
It's not like I wasn't trying before, but now it's serious. I need to get better at what I do and more efficient at how I do it. So, I'm left with finding a few hours a day of 'efficiency savings'. I don't want Distilled to suffer and I don't want to hold up or let down my team or our clients. I want to be there for bathtime.īut I also don't want to compromise my ambition. I don't want to be the kind of dad that is never home.


I always wanted to build a company that didn't rely on long hours, but somehow even (generally) succeeding at that didn't stop me working long hours.Īs a general rule, I was fine with it and not coping too badly. In a previous life, I worked in management consulting and the hours were brutal. I don't think it's uncommon among business owners. Many of you may work even longer hours than this.
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Just before my daughter was born, I was stretching my day out and was regularly at my desk by 8am and still there well after 7pm at night plus working in the evenings and at weekends.

How I get things done as founder of an SEO agencyĪfter becoming a dad 6 weeks ago, I have been trying desperately to squeeze efficiency gains out of my day. For thoughts on similar principles but more from an SEO project perspective rather than an individual efficiency angle, you could read project management for SEO. Despite this, I think that I have some useful lessons to share and I hope you find it useful. Warning - this is a more personal post and one that isn't about hardcore SEO tactics.
