Planning, organising and editing your life, with Anna Newton
Anna Newton's organisational skills would put Hermione Granger to shame - something she credits to growing up with two very tidy parents, and a lifelong love of the orderly. After growing a warm and loyal tribe of followers online for her makeup, beauty and lifestyle content, Anna is launching her first book, An Edited Life - Simple Steps to Streamlining your Life, at Work and at Home. I caught up with her on the eve of publication to chat 'book babies', social media schedules, negative feedback and more...
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Show Notes
Things we talk about in this episode:
Anna's new book - An Edited Life
How Anna got started online
How our favourite platform online can change and evolve
The importance of following your interests
How Anna built an audience that has grown and evolved with her
The importance of planning and structure when managing your social media accounts
How to do YouTube if you're camera-shy
Dealing with critical comments/reviews
Anna's epic organisation skills, and how we can all be a bit more like her
The importance of reflection and celebrating our achievements, instead of always chasing the next big goal
Where to draw the line with what to share online, and how we can all find our own comfort zone with it
The magic of following your gut instincts
Whether everyone has a guilty messy place, like 'Monica's Cupboard' in FRIENDS.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Free organisation worksheets on Anna's site
Anna's recent video on her work organisation techniques
At Home With - Anna's podcast with Lily Pebbles
RescueTime productivity App
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