With what’s left of this decade, I’m already putting together plans, ideas, and goals to conquer 2020, by cleaning up and organizing my life and business. Of course, this involves a lot of reflecting, goal setting, and, of course, rest -- because who wants to be burnt out or exhausted within the new year? I’ll probably go into full hibernation mode for at least 2 days between the 27th and 31st.

But until then, here’s how we can start 2020 strong, together!

Through all the trials and errors, I’m grateful that, four years later, I have made it work (well, at least I think I have, hah). Of course, I learned some things along the way and have narrowed down some tips that may help you if you’re currently struggling.

Monday mornings are usually spent planning for the upcoming week, or at least that’s what my Mondays before 12 PM look like. If you work from home like me, you know how easy it is to plan but how hard it can be to stay focused throughout the day. Distractions happen left and right, and sometimes the most self-disciplined person will fall into lulls of procrastination too.

If there's one thing I believe I am good at, it is balancing productivity with activities when I'm on vacation. Yeah, it's the one time I'm supposed to relax but let's be real here, when you're the CEO of your own business, you really don't have much of a choice. That is, until you grow into an empire with several employees and a trusted manager to watch over the company when you're gone.

If there's one thing that we can never get back, it is time. As an entrepreneur we often seek ways to save time, but despite the endless articles providing tips to do so, the truth is - if you want to save time, you have to spend money. "In order to make money, you have to have money." You need money to start, you need money to invest, and you need money to delegate out tasks to save you time and give you time. So if you are like me and rather spend time creating instead of 5 hours at the laundry mat, then you're going to have to start paying someone to do it for you instead.