2025 is here, and with it comes new opportunities to refine your business and achieve your goals. As a business owner, you know that the success of your company starts with you. By prioritizing habits that enhance your personal productivity, you set the tone for your entire team. At Albemarle Paper Supply, we’re always looking for ways to work smarter, and we believe that improving productivity is a key driver of success. Here are five actionable strategies you can use to improve both your personal effectiveness and your business’s performance this year. 1. Sleep Yes, sleeping will improve your productivity. Longer work hours and less sleep do not equal more production. Getting enough sleep will improve your productivity. According to recent research on sleep, those who get seven to eight hours of sleep are 29% more productive than those who get five hours or less. For many, the intuition on productivity is to simply increase your work hours to be more productive. Making sure you get enough sleep will improve your productivity far more than that additional hour or two you work that reduces adequate sleep. 2. Exercise According to research on exercise and work production, you can increase your productivity by 21% when you regularly exercise. This does not mean a high-intensity workout, just regular daily activity such as a 30-minute walk will increase your productivity. 3. Diet According to research done at Brigham Young University, an unhealthy diet increased the likelihood of less work productivity by 66%. Preparing and planning meals ahead of time can help improve your diet and thus your productivity level. If you have a meal planned before you are hungry you are more likely to make a healthy meal choice. Being hungry with no plan leads to unhealthy choices. 4. Preparation Preparing every day for the day ahead is another great way to improve overall productivity. Instead of winging it, try writing out a to-do list. By writing it out, especially handwriting, you will have your day mapped out that you can revert to while you are working. This will put less pressure on you to keep tabs on yourself whether you are focusing and staying on track with what you want to accomplish each day. The results of your day will be written out and checked off so you can easily evaluate your productivity. If you don’t write down your to-do list you force yourself to try and remember everything you are trying to accomplish and increase the likelihood you forget something throughout a busy day. 5. An encouraging culture None of the above included planning for a better work meeting or marketing plan or anything like that. These tips were personal life habits that will increase your productivity and improve your business. And if you as the business owner are more productive, your staff are more likely to be more productive. Now, if your business also embodies a culture that encourages healthy habits the productivity you increase by incorporating them will trickle down to your staff and your business will become a more productive environment overall.
Your habits as a business owner have a big impact on your business’s success. By focusing on better sleep, regular exercise, healthy eating, daily planning, and creating a positive work culture, you can boost your own productivity and inspire your team to do the same. These simple changes can make a big difference in how your business runs. Start today, and let 2025 be your most productive year yet! |