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The Amazon Files, hosted by Kristin Ostrander, Amazon business strategist and one of the founders of Mommy Income, hits the airwaves every Tuesday with the real truth about selling on Amazon. This show isn’t about sugar-coated reality. It’s real truth - the good, the bad and the ugly - shared with practical action steps and strategies to help both new and experienced sellers tackle the world’s largest retail sales platform.

Jan 6, 2020

As the decade starts anew, many people will want to get more done in their Amazon businesses as part of their new year’s resolutions. But running an online business means running an overwhelming number of tasks such as admin, bookkeeping, and accounting, to name a few. Where do you even start? And to add to that, the world is full of distractions that could lull you into procrastination. The struggle is certainly real, and before you know it, entrepreneurs feel like they’ve failed their goals.

 

It doesn’t have to be this way. You can have the Amazon business of your dreams.

 

In this week’s episode, we discuss how you can get more done in your Amazon business while reducing the overwhelm. We share some of the best productivity apps that we use along with tips on how to manage distractions and increase your focus. We explain how to deal with procrastination and reveal the reasons we put things off. We also share our 15-Minute Hustle strategy as well as illustrate how it can help overcome procrastination.

  

“As your business evolves, you have to evolve your organization and planning along with it.” - Amy Feierman

This week on the Amazon Files:

 

  • The impact of planning and scheduling tasks for your business
  • How to use time blocking to organize your tasks and how it can help manage distractions
  • How sticky notes help Kristin focus on her Amazon business
  • How long it takes to recover from getting distracted
  • The power of using technology and apps for focus and distraction management
  • How fear, ignorance, and discomfort drive procrastination
  • How to overcome procrastination by limiting to-do lists to four tasks
  • What is the 15-Minute Hustle strategy and how to use it to achieve your goals
  • Why you should set time aside once a week for planning and organizing
  • Why tasks and projects should be broken down into smaller pieces
  • The value of setting up reward systems when completing tasks
  • The importance of outsourcing tasks and asking for help

 

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Grow Your Amazon Business!

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