Episode #40: Play to Your Strengths

Welcome to the 25th Hour Podcast – where successful business owners talk about the magic of creating a 25th hour every day! We've all been there - your calendar is in great shape. Your to-do list is done. You are in the zone . . . All your balls in the air are being easily juggled. Then....something changes, and suddenly chaos reigns! This podcast will help you learn to up-level your time management strategies so you can get back in control of your day – and make an extra hour, your 25th hour, a reality - every day.

Today’s guest is Diana Dibble. Diana is the co-founder and President of Design To Delivery Inc (D2DInc), an award-winning firm that provides program management support to Federal agencies. She is an expert on small business operations and growth strategies and regularly speaks on those topics.

In this interview, we discuss the perks of paper planners, why you should give yourself grace when you just can’t manage to get EVERYTHING done, and how to play to your strengths. You won’t want to miss this episode!

Time Management Strategies for Success:  

Grace that not everything will get done - “I think the biggest thing is that I've given myself grace that, some days, I'm just going to get the end of the day, and that list is still going to be there.”Paper Planner - “I have different planners and different sections within each one - and they all serve different purposes. So I know where to focus my time based on planner and priority and type of task.”White space for emergencies - “I make sure that there’s space in my calendar so I’m not putting everything on top of each other and checking emails from 8am-8pm. I make sure there’s space for emergencies.”Delegating - “I learned through delegating to my VP of business operations that it doesn’t take me as long as I think it does to pass along tasks. I was worried about overburdening them because that’s how mistakes happen, but it turns out they have the bandwidth to do it and they like the new responsibilities.”  

Here’s how Diana likes to spend her 25th Hour:

Opportunity to choose to be creative - “I think the most important thing is that having that space allows me the opportunity to choose - but I have been doing a lot more creative things. It allows me to use a side of my brain that I don’t get to use every day because accounting is definitely not creative. So that extra hour has given me more space to create.”

Resources Referenced:

Erin Condren: https://www.erincondren.com NAWBO: https://www.nawbo.org Diana’s Bottleneck episode: https://youtu.be/8IyMx3aVEYk 

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Ready to put your best foot forward and play to YOUR strengths? Reach out to Diana:

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