job, nice work
Wow! You’re awesome! That’s actually really helpful! Thanks for this video-I’m excited to implement some techniques you gave me! ❤️✨✨
Thank you so much Rachel! I found this very helpful!
OMg just what i needed! i just started as a graphic freelancer, but struggle with self development.
AWESOME ADVICE EVER!!!
Awesome tips Rachel!
this is the future of being a student, great tips! very similar
amazing video!!. I really appreciate the way you are managing your time )
Thank you again for sharing & inspiring us!❤
Thank you so much Rachy for this insightful information
This vidéo is exactly all I needed. Thank you!
So relatable, it's eerie.
This video is all i needed. Thank you ❤
Very helpful tips. Thanks for sharing!
I found this useful!!! Thanks for sharing ❤
Your advice helps me a lot, thank you😊
hi, love your point about "Silence". I bought a pair of Sony noise cancelling earbuds and most of the time I just leave the noise cancelling on without any music, and it helps my mental health so much since I live in a quite noisy and populated area.
Just what I needed. Thanks for the breakdown. I like the tip on reevaluating your goals if you feel overwhelm and not being able to finish everything. Thanks for this.
Glad to hear that it's helpful to you! Poured my heart into this vid :)
Great tips! Thank you!
Another amazing video, thank you so much for taking your time and uploading valuable content, you helped and also inspired me in the past few weeks!
Also i'd like to ask you to create a video if possible on how to start the freelancing and actually getting clients, because the competition is tight and new freelancers seem to have low chance in landing clients.
thanks again in advance!!
Thank you so much. This video was great 👍🏼 Very educational 😊
Hey Rachel! I just discovered your channel and it's great to see how you manage your time and pick the goals you want to work on. I like to do multiple things at one time but I'm always afraid that I won't be able to cope with everything I want to do. The idea of using time blocks to track the amount of time you need to complete a task is really interesting!
Thanks for watching, Georgia! I'm happy to hear that the video has helped you in some way. Is there anything else that you would like me to cover on a video? :)
Just in time learning and done is better than perfect best advice for me right now
Love this. Your greatest asset is your time! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this 🙏🏼
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this valuable advice! 🙏
Inspired me already. Thank you :)
Very good to the point video. Many points I do follow in my own goal achievement process, daily. Correct inputs in this video. Only thing left out is aging effects on our goal achievement strategy and how to tackle it. Thanks ma'am.
Such a great video. Thanks!
Rachel, I have been following you since you started UA-cam and honestly love the development of your editing and also the valuable insight into your life. So helpful and thanks for being here for us!!! You inspired me to dive into UX.
Oh my, thank you 🥹🥹🥹 Comments like yours keep me going! Working on better content for the rest of the year and I’m excited for your journey too! 💛
You're a role model to me. Thank you! I also have a job and a freelance job. And I like to experiment with it.
Amazing stuff! Thank you 👍🏾
Excellent video Rachel! Well done!
Thanks for watching, Dewi! When’s your new video coming? :)
Really enjoyed this video and content. Thanks!
Great vídeo! Thanks for sharing with us 🙏🏻❤
This was very valuable. Thank you!
This is possibly the most valuable and helpful video I've ever watched on time management! Just what I needed. Thank you 😀
You're so welcome!
This was very helpful for me! This popped up right when I need it 🙏🏾
Thank you so much for watching 😁
Thank you Rachel. I love your tips so much!
Glad you like them, Glory! Thanks for watching :)
Great video. I learned a lot!
Very insightful video. Thanks for sharing, Rachel!
Thank you for watching! 🍪
Great advices and concepts! Thank you!
You have great wisdom nuggets. Thank you for sharing.
its super helpful. Thank you !
Thank you) this video is extremely helpful because it is the concentrate of the most valuable principles in work. I liked the "just-in-time learning" principle. Now I know what to call it. I started to apply it recently because found myself tired of learning just for sake of learning.
Thanks for watching and im glad you find it helpful :)
Just came across your channel and I must say this is valuable content. Keep it up 💯
Thank you, Ronald!
These are such simple and solid principles to stay productive. Very reliable!
Thank you, Darshan!
Key takeaways for me was the quote "Perfection is the enemy or progress" and energy levels awareness to be more efficient. Keep up the great work Rachel! 🫡
This video speaks volumes to me. Thank you for this. I'm easily distracted and I've even placed it on my list to set reminders around my house for this purpose, to focus. Time management, something new for me to master and master it, I will.
Thank you for watching :) Master it, you will! 💪🏻
This video shared a really amazing tips! thankyou
Hey! I never comment, but I just had to say this was a super well made video packed with content. Keep it up! Totes subscribed! Also hello from Japan!
Hi Rachel, I looked you up after getting a mail from Edison. Your video was perfect for where I am right now and I could really relate to your advice. I'm definately trying to do too much, when all I want is to "live comfortably and work less" - love it!
Aww, thanks Rick! Happy to see you here! Hoping to make Slick Inbox a better experience for you as well 🙏🏻
@Rachelhow I just want to say that your videos have helped me and inspired me as well. the first video I watched was very insightful and I felt your genuine vibe of wanting to help other people. and this is the second video which felt like it had to be destiny. I see tons of videos and I really don't subscribe to a lot of channels, but I did with you so that says a lot. keep up the good work.
Thank you, suffering from creative block and your kind words helped me get going. Grateful! 🙏🏻
I really love your tenacity and focus! Best wishes, Rachel! Connecting on LI if you are there 🔆💐~ Angela
Thanks for the tips Rachel! Btw, may I know what white paint did you use for the wall? I like the undertone.
Also maybe you should do a tour of your workspace that keep you productive.
Just occasionally, the internet gives you exactly what you're looking for. This is really very useful advice, thank you.
Been watching you for a while now and I think this video is what drove it home to me that you’re brilliant 🧠
Thanks for the awesome video!
Thanks for watching!
This is useful info. Have been working to schedule the tasks on the calendar more than having a to do list.
Thank you for watching 🥰
Amazing. Freaking amazing and helpful!! Thank you!!
Great content, Rachel! This helps lot 🥰
thanks for watching
Oh my god, i just knew you are a Malaysian! So happy to stumble my fellow Malaysian channel. I am putting efforts to achieve like what you are doing now. By the way, you got a new subscriber!
This video was a concentrated dose of what I was looking for
It was far beyond my expectations, thanks Rachel alot ♥
Thank you 💯
Thanks, Rachel for the valuable tips
You're so welcome! Thank you for watching :)