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Getting Organized Course

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Overview

Getting Organized is the first 6-week course in our Launch Academy. This course helps you set up systems and practices to support working on your business while balancing other life responsibilities, including managing time, projects, and personal capacity.

Course Objectives

  • Identify your motivations for starting your business
  • Create a system for managing your business files and your time as an entrepreneur
  • Cultivate practices for managing overwhelm
  • Develop actionable goals and plan of action for you and your business development over the next year

Weekly Sessions

Unit

 Topics Covered
Introduction
  • Identify your motivations for starting a business
  • Look at your values in life
  • Gain an understanding of how starting a business fits into the life you want to lead
File Management
  • Gain an understanding of the importance of keeping your digital files organized
  • Learn about systems and techniques for keeping your digital files organized
  • Set up your digital file management system for your business
Time Management  
  • Gain an understanding of how time is your most important resource in your business
  • Learn how to track and manage your time and prioritize how you spend your time
  • Develop a daily schedule and time management processes that work for you
Developing Your Goals
  • Gain an understanding of how to set goals that you can measure
  • Learn how to integrate your business into your overall goals
  • Identify annual goals that are aligned with your values and motivation
Project Management
  • Learn how to identify benchmarks along the path to meeting your goals
  • Gain an understanding of how to break projects down into manageable pieces
  • Develop a plan of action for achieving your annual goals
Managing Your Overwhelm
  • Gain an understanding of how overwhelm can show up in developing your business
  • Learn about different techniques for managing overwhelm
  • Develop practices to help you identify and manage your overwhelm

Course Details

Length: This course is 6 weeks (18 clock hours).

Format: This course is delivered online and combines live, interactive learning with flexible, self-paced work. Each week includes:

  • Weekly live, instructor-led workshops via Zoom
  • Online readings, videos, and applied activities you complete on your own schedule
  • Facilitated peer group sessions focused on learning progress and course activities

Time Commitment: You will spend about 8 hours per week engaging in workshops, coursework, and applied business-building activities.

Prerequisites: None.

Enrollment Requirement: This course is only available to those enrolled in Launch Academy.

Completion: This course is completed on a Pass / No Pass basis. To pass the course, you must attend required sessions and complete all assigned course activities and final deliverables.

Support & Feedback: You will receive ongoing instructional feedback throughout the course during workshops and facilitated peer mentoring conversations.

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