People often ask me how I manage to do so many things. Aside from writing TheKey, I speak regularly at a number of conferences and functions, travel, create audio and video files, manage my business, write books, consult with clients, network, socialize, go the gym, read, cook, sleep at least seven hours a night and am a full time single mum. So as you can imagine, time management is a skill I’ve learnt to master and master well!

But, it's not a skill I was born with. We all get the same 24 hours in a day, but I have made specific choices (and plans!) that allow me to make the most of every day.

Here are my top six hints to becoming more productive...

In Australia, we all know that natural disasters such as flood, fire, storms and earthquakes can strike without warning. And that your business is critical to your financial well-being and could also be a necessary service to your community.

Emergency management - or preparing for the unexpected - is about successfully adapting your business to changes in its environment. Resilient businesses prepare for possible risks, take appropriate action during emergencies, and recover.

An emergency action plan is a set of steps to follow when your business is forced to stop operating due to an emergency situation.