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Julie Chavanu's avatar

Love this! Action is definitely gonna be one of my 3 Words for 2025.

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

You’re going to have a good year then, I can feel it!

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Larissa Webster's avatar

Such great advice. Time to action is definitely my Achilles heel - something I’m turning around and appreciate these tips so much 🙌🏻

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

I think it’s many peoples’ Achilles heel. It’s hard but definitely a skill that can be learned!

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Bonnie Chung's avatar

Loving this framework. The daily dashboard looks auper useful. Is it built in notion?

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Sure is! You can see in more detail here:

https://www.annamackenzie.com.au/shop-os

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Jess Barker's avatar

Anna! Thank you SO much for this. I'm grateful for how you share authentic and actionable takes on what it's like to plow ahead and move past all the very normal gack that gets in the way.

I've been thinking about more specifically plotting out my hours in the day but feared that could be a little crazy / stressful / self-micro-managey. But your point about how this reduces friction and propels you into action - !! That's just what I needed to hear this week.

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Give it a go! I only have been able to design this Operating System and my perfect working week because I've experimented with lots of different systems, calendars, workflows etc. Plot your days, stick to it for a few weeks, see how it feels. If it doesn't work for you then run another experiment! Eventually you'll figure out what works best for your body and brain 🫶🏼

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Jess Barker's avatar

Brilliant idea! Experimentation mindset, here I come ☺️

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Michael Koehler's avatar

Must avoid The Cavern of Time…! -Runs, leaps, and…-

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

At all costs!

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Kaus's avatar

We are syncing! I just finished creating a template for yoga teachers as a freebie today. What a great advice: make action inevitable. I will keep this with me. :)

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Nice!

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Denyse Whillier's avatar

I've been thinking a lot about why 78% of women-owned businesses struggle to breakthrough £50k turnover (because nobody's going to convince me that a business goal for female founders is to limit themselves in this way). Analysing my work with female founders plus reading widely, I've identified 'structure' as a missing piece in the jigsaw. Which is why your Notion system sounds genius! It puts structure around a myriad set of often complex tasks which can feel overwhelming and breaks it down into clear, actionable chunks. Which is why 2024 has been such a fab year for you and it's been such a delight reading about the momentum you've been building.

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Thanks Denyse, I really appreciate those kind words. I’m pretty proud of my Notion OS, and it’s 100% the thing that’s enabled my progress/success/momentum this year.

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Faith Knecht's avatar

I ate this post up! Came at a perfect time for me since I'm just getting started creating. Thanks for sharing your insight and experience!

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

You’re welcome! It’s a good time of year to start a reset, so you’re fresh heading into 2025 🫶🏼

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Zed's avatar

This was really helpful. I'm thinking of ways I can implement templates into my life. And how I can simplify my processes.

I gravitate towards action too. For example if I want to start a new project and can't think of a good name, I usually go with the best I can think of and tell myself I can change it later.

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Rif Rinaldi's avatar

Love how the system looks like, and love the explanations too! Thank you very much for sharing, I hope it would sell a lot.

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Me too! hehe

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Priyanka Kanagaraj's avatar

ANNA YOU A FRICKIN AWESOME. Every paragraph is a giant load of value.

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Yay!! 🥳

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Millie Marconi's avatar

Amazing! Cant wait to get it :)

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

❤️

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Keil Mello's avatar

Congratulations- your Notion baby is about to be born!

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

I know! Scared! Screaming! Throwing up! Haha

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