Productivity
5 Things You’re Doing Everyday That Make You Feel Overwhelmed (and What You Can Do to Regain Control)
I’m not really into generalizations, but I don’t think it’s much of a hot take to say that we live in a culture (and we’re part of an online business market) that deals with a lot of feelings of being overwhelmed. It’s a common complaint from my solopreneur clients,...
What Is a Back Wall (and Why Do You Need One?)
When my husband was in graduate school for English, he had a professor named Chris Bachelder who, among other things, introduced him to the concept of the “back wall”. This is one of those ideas that has now weaseled its way into our relationship short-hand, so it’s a...
How I plan my week (so nothing falls through the cracks)
If you've been hanging out with me (virtually) for any length of time, then you probably know I'm a big fan of time blocking (and its time-management cousin, time-batching) as a way to help business owners get control of their time and improve work-life balance. If...
1 Simple Way to Avoid Burnout When You Work from Home
Whether you work at home as a remote job or you own your own business, the fantasy (or reality) of having control over your time is a huge appeal of working from home. After all, one of the great work-from-home benefits is the ability to create your own schedule,...
My 4 Favorite Apps for Focusing and Avoiding Distractions
Do you ever find yourself unable to maintain focus on the job at hand? Or maybe (if you’re like me), sometimes you can’t even remember what you were trying to focus on? If you’re reading this, then that means you have internet, and THAT probably means that, yes. Yes,...
Are you an Obliger in disguise?
By now, you might have heard of Gretchen Rubin and her idea of the Four Tendencies. If you’re not familiar with it, you can learn more about it here. I’ve been a fan of Gretchen Rubin and her podcast (Happier) and her books for a few years, but I’ll admit that I’ve...
Is your motivation fading? Try this to get back on track.
Tell me if this sounds familiar: You uncover a new goal and you are PUMPED to reach it. Your energy is through the roof and there is no stopping you! But along the way, you have a setback which gets you just a little off track and before you know it, that new goal...
Does Writing By Hand Improve Focus?
Recently I read an article that talked about the importance of writing things out by hand when it comes to focus, memory, and creativity. The article is here, and it’s worth a look. Here’s what the author, Peter Gasca, says: "'students who write out their notes on...
August Resource Roundup: Reclaiming My Time
OK, Gentlewomen, August brings two AMAZING articles for our inspirational resource roundup, both happen to be from Quartz Media. First, an article about how romance writers can churn out material like it's their JOB. Because, you know... it is. Professional romance...
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Say “Yes”
Are you a people-pleaser? I know I am. I hate the thought that someone, somewhere might think anything negative about me. Of course, this is silly, and we'll get more into why it's silly in a moment, but when you want everyone to be happy with you all the time? It is...
WHO AM I?
I’m Kate Hutcheson, a project manager and planning consultant for creative women entrepreneurs.
I have over 10 years’ experience helping both DIY solopreneurs and multi-6-figure earners get more clients, wrangle complex projects, and produce stellar content. I excel in listening to the big ideas, then creating the step-by-step plans that bring your ideas to life.
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“Kate saves my sanity as I run my business.”
Kate is a super-multi-talented and versatile VA. There’s nothing she can’t do, and if you know you’re going to have different assistance needs, she’s the person to hire. Kate set up the entire flow and design for my online course. The course documents are beautiful and the client flow is easy and intuitive. What’s special about Kate is that she can fully organize the tech side of your business AND create aesthetically pleasing graphics and PDFs. And she’s a dream to work with.
– MAY FLAM, THE “HEAL YOUR WORK LIFE” COACH
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“I trust and rely on her as my right-hand lady.”
Kate is like an angel from the heavens. She’s just *so good* at what she does and cares *so much* about the quality of her work – and the results I see in my business! – that I’m going to make her work with me forever. She’s always looking to lighten my load, making my launches, processes and systems both easier and more impactful than anything I can do on my own. I really trust and rely on her as my right-hand lady.
– MICHELLE WARD, THE WHEN I GROW UP COACH
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“With her support i market more consistently and spend more time focusing on clients.”
I was at a point in my business where if it wasn’t urgent, it wasn’t happening. Tasks would roll-over on my to-do list month after month until I ended up with a huge backlog of things to catch up on. Enter Kate. With her support I market more consistently, spend more time focusing on clients, and have help when special projects come up. I love knowing that when a new thing comes up I can file it under “Kate can handle that.”
– LAURA SIMMS, YOUR CAREER HOMECOMING
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“I could not have made it happen without her.”
Kate helps me clarify my goals, brings new ideas and expertise to my project, and assists me in settings deadlines and tasks in a way that made a project that felt like a pipe dream into a reality. It is not an exaggeration to say that I could not have made it happen without her.
– TINA CAHALAN-JONES, SLAVES TO SOLDIERS PROJECT
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“She helped me not just plan…but helped me feel even more excited about my project.”
I appreciated how enthusiastic Kate was about my project. She helped me not just plan my tasks and set deadlines, but helped me feel even more excited about my project. I would enthusiastically recommend this service to other creative entrepreneurs.
– CHRISTEN MCGEE, CURIOUS JOURNALS
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“Kate is top notch in both the image i want to create for my shop and in providing the service that i expect to be delivered.”
Kate is top notch in both the image I want to create for my shop and in providing the service that I expect to be delivered. She looks for ways to improve my business, makes suggestions and doesn’t wait for me to give her directives as she takes the initiative herself. I wholeheartedly wish she could work for me full time!
– ANNE HENDERSON, EWEBIQUITOUS FIBER ARTS
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“I’m on a roll and super focused thanks to Kate.”
Thanks to a brilliant couple of hours with Kate Hutcheson, I have a whole re-organized set of packages that I’m REALLY excited about. I’m on a roll and super focused thanks to Kate. Feels so great to be going into November with a clear head and an organized business!
– Emily R. Halpern, A Creative Consultancy
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“I’m charging more, giving myself more time, and feeling much more confident and relaxed!”
Working with Kate helped me figure out that I was basically short-changing myself by about 3-6 months on my client contracts. Now I’m charging more, giving myself more time, and feeling much more confident and relaxed!
– Natalie DeGoey, ndg creative
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“I feel like I have a clearer path.”
I feel like I have a clearer path. Kate is a thought partner who helps you realistically lay out the groundwork that’ll help you be successful and complete your launch with a clear direction!
– Marietta Gentles Crawford, personal branding strategist
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“Because of our planning session, a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders.”
Before my session with Kate, I had these looming things that I needed to do for my business and I was feeling the weight and guilt of my inability to get them done. Kate was able to take these giant projects, define them clearly and break them down into steps so that I knew exactly which step to take next. Because of our planning session, a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders.