
Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself
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Episode Brief Description
Entrepreneurs often struggle and get overwhelmed with everything that needs to get done. Join us as we share key takeaways from Mike Michalowicz’s Clockwork
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Key Insights & Timestamps
- [00:27] – Welcome
- [02:55] – Why this concept is so important
- [04:34] – Implementing the system
- [06:02] – The basics
- Time
- Tasks
- The QBR – Queen Bee Role
- [06:45] – Time audit
- [07:26] – Doing
- [09:08] – Deciding
- [10:40] – Delegating
- [11:00] – Designing
- [13:20] – Target Allocation Percentage (TAP)
- [14:34] – Making small shifts to improve TAP
- [19:30] – Queen Bee Role
- [22:50] – Having the systems and team in place
- [24:32] – Placing your team in the right roles
- [25:25] – Understanding your customer
- [28:44] – Challenges
- [30:35] – Planning your 4 week vacation, 18 months from today
- [31:54] – Action Items
- [35:38] – Tom’s Bookshelf
Action Items

Ariana’s Homework
- Do a task brain dump. Write down every single thing you’re responsible for.

Tom’s Homework
- Do the time and task audit. Take a look at the results and make a plan to eliminate one of the them to delegate elsewhere.
Tom’s Bookshelf
Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself
Resources Mentioned
- Tom’s Jealous Post on Facebook About Clockwork
- Show 33 -Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business
- Show 35 – Implementing Systems and Processes
- Show 37 – How to Delegate & Hire
- Show 95 – Hiccups With Hiring
- Show 51 – Understanding Your Customer
- Plan With Purpose: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Your Ideal Lifestyle
- Lifestyle Builders Mentorship
Key Insights
- Break down the popular book “Clockwork”
- Discover easy ways to implement these tools into your business
- Avoid common mistakes and learn how to reduce your Target Allocation Percentage if it seems out of sync with your goals