Book Review
As a woman entrepreneur, if you are constantly battling time to get things done, then author Megan Flatt, believes it’s time to get Focused: Reclaim Your Time, Ditch Overwhelm, and Do Less Better, the title of her new book. She believes that you don’t need more time, what you actually need is more focus. In her new book she shows how women business builders can move from Hustle Culture in their lives, to a more results driven Focus Culture - it makes for fascinating reading.
Author Megan Flatt in her new book, Focused: Reclaim Your Time, Ditch Overwhelm, and Do Less Better, says that success doesn’t come from constantly trying to get more things done, working longer, producing faster, sacrificing more and hustling harder. Instead she says, what if that is not the answer? What if instead of hustling harder, we focused more? What if we actually did less, but did it better? What if we were focused?
What if we were more impactful in our work, relationships and day-to-day actions? What if we celebrated our wins, rather than constantly beating ourselves up for what we haven’t done? What if we could start our days feeling empowered rather than frazzled and end our days feeling accomplished rather than disappointed? She believes we can and her new book Focused, shows us how.
Inside Focused: Reclaim Your Time, Ditch Overwhelm, and Do Less Better, Megan covers the following chapters and topic areas:
Part I: You don't need more time, you need more focus
Hustle Culture isn’t working. It's time we commit to Focus Culture instead. By defining and focusing on your purpose and Highest Contribution to your business, you can make the impact you were meant to make, without burning out.
Part II: Is your to-do list sabotaging your productivity?
Everyone loves a to-do list, but what you put on yours might actually be the reason you are having trouble accomplishing things. By learning the importance of visioning, setting aside time for deep work and strategically clearing the deck you’ll have an overall plan to get you where you want to go, and a to-do list that is flexible enough to handle life's ups and downs.
Part III: You have exactly the time you need
Instead of trying to fit more.more.more into your day, let’s get realistic about the time you have and the time you need. With defined containers and a schedule that works for you, you’ll be able to get your Most Important Work done, with time left for all the other important things that matter to you.
Part IV: Find your focus flow
Focus isn’t something we are born with, or usually even taught. By learning how to hack your brian for focus and develop a focus flow you’ll be able to build momentum and create wins for yourself and your business.
Part V: When focus gets tough, raise your resilience
Lets face it, sometimes there is just too much to do and not enough time. Having a series of tools and practices in your back pocket means you can get out of overwhelm quickly, readjust your direction, and stop overthinking decisions.
Worksheets and Exercises
Throughout the book you’ll be asked to stop and take action. Worksheets, exercises and prompts guide you every step of the way to help you implement what you are learning in the book and adjust it to your own business and life.
Author Quotes
Hustle culture doesn’t work. It’s time to stop wearing Hustle Culture like a badge of honour. It’s time to embrace Focus Culture.
What if instead of hustling harder, we focused more? What if it’s not about getting more done? What if it’s about doing less, but doing it better?
Hustle Culture has a narrow definition of success. With Focus Culture, you decide what your top priorities are and where you spend your energy.
About the author
Megan Flatt is a latte loving business growth strategist on a mission to make entrepreneurship easier. As the founder of Focus Sessions, a science-backed system to help people get their most important work done without overwhelm, Megan believes in helping her women entrepreneur clients stop looking for time, when what they really need is focus. She wants women entrepreneurs to feel ease in running their businesses, so they have more time to focus on the important things in their lives. An entrepreneur all her life, she has helped hundreds of women turn their big ideas into day-to-day plans where they actually happen–while eliminating stress and removing the overwhelm.
Why LoA loves it…
We all know that one of the biggest challenges facing us all as women entrepreneurs is managing our time, juggling our multiple responsibilities and all the different aspects of our lives, and still growing a business to its full potential. Megan Flatt’s book is a revelation as it really makes us focus on what is important, what is going to bring us closer to achieving our goals not by working harder, but working smarter. If you are struggling to focus because you are feeling overwhelmed by trying to manage every aspect of your life and business and achieve the success you crave, then this is the book for you. Megan’s insights and advice can help you to find the focus you need to succeed. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa