Book Review
In her new book, No More 24/7: Entrepreneurs, Take Your Life Back, author Catherine Cowart Roe challenges the expectation in society that, as entrepreneurs we need to be available 24/7. She says, this isn't true! Being on call for your business is actually undermining your growth and productivity. Setting and maintaining boundaries and limits is the key to success. No More 24/7 provides a path with actionable steps for busy entrepreneurs like yourself to reclaim your freedom. Through these practices, you will take control of your life and become more efficient than before.
In No More 24/7: Entrepreneurs, Take Your Life Back, author Catherine Cowart Roe provides some fascinating insights and techniques to learn how to take your life back, whilst still building your business. In this book, you will learn:
How to use your mental capacity to schedule efficiently
How to set and maintain boundaries
How to use tools and automations for success
When to multitask for different activities
When to hire and allocate work
How to be both consistent and flexible in various situations
How to perform periodic self-evaluation to improve processes
How to avoid the fatal combo
Catherine invites you to stand up against the status quo and say no more 24/7!
Author Quotes
Technological advances have created instant access to anyone and anything. The pressure to be always on call combined with that instant access pushes entrepreneurs to work all the time.
Being on call for your business is undermining your success. The solution is to set and maintain boundaries for work. This is how you can take back your life and reclaim your freedom while becoming more efficient and successful than before.
In this book I will show you that you don’t have to go along with the status quo. It takes time and practice, but you can stand up for your free time.
About the author
Catherine Cowart Roe is a CPA and a management efficiency expert based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has over fifteen years of experience in public accounting, business organization and management, and academia. She is the sole founder of Cowart Roe CPA, a concierge CPA firm, and Cowart Roe Academy, a business management and financial literacy education services provider. She holds a master's degree in accounting with an emphasis in taxation, as well as bachelor's degrees in accounting and business administration with a minor in management. When she's not on the clock, she enjoys running, writing and performing music, and spending time with her family.
Why LoA loves it…
Every woman entrepreneur will tell you that it is a constant challenge trying to build a successful business whilst also navigating building a healthy, happy personal life and raising a family. It is a constant juggling act, and one that often requires women to be online and available 24/7. Author and entrepreneur Catherine Cowart Roe believes that there is another way, and that it’s possible to build a business and take your life back at the same time. If you are trying to get a better balance in life and business, this is a must-read book. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa