The Strategic Entrepreneur with Cindy Gordon
The Strategic Entrepreneur with Cindy Gordon helps female digital entrepreneurs make smarter visibility decisions. Hosted by Cindy Gordon, Selective Visibility Strategist and founder of Exclusively Cindy, this podcast is for women in business who are done being scattered across platforms and ready for focused visibility that actually drives revenue.
Cindy is a 5x online business founder with 17 years of experience. She has built and sold four digital businesses using different visibility strategies in each. With a Masters in Special Education and training in Behavior Analysis, she brings an individualized, assessment first approach to visibility, helping you decide what you stand for, where you show up, and how.
Each episode delivers clarity on visibility decisions: which platforms deserve your time, which strategies fit your business, and where you have permission to subtract. No more chasing every trend. No more trying to be everywhere. Just selective visibility that supports your revenue and your life.
Topics include: visibility strategy, platform decisions, marketing clarity, standing out online, avoiding burnout, and building a business that fits your life.
Perfect for female digital entrepreneurs at $50K to $150K who want strategic guidance, not another playbook.
Learn more at exclusivelycindy.com
Follow Cindy: @exclusivelycindy on Instagram
Formerly: The Overwhelmed Entrepreneur (originally Thrive in 5)
The Strategic Entrepreneur with Cindy Gordon
175: Focus Tips for Entrepreneurs: How to Use Timers to Beat Distractions and Get Things Done
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Struggling to focus as a business owner? You don't need more time, you need better focus.
In today's episode, I'll show overwhelmed entrepreneurs and female business owners how to use one of the simplest but most powerful productivity tools for business: a timer. Perfect for small business owners who struggle with distractions and need immediate focus solutions.
You'll learn why your brain responds to countdowns, how overwhelmed business owners can use timers for dreaded tasks, and how to create instant clarity when you're stuck spinning your wheels as an entrepreneur.
What we cover:
- The brain science behind why timer productivity methods work for business owners
- How overwhelmed entrepreneurs can shift into "sprint mode" instantly
- The 2-minute rule for business decision making fast
- Focus strategies for entrepreneurs that work immediately
- Action steps female entrepreneurs can try today (no overthinking, just action)
🎯 Perfect for: Overwhelmed entrepreneurs, distracted business owners, female entrepreneurs, and small business owners ready to transform their focus with simple tools.
Start the timer. Start the progress. Let's help you focus like the successful entrepreneur you are.
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About Your Host: Cindy Gordon is a Selective Visibility Strategist and 5x online business founder behind Exclusively Cindy. With a Masters in Special Education and training in Behavior Analysis, she takes an individualized approach to visibility, helping female digital entrepreneurs decide what they stand for, where they show up, and how.
Learn more at exclusivelycindy.com
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Ever sit down to work and suddenly it's an hour later and you've done everything except the one thing you needed to do. In today's Thrivent five, we're using a simple timer to laser your focus and get real results fast let's talk about one of the simplest productivity hacks out there that actually works. Setting a timer sounds way too easy, right? That's the beauty of it. Most of the time we don't need more time. We just need more focus with the time that we already have. Here's what happens. You tell yourself you have 45 minutes to do a task, but your brain doesn't feel the urgency. Now flip the script, set a timer for 15 minutes. Suddenly your brain says, let's go. You enter. Sprint mode, you eliminate distractions. You stop overthinking. This isn't just a trick. This is neuroscience. A countdown activates your brain's focus mechanism, turning your task into a game with a finish line. You can even use it with tasks you don't want to do. Dreading a big project. Set a timer for 10 minutes and just start that initial momentum often carries you way past the timer, and suddenly you are into the flow. And guess what? This works for decision fatigue. Two. Instead of staring at your to-do list for an hour, deciding where to begin. Set a two minute timer and choose Done Momentum built and no more spinning your wheels. If you wanna try this today, here are your action steps. Pick one task that you have been avoiding. Set a timer for 15 minutes. Yes, just 15 and start. No multitasking, no excuses. Just focus. When that timer goes off, take a quick break or keep going If you have hit your groove. The goal isn't perfection, it's progress. Time to focus is the difference between feeling overwhelmed and feeling accomplished. You are in control of your time, and you are in control of your focus. You've got this.
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