Slight Changes, Spectacular Results

This week I spent some time catching up on podcast episodes in my subscription feed, and I just have to share what Lee over at Trailblazer.fm is doing…

Season 43 is all about “Slight Changes, Spectacular Results” where he’s sharing some really small changes you can make to yield big results over time.

Episode 1 is about writing down every idea.  I started doing this a few months back with a single document (I call it “Captains Log” ????) where I write every random idea I have down. Just the act of writing it down has kept me from forgetting some gems.

Episode 2 is about using screen recording software to train your clients and your team. This has been a huge improvement in my client communications. Not only does it help clients understand things better, but it has helped me dramatically speed up projects.

Episode 3 is about disabling notifications. A few months back I setup my phone to go on “Do Not Disturb” at 5pm every day. I don’t even realize when it happens, but my evenings are much more relaxed without getting pings every 5 minutes.

Episode 4 is about canceling a subscription. It took me a long time to do it, but I now keep a spreadsheet of all my subscriptions, their function, price, and renewal date. This gets audited every month (just takes a moment) and seeing how much I’m spending has helped me cut out the fat.

Episode 5 is about outsourcing one small task. Even though I plan on purposefully keeping my agency small, finding the time-sucking activities that I can contract out has enabled me to not only get more done, but stay sane in the process.

Kudos to Lee for this absolutely fantastic series! They are all really short episodes (around 5 minutes each) and I would encourage you to check them out.

We tend to focus on the BIG ideas we have for our agency, but in my experience (and I assume Lee’s too) it’s often the small (but intentional) things that end up making the biggest difference.