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If you feel like you never have enough time in the day to get things done - or you’re not running your business nearly as efficiently as you’d like - then maybe the right productivity tool will give you the breakthrough you need. In my last show, I shared the first half of my 20 Favorite Tools That Are Absolute Game Changers That’ll Make You More Productive And Add Hours To Your Day. In this show, I’ll finish up the second half of the list. Just as a reminder, I’ve broken these tools down in 4 categories: Communication tools to help your productivity Marketing tools to increase your productivity Admin tools to make you more productive and save you considerable time Creativity tools that will make you more productive I covered communication, marketing, and half of the admin tools in the last show. So, I’ll finish up admin tools as well as some of my favorite creativity tools. There's a few tools that I’ll cover today that you’ve likely never heard of. But if you use these tools, I GUARANTEE they'll increase your productivity and level up your business. Topics 00:52 The topic of today's episode 02:37 Definition of productivity hacks 03:06 6th admin tool: LastPass 04:52 7th admin tool: Genuis Scan 05:40 8th admin tool: HelloSign 06:34 9th admin tool: Airtable 08:54 10th admin tool: Calendly 09:45 4th category of productivity tools: CREATIVITY TOOLS 10:03 1st creativity tool: Evernote 10:53 2nd creativity tool: Workflowy 12:12 3rd creativity tool: Xmind 12:49 4th creativity tool: Draw.io Quote: "Sometimes, just writing things out isn't good enough to convey your ideas. That's when you might need to use the right tool to get your point across to your team." Sponsor: The Virtual CEO Academy - Check out my FREE Webinar "How To Stop Doing Time-Sucking Work, Get 2x As Much Done, And Only Focus On Money-Making Tasks, WITHOUT An Expensive Staff and Costly Overhead! ...And How a VIRTUAL ASSISTANT Can Make That Happen While Saving You At Least 5 HOURS of Your Valuable Time PER DAY!” Resources: Level Up Your Business show notes ADMIN TOOLS LastPass - Stores all of your passwords so that whenever you visit a site, it will log you in without the need to enter your username and password. Genius Scan - A mobile scanner in your pocket, allowing you to quickly scan your documents on the go and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files. HelloSign - A cloud-based electronic signature tool that enables users to sign, fill out, send, retrieve, and save documents paperlessly. Airtable - Software that uses a spreadsheet format which makes it incredibly easy to organize stuff, people, ideas and anything else you can imagine with your team. Calendly - Helps you schedule meetings without the hassle of back-and-forth emails. CREATIVITY TOOLS Evernote - allows you to collect and share ideas across desktop and mobile platforms so your thoughts are always accessible and always in sync. WorkFlowy - Organizational tool that helps break big ideas into manageable pieces so you can focus on one piece at a time. XMind - Mind mapping and brainstorming software that allows you to capture ideas, clarify thinking, manage complex information, and promote team collaboration for higher productivity. Draw.io - Free online diagram editor built around Google Drive that enables you to create flowcharts, network diagrams, mockups and more. OTHER LINKS Episode 3 - 5 Free Tools To Run Your Real Estate Business Using Virtual Assistants Episode 8 - Pt. 1: 20 Life Changing Productivity Tools To Add More Hours To Your Day