Work
Apr 4, 2022
Wellness coach manages her own business and multiple jobs!
Cristin is a business owner who has multiple jobs that keep her busy.
We had a video call to discuss her best tactics for organizing her daily life.
The first time Cristin heard about TimeTree, she was attending a conference for her business. Since then she has used the app to arrange her schedule.
Seeing the bigger picture
Cristin used to have a regular notebook calendar before switching to TimeTree. She felt a journal took up too much space to carry around and a digital calendar gave her more freedom when it came to editing her schedule.
Cristin says TimeTree is useful because she uses her laptop, tablet, and smartphone all the time and it is important to be able to access the calendar from all of them. Her tablet and smartphone are easy to carry around and handy when checking her daily schedule. On her laptop, she can see the full weekly and monthly view on a wider screen. This also helps her to get a bigger picture of what is coming up.
Planning out the schedule to the minute
With multiple different jobs, having an organized schedule is essential for Cristin. Currently, she has three calendars; side jobs, personal training, and one for her nutrition business which is shared.
The nutrition business calendar is shared with her business partner. They share the working schedule, as they both work part-time for the company. They have quite similar weeks but alternate the days they work. Cristin’s schedule is in green, business partners are in blue, and important personal appointments are in black or red. This way they are able to input their personal scheduling conflicts so there is no need to constantly contact each other to confirm availability.
Cristin has planned her calendar pretty much down to the hour. Because her daily schedule is planned so tightly, the color coordination feature is something that she can’t live without. Assigning the colors to a certain type of appointment and event helps her quickly see what the day is going to be like. She also says the colors are her favorite feature in the app.
Effective daily time control
Cristin mentions that having multiple calendars and the ability to choose which ones are shared has been helpful. This allows her to make choices on sharing the appointments or events that need to be seen, while not having to share everything.
“I have a busy schedule…between my full-time job and part-time side hustles, there is a lot going on in my life. TimeTree allows me to keep everything organized, and color-coordinated, all in one place. Plus I can share calendars with my employees, or keep them to myself.”
For Cristin, the most difficult aspect of being so busy is the chance of overbooking and missing her appointments. She feels TimeTree has helped her relieve stress as it is easy to double-check and review her schedule.
Thank you Cristin for sharing your experience! We hope TimeTree can be helpful for you also in the future!
