If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “I’m too busy to work on this business idea!” or, “I wish I had more hours in the day to pursue that!,” this episode of the Shontavia Show is for you.

Life is a roller coaster and it can be incredibly hard to keep up with it all.

And then, if you add on top of that a nagging business idea that you want to work on, it’s no wonder that we feel like we don’t have time for ANYTHING new.

I mean, if I’m struggling with what’s already on my plate, where will the new thing fit?

How, Sway???

In this episode, I talk about where you can find more hours in the day to work on your business idea when you literally have no more time in the day.

My fundamental suggestion in this episode is for you to realistically assess where your current time is going.

You can do this easily by:

Completing a three-day audit of your day-to-day to determine where you time is currently going; and
Looking at your phone’s built-in screen time measurements to determine where your are giving your attention and how much you’re giving each day.

Here are some of the biggest time-drains, according to research:

Wow! that’s nearly 6 hours spent on social media, email, and getting to work for the average working professional.

I include some step-by-step suggestions on how to reclaim your time, plus a whole lot more, in the full episode.

Show Highlights:

01:02 Why busy-ness and “no time” are bad excuses

03:53 Why prioritizing other things is okay

05:17 How you can figure out where your time is going: the 3 day audit

06:39 The embarrassing places where I was wasting time and not growing my business

07:25 Where most people are losing time

09:33 How to get your wasted time back

10:28 How to measure how much time you’re spending on your phone

12:35 Where you can reclaim your time

16:49 Four things you can do right now to find more time in your day

For more, check out the full episode below.

Questions and Action: Reclaim your time!

After you’ve had a chance to watch the video or listen to the podcast, I’d love to hear from you in the comments section!

Please answer the questions relevant to your current situation:

1. Where are you spending the most time that could be re-purposed? Did your 3-day audit show you where you’re giving time and attention to things that you shouldn’t?

2. What are your most-used apps on your phone? Is any of this time being used ineffeciently?

3. Can you find 30 minutes to 2 hours per day to spend on your business idea?

Please give as much information as you can in response to these questions. I’d be happy to share more tools and resources that help you get what you want.

Check out the show notes at the end of this page for a few resources from this episode.

Thank you so much for joining me on this roller coaster of an experience.

I am eternally grateful that I get to do this work with creators, entrepreneurs and innovators like yourself.

Let’s continue to make it happen,