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Entrepreneur Tips: How To Avoid Entrepreneur Burnout

As an entrepreneur, you’re at a higher risk of burnout than almost any other group, especially as a solopreneur. Studies have shown that burnout in entrepreneurs is more likely to show up in the body than in the job.

Jade Barclay, a psychotherapist who recently completed her MBA Thesis on Entrepreneur Burnout said in an interview “There were a whole raft of cognitive symptoms that would show up, so just not being able to focus and things like that, brain fog, that kind of thing. A lot of people actually had body symptoms. It was common to have people say, "My body just completely shut down. I couldn't work anymore."

So how do you prevent this all too common occurrence? We’ve found 4 helpful tips to help you avoid entrepreneur burnout.

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Utilize Anyword and SOS Inventory to Increase Productivity

LOVE | TWELVE, JUNE 2021

Take the guesswork out of copywriting with the help of AI. Anyword is a powerful AI engine for generating copy to drive conversions. Anyword’s AI copy generator was trained on $250M worth of ad spend, using data from some of the world’s leading brands.

The platform is unique as it utilizes multiple language models along with its own proprietary models to create a platform that is built to bring in real results. Generate or improve on ideas for social media posts, ads, website pages and emails. Anyword’s Predictive Performance Score shows you what’s most likely to work, cutting down testing costs and saving time and resources.

Anyword accelerates workflows by generating multiple marketing copy variations at scale so you can get more done and move on. Different channels require different messaging so Anyword’s AI Copywriting Platform lets you generate messages that are tailored to specific platforms, and helps you perfect them so the right people take notice.

Anyword also lets you brainstorm text variations and messages and helps you come up with ideas, even if your brain is drawing a blank. Available as a free 7 day trial after which the Starter plan is $19 per month. Pro, Premium and Custom plans are also available and include more advanced features. 

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Utilize Holopod and Descript to Increase Productivity

LOVE | TWELVE, MAY 2021

Always have an accurate Slack status with Holopod.
Holopod automatically manages your status, syncs with your calendar, your vacation and office hours, and ensures your team knows your status. It reduces distractions and helps teams collaborate more effectively. Deliberately plan uninterrupted blocks of focus time, collaboration time, and self-care to make sure every day is your most productive. Your status will automatically update based on your plan for the day. Snooze notifications when you need to focus. Choose which statuses will trigger do-not-disturb on Slack to focus without FOMO.


Your team will know you're heads down, and you won't be bombarded by dings. Get insights into your day. What makes a great day for you? Holopod provides insights into how you're spending your time - including how much focus time, and how much time in meetings. Holopod builds a personal work profile that helps you optimize for your best days at work. Also available for desktop but for Mac only right now. Currently Holopod is $25/mo for teams of 10 ($2.50/user/month), and $50/mo for larger teams that need some additional features and onboarding help. It's completely free to trial for 1 month, with unlimited seats. - https://holopod.com/slack-app


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Utilize Time Doctor and BombBomb to Increase Productivity

LOVE | TWELVE, APRIL 2021

Time tracking instantly improves your focus and productivity. When you know your time use is being measured and you are being held accountable, you automatically become more productive. Users of Time Doctor report a 22% increase in productivity. Pop-up alerts remind you when you stray into time-wasting websites.  Daily time reports show you your metrics for the day. Set yourself a target and try to beat it. Dashboards make tracking your time easy. See at a glance the tasks, clients, and distractions that use up the most time.

Time Doctor is fully customizable and you can turn features on and off as needed. Offering 50+ integrations and integrating with all leading project management tools, Time Doctor is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone and Chrome app. Test it out a 14 day free trial of any of their three plans, after which you can purchase the basic plan for $7 a month, standard plan for $10 a month or premium for $20 per month. https://www.timedoctor.com/


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Utilize Any.do and the Pushover App to Increase Productivity

LOVE | TWELVE, MARCH 2021

Keep your schedule on track with Any.do. An award winning productivity app, Any.do helps you create to-do lists and reminders and lets you share your lists and assign tasks to others. Add items to your task list using your voice and integrate everything with your calendar for even more visibility.  Organize your tasks, lists and reminders in one easy to use app.

Any.do syncs seamlessly across all your devices, including Android, iPhone, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Windows, Mac OS, even your watch!. Keep track of your progress and add smart reminders so you don’t miss a thing. Any.do has a free tier as well as a Premium tier ($5.99 month) which offers integrations with other applications, location based reminders and the ability to share more tasks. A team tier account is also available which allows teams to fully share calendars to coordinate meetings and automate workflows. 


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Utilize Vidyard and the Forest App to Increase Productivity

LOVE | TWELVE, FEBRUARY 2021

Are you searching for a way to add video into your emails, website and everywhere else?  Vidyard may be just what you’re looking for. Vidyard helps you create engaging presentations for clients, onboard new customers, keep your teammates in the loop, and more—all with video.

Vidyard is a great way for sales teams to add sales videos to emails to connect with customers when you can’t meet in person; for leaders to create internal communications for remote employees, or for marketing teams to create marketing videos to drive engagement and share your brand’s story online. Record your screen, webcam or both and share away!  With multiple pricing tiers, Vidyard is free to get started with a basic individual account and $15 a month for a Pro account with more features.

Teams accounts and business accounts are also available and allow multiple users and custom branding. Vidyard offers integrations with dozens of popular sales and marketing platforms and business tools. Visit https://www.vidyard.com/ to learn more!


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Utilize Coggle.it and Clockify to Increase Productivity

LOVE | TWELVE, JANUARY 2021

Coggle is an online tool for creating and sharing mindmaps and flow charts. It works online in your browser: there's nothing to download or install. Coggle is an easy way to collaborate, brainstorm, take notes, plan or work together on something awesomely creative.

The tool is a simple way to visualise your ideas and share with your team and colleagues. Any changes sync automatically and you make will show up instantly in their browser, wherever they are in the world.

A basic account is free and includes three private diagrams and unlimited public diagrams. For $5 a month you can upgrade to the Awesome plan which includes everything in the free version plus unlimited private diagrams. The Organization plan is available at $8 per member per month and includes separate workspaces for each, consolidated billing, bulk export and branded diagrams. To start mapping with Coggle visit https://coggle.it/


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5 Tips for Being Efficient

5 Tips for Being Efficient
Contributed by our Team Member, Melissa

Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? If your answer is yes, then YOU can be efficient. Being efficient means being intentionally as productive as you can without wasting energy or effort.

Below are 5 steps you can take towards being efficient.

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Inbox cleanup 101

LEARN | TWELVE, SEPTEMBER 2019 

When it comes to decluttering your work life, I always like to start with my email inbox. There is nothing more overwhelming than a cluttered inbox where the important is mixed in with all of those junk emails you never read. 


Lets face it, half of what comes into your inbox you probably delete without even opening! OR you leave it in there for fear of deleting something important and actually end up missing the true important stuff.

I like to keep an inbox of a rotating 5. Thats right FIVE emails! Here are my tips and tricks on how to clean up that inbox, make sure nothing gets lost, and relieve that inbox stress immediately.

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Webinar Replay: How Your Company Can Run Itself

Emily Morgan, Founder and President of Delegate Solutions, hosted an insider’s workshop on how to improve your company. Emily acts as your speed coach to walk through step by step solutions to allow for delegation and automation to bring your company to the next level. Find out the importance of having good process and the wonders that it can have for scaling YOUR business to ultimately allow your company to run itself!

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