Interview with yours truly,
Tabby Quintana
systematicYOU
I usually enter here a
brief story of how I met the interviewee but being that I am the interviewee
and the interviewer, I guess you can say “we” met at birth. Hahaha! So read on and learn why the heck I do all
this for me, my family and most of all my TRIBE!
Let’s
get to know a little about my little systematicYOU business!
What is the name of your business?
systematicYOU.
I came up with that name because the definition of systematic
is “done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical” and I
thought that it perfectly described what my customers needed to run an
effective entrepreneurial life. I wanted
something to show that YOU (my customer) can be systematic about their business and life.
What product and/or service do you provide?
There are 3 services that systematicYOU
provides:
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Home office professional organizing
I help women who work from home get their home office
space organized so they can have room to think, want to actually work at their
home office and find their stuff (imagine that!) but I just do not go in and
sort papers for my clients, I help my femmepreneurs implement a working system
that fits their sensibilities to maintain their home office space after I am
long gone.
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Accountability support groups
Because I suffered from procrastination and other bad
habits of not finishing what I started (Oh c’mon! I know I am not alone here!), I started to
host private groups and create workshops that will help my femmepreneurs have a
76% higher rate of completing their own goals because they had the needed
external accountability of writing down and sharing their goals.
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Time management training
Not everyone is born knowing how to plan out their year,
month, week or even day and that is where I come in with over 25 years of
planning experience! I train my
femmepreneurs a technique of planning that totally evolves around what is
important in their total life!
When did your business start?
Wow! I had to go
find the date L.
The idea of systematicYOU
was born on April 6th, 2014.
At 5:00AM to be exact!
It was one of those mornings that my brain was on overdrive.
Where is your business located?
My business is operated out of my
home in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
What territory does your business serve?
Primarily it is currently serving
women in the South East Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward and West Palm Beach) area
but I also have customers all the way up to NYC (home sweet home).
Yup! Skype and
Facebook messenger allows me to connect with my ladies far away.
Who does your business serve?
My business primarily serves women
entrepreneurs who have a home based business.
My clients include makeup artists,
direct sales representatives, lifestyle coaches and … well you get the
picture.
Soooo … If you are a lady working from home and your
office and/or calendar are a mess, then systematicYOU serves you. If
you are lady that knows what to do but is just not doing it, then systematicYOU serves you.
What need does your product or service
fulfill for your customers?
As women entrepreneurs, we can tend
to get a little (no a-freaking-lot!) disorganized, cluttered and all over the
place because we can have lots on our plate (hubby, kids, family, business, and
the list goes on and on and on!) so being organized with our physical space,
our time and minds tend to get a little wackadoodle! So my customers NEED to get their physical
space organized. So my customers NEED to
focus via accountability. So my customers
NEED to get their time right.
Yup! Do you know
anyone that NEEDS any of these? I see
you over there nodding your head.
What DIY tip about your product or service
can you share with MY TRIBE?
This is the one that I share the
{most} … get a CALENDAR! In that
calendar (paper or electronic) jot down appointments, important dates, ideas, tasks,
chores, client follow-ups, meal plans.
Yup! Get it out of your
head. It can get very crowded in that
brain of yours. By doing this one thing,
you will
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Sleep better
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Be more focused
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Be in control
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SEE that you are working on what is really important
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No forgotten appointments, calls or date nights
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No lost ideas
Yup! You will lose
that I-LOST-MY-MARBLES sensation ladies!
I use a paper planner so here is one more hint. Do not torture yourself trying to be high
techie techie with fancy productivity apps if you enjoy the feeling of paper to
pen!
Let’s
get to know a little about me, Tabby!
Who is in your support system?
My kids and husband. They give me the freedom to go do me!
How did you get bitten by the entrepreneurial
bug?
Back in 2006, I started off in
direct sales with pots, stones and food choppers. I did it to load up my kitchen with the cooking
“stuff” that I could not afford. I found
out that I could make money doing something fun! Granted I spent it all back then on kitchen
stuff but whaaaat!? It totally opened up
my eyes to a different way of making a living.
I could now make a LIFE!
What is your biggest success up until now?
Learning to focus on what matters! While I was trying to start systematicYOU, I
was still a locket lady. I was burning
the candle on BOTH ends. After almost
running on empty, I sat down and assessed what did I really value most? Then I needed to figure out what to focus on
based on those values. The values that I
found mattered were my kids, my husband and helping women not give up on their
dreams. So it was clear right then and
there that I could make more of impact in the lives of women with systematicYOU
so all the other extra stuff just
fell off my radar.
What has been your biggest challenge?
It continues to be a challenge but I
will strive to improve daily … (inhale)
here it goes. I am networking
challenged! I am all funny and sh^t once
I know you but to get out there and meet new peeps is just not easy for me. I have always been the type to sit back and
observe and guess what? You can’t do
that at a networking event. You gotta
jump right in. So I am trying to adopt a
mindset of “doing it scared”. So wish me
luck!
Any funny stories you want to share so
other ladies don't feel like it only happens to them?
I still work a day job; therefore,
at times I need to go to an event right after work. On those days, I try to dress a little bit
more carefully. I also need to eat
dinner while driving to my event. See where this is going? After spending a full day at the “farm” (my
nickname for my 9 to 5), I was careful to not get dirty or even touch my face makeup. Not an easy feat!! But let me get my hands on my drink and it
spills ALL OVER my white shirt! Yup! Off I go to speak in front of a group of
entrepreneurs with tie dye wanna-be-markings in the ever so lovely shade of diet
coke. Needless to say! I know carry an extra shirt! Come and get me Coke!
What is your favorite thing about humanity?
The ability to decide! We do not have to allow others or outside
influences to make our choices. We can
decide and chose to be different and do it differently!
If there was a movie produced about your
life, who would play you and why?
I LOL’ed at this one.
It would have to be Lucille
Ball. Getting into hilarious mess right
after one another. If you know me long
enough you can just picture me making this face …
What about being an entrepreneur do you
love?
The satisfaction of looking at
things like my website, my customer testimonials and my services and puff my
chest out some because I DID THAT! It
didn’t exist until I made it happen!!
Oh yessssss … say it with your chest!
What is your why?
My why goes beyond a person, place or even a thing.
My kids are my why. My why is for them but more for me so that I
may grow, share, love, give hope, break the chains of the past, let go and be a
worthy role model to my kids.
What value does your business bring to your
life?
I am redeeming my past mistakes
through this adventure. I help women get
organized and focus so they will not use that as an excuse to quit on their
dreams. I have cold quit in the past and
I do not want another woman to go through that resentment and loss of self-esteem. So by helping others, I help myself heal.
Tabby's tips!
How do you track your appointments &
to-do's?
A paper planner! I have tried the high techie tech apps but
sitting down and writing on paper is my Zen!
What is your favorite gadget or app that
others entrepreneurs might want to check out?
Canva.com Great for making Facebook covers, email
headers and other banners in the right size so you are not struggling with fit
or uploading.
What social media forum has been most
successful for your business?
Facebook.
What is your best time management tip?
WRITE. IT. ALL. DOWN. IN. ONE. PLACE!
What are the biggest time wasters we
entrepreneurs get caught up in?
Social media is a blessing because
you can reach more people but all those people have loads of posts that suck
you in because if you do not show self-control you just have to see the video
of the two guilty doggies who ate the couch cushions.
How do you continue to meet new clients?
Referrals. I believe in the power of my TRIBE letting
the word out when they hear of someone that needs a Tabby in their life.
Time
for a special
offer from
Tabby for systematicYOU
Is
this an exclusive special offer just for MY TRIBE?
Oh yes!!!! Get an additional 10% off any service. Use promo code:
TRIBE-INTERVIEW-2015
You can use this to schedule some office organizing time,
join an accountability group or participate in one of my time management
workshops. You can even apply it to
early bird pricing.
How can MY TRIBE
get your deal?
If you see something you wish to
participate you must call me at 954-232-8515 to purchase directly from me with
this promo code.
How long will
this special last?
Until the end of 2015!
If you
need to reach out to Tabby here is her contact info!
Tabby Quintana
systematicYOU
Website:
systematicyou.com
Email:
tabby@systematicyou.com
Phone:
954-232-8515
Facebook:
facebook.com/systematicyou
I really do hope you
enjoyed this interview and the amazing insight that this {lovely} woman entrepreneur
has brought to you. I love to see that
we are not alone in our experiences, fears, hopes and dreams!
Tune in for next week’s
blog interview. You do not want to miss
it!
Happy Time Management
(a.k.a YOU management)
Tabby
