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Welcome to Better Systems & Operations, THE newsletter for micro-businesses who are ready to run their business without it running them into the ground. When I have something worth sharing, you'll get practical tips on systems for tiny teams, operations that actually make sense, and keeping your business in its place. Because your real life is the center of the universe, not your business.
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I want you to take a minute and think about what you’re waiting on in your business that you have no control over.
I want you to take one more minute and consider how much time you’ve been spending worrying about those things you’re waiting on. You know… the things you have no control over.
Stop letting other people’s unfinished tasks take up space in your brain.
If you are waiting on someone to give you something:
client approvals
client homework
payments
collaborator deliverables
feedback
contractor deliverables
whatever else it may be
You need to set a status for that in a project management system or tracker, give it a follow-up date with a reminder, and move on.
Don’t let waiting on something keep you from moving forward or remembering what YOU need to do.
For your Future Self, make a list in your project management system, on a calendar, in your email, or wherever of all the things you are currently waiting on someone else to do. Give each item a next follow-up date. Set a reminder to follow-up, then move on.
This should take you NO MORE THAN AN HOUR.
And tomorrow, you' don’t have to worry about what you’re waiting on, because you’ve built a system for remembering it all that you can use over and over again.
Positioning Your Service Business
Your operations are greatly influenced by your brand identity. Every decision you make should match your brand and how you want to be perceived.
My friend Jamie Cox is hosting a free workshop in September called Positioning Your Service Business all about how your brand positioning is so much more than just a sentence you repeat.
Jamie is brilliant at explaining all things brand strategy and I'm sure this workshop will be one you don't want to miss.
The workshop is 9/30/26 at 1pm EST.
Be sure to register now to save your spot!
P.S. My SOP Bank Starter Kit sale is still going. We’re up to $8! Make sure you get yours now before the price increases again!
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Sammy Bohannon
I lead operations for micro-business owners who want a business that works...AND one that actually supports the life you built it for.
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