As the Director of I Do Marketing, and working with 100’s of Directors over the years I hear so often about the challenge of balancing both work and life and the never-ending to-do list, that sense of not feeling accomplished comes up time and time again. There is always more you could do or be doing. I hear you, I am here with you on this never-ending journey and one thing I’m good at is a list, or if I set myself a task/goal I will GET IT DONE.
Getting the right life/work balance.
I’ve learned that getting the right balance in work and life helps both areas. I’m not perfect, I’m certainly not there with this but I am proactive in my approach to it.
This 30 day Directors challenge is designed to help you to feel more accomplished. Not to add another task to your to-do list but to inspire change, make you to think and ‘do’ something proactive for the benefit of both life and business accomplishment.
Give it a go this month and see what happens:
- Set a personal goal for the month
- Book a coffee with a motivational associate/friend
- Write 3 things you need to do by the end of the day
- Take a walk outside
- Declutter your workspace
- Arrange a Leadership Team jolly/event
- Post to LinkedIn about your business
- Review your strategic objectives
- Update your LinkedIn profile
- Review your ESG policy
- Celebrate an employee
- Set aside time for your favorite hobby
- Give an update to your employees on the business
- Use a notebook for your next meeting – avoid tech distractions
- Listen to your favourite music or playlist whilst working
- Book a new/different networking event
- How can you contribute to your community more?
- Listen to an audio book about a trending topic
- Review company culture – how has it changed?
- Book a restorative break
- Create a vision board or list of personal goals
- Volunteer or perform a random act of kindness
- Book a catch up with each head/director in your business
- Reflect on your accomplishments and growth
- Reach out to your team for feedback on YOU
- Celebrate a business success on LinkedIn
- Write a thought-leadership article
- Attend and share your knowledge at a mastermind group
- Organise yourself with a digital to-do list
- Review your progress and celebrate your achievements
Let me know how you get on and if you enjoyed it I’d love to hear from you.
I’ll explain why I’m doing this. I act as a Marketing Director for a select few businesses. I sit in on monthly management meetings, boards and help them directly with the marketing strategy for the business. I see so many Directors heading toward burn out and sometimes a better mix of work and life is what is needed. Two things to consider here: If you need a better balance, review and adjust. If you need marketing direction for your business, pop me a message.
