How to Be Less Overwhelmed with Patricia Van Den Akker from The Design Trust (podcast episode)
Most business owners have too much on their plates, so it’s normal to feel overwhelmed. But how can we keep those feelings from hurting our business? In this episode, The Design Trust Director Patricia van den Akker shares her top strategies for feeling less overwhelmed. She also offers some great advice for business owners looking to plan better and set effective goals.
079: How to Be Less Overwhelmed
with Patricia van den Akker from The Design Trust
Most business owners have too much on their plates, so it’s normal to feel overwhelmed. But how can we keep those feelings from hurting our business? In this episode, The Design Trust Director Patricia Van Den Akker shares her top strategies for feeling less overwhelmed. She also offers some great advice for business owners looking to plan better and set effective goals.
Episode Description:
Why did you get involved with The Design Trust? (2:12)
How do we become less overwhelmed? (3:43)
Take time every day to relax, even if it’s just a moment (7:12)
Organize your to-do list and allocate your tasks to specific days (10:19)
Set 90-day goals for bigger projects (18:10)
Make a plan, but be prepared to pivot (23:33)
Set goals around things you can control (30:07)
How is your planner helping business owners create the lives they want? (33:23)
How to connect with The Design Trust (42:25)
ABOUT PATRICIA
Patricia van den Akker is the Director of The Design Trust, and is an award-winning creative business adviser, trainer and coach who has worked with 1,000s of creatives over the last 25 years. She regularly teaches at Central St Martins, the Royal College of Art and other universities across the UK, and works with trade fairs, craft shows and studio providers. Patricia loves ‘connecting the dots’ for creative business owners and to teach & inspire them to work on all sides of their business, from planning and strategy, to marketing, finances, creative development to confidence and mindset.
For the last 5 years Patricia has created a journal or diary planner, especially for creatives. It’s not just a beautiful and colourful diary (it comes in lilac, cool mint and dark orange!) but it’s full of her coaching tools to help you get to know yourself and your ideal clients, to work on your marketing and get practical marketing tips from her, and also to set financial goals.
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