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William Brown (Twitter: @williamdeanchoc)
www.williamdeanchocolates.com One of my favorite quotes from my days in
corporate that I truly believe leads to success is "Plan the work then work the
plan". Creativity is what makes me who I am but like other creative minded
people...it can be hard to stay on task and without a blueprint, nothing gets built.
We also use a system where we develop a plan for the next day and prioritize
five tasks that need to be done by each person, some are individual while some
may be group task. We then put all other tasks on another sheet and do them
when their priority is tops or after finishing the top 5 tasks for the day. It's
amazing to me how productivity builds off the success of completing tasks and
moving to the next. We begin/end each day the same in the kitchen with a short
huddle about what are the top goals and at the end of the day, everyone works
together to clean up so we are prepared to hit the ground running the next day. I

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find that making chocolates is not unlike my days back in corporate America.
When I start with a plan, I end with productivity and satisfaction...without a plan
it can seem a very long, aimless and unproductive day and I like the feeling of a
day of accomplishment over one of uncertainty.
William Brown is founder, President and Chief Chocolate Officer of William
Dean Chocolates. William Dean Chocolates is an artisan chocolate company
located in Belleair Bluffs Florida whose products have appeared in The Hunger
Games series and have won over 100 awards nationally. William was selected
as one of the Top 10 Chocolatiers in North America for 2014 by Dessert
Professional.
Stephanie Burns (Twitter: @StephanieABurns)
www.stephanie-burns.com I have a lot of different tools I use to keep myself and
my time organized. Firstly, I always schedule one day a week where there are no
calls and no meetings. I am completely unavailable that day. I use those days to
power through things I need to get done without the distractions. I use a tool
called Followupthen.com to help me remember to follow up on emails or
reminders. I love this tool because I can have an email sent back to me in one
minute or one year. Finally, I schedule in all recurring reminders in my calendar
so I can forget them. For example, I schedule in every three months that I need
to get my oil changed, every six months, to get my teeth cleaned, every year to
pay my car registration. I can't keep those things in my head, so I put them all on
the calendar and forget about it.
Stephanie Burns is an author, speaker, and founder of Chic CEO, a global
online resource for female entrepreneurs.