On any given day I generally have more than enough to do. Sometimes I have so much to do that I hardly know where to begin. Yet the fact is that most weeks I work less than 40 hours.
People are always asking me how I get everything done. How do I find the time to read so much? How can I travel and attend trainings while keeping up with my practice? How do I manage to write my blog and Authentic Promotion newsletter? How do I maintain work life balance that has become the Holy Grail of our times? What's my secret?
There are many answers, but one in particular arose in the midst of one of my morning meditation. As usual, my mind was prancing around like a young puppy, willing to heel for only a moment or two before racing off to explore some enticing scent in the bushes. Also as usual, one of these enticing scents was my "To Do" list.
As I gave a gentle tug on my mental leash, I experienced a sudden shift in perception. It was as if I had slipped through the looking glass to discover that I was living in a world of abundant possibility as opposed to one of temporal scarcity.
I no longer had the problem of not enough time and balancing my life with my work; I had the gift of more than enough to do.
Why is this a gift? Consider this. When you are invited to a smorgasbord laden with more delicacies than you can possibly sample, you choose from among the offerings the ones that you want most. What you choose will depend on your needs, desires, and values. Do you want to try something new? Do you want to experiment with a new combination of familiar pleasures? Do you have allergies to consider? Is there a favorite food you want to make sure to taste again?
Sure, you could approach the buffet with resentment, frustrated that the thoughtless hosts had plotted to overwhelm you. But why on earth would you adopt that point of view? What would you gain?
As I sat with this notion of having more than enough to do, I knew intuitively that I did not have to do everything on my list any more than I would have to eat everything at a buffet. I also knew that accepting that I could not do it all was part of the pleasure of acknowledging the wealth of opportunity before me.
I've spent several days now musing about what actions and choices arise from "behind the looking glass." Here are some of the practical ways this shift shows up:
* When I notice that I have more than enough, it is natural to look for how I can share it, giving a whole new twist to the notion of delegating work. Who would enjoy doing this work? Who would enjoy learning how to do this? With whom would I like to try this?
* When I notice that I have more than enough, it is natural to wonder what I want most and why. This invigorates the process of setting priorities. What would be the most fun? What would be the most nourishing? What can keep for another day of my life? What can I enjoy from a distance?
* When I notice that I have more than enough, it is natural to act from gratitude and to express gratitude through good stewardship. For the sake of what shall I make this choice? What makes the most sense or is most necessary in light of current life conditions? What selections support healthy ambition? How can I preserve or conserve opportunities for another person or another day? If I cannot use an opportunity, how can I be complete with it?
* When I notice that I have more than enough, I can trust the ebb and flow of natural abundance. I regard unused possibilities of balancing my life with my work as compost for the future. I appreciate that times of apparent emptiness are the seedbed for times of opportunity. I know that when seedlings grow too thickly, it is time to thin the garden, not to complain about the pressure of competing priorities.
I encourage you to notice your own relationship to time and the things you have to do. Check your work life balance and emotional weather report as it relates to planning either for the day or for a specific project over a period of days. Then notice the physical sensations that correspond to this weather report. How does this change when you play with the notion that rather than too little time you more than enough to do, an abundance of opportunity?
Once you have felt your way into this different frame of mind, see what new possibilities show up. What actions are possible (and how are they qualitatively different) from this place?
Showing posts with label network marketing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label network marketing. Show all posts
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Small Things Create Big Results
We have heard it a million times in business, school, relationships and life in general.
It’s the small things that make the difference.
Then why do the vast majority of people keep searching for that magic bullet, that secret ingredient, that special something to catapult them to success?
Van Gogh said, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
Vince was a pretty talented guy. You know, Starry Nights, Irisis and like a gazillion other amazing masterpieces. We remember him for great things. Monumental things. Brilliant things.
And yet he says it was all about the small things.
Thoreau said this, “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand. Simplify, simplify.”
Henry was a pretty talented guy too and produced some literary masterpieces on his own.
Now, I am not suggesting you go cut off your ear or go find a cabin in the middle of the woods and close yourself off from the world. I mean, if you think that’s what you need, go for it…but there are likely other routes to take.
In our insanely fast paced world, we often try and do it all. We imagine ourselves into this huge life and often think we are going to get their with one great leap forward as if there is that one thing that will propel us forward into greatness.
It doesn’t work that way.
Small forwarding, positive actions over time create enduring success.
Or as Jeff Olson calls it in his bestselling book…the Slight Edge.
It’s the seemingly insignificant things that when we do them don’t seem to make a difference that over time either create greatness or perpetuate mediocrity.
In relationships with ourselves and others…
It’s getting off work a little early once a week to pick your kids up from school and spend some uninterrupted time together.
It’s having family dinner consistently together so you can just talk.
It’s bringing home flowers on a Tuesday…that’s not her birthday, anniversary or mother’s day.
It’s rubbing his shoulders without being asked.
It’s setting aside “us time” and “me time” consistently…not just when you can’t take it any more.
It’s meditating, working out and reading…at least a few times EVERY WEEK.
It’s eating that one raw meal a day.
These are all seemingly insignificant things that add up over time…and over time they contribute to the body of work that is our lives.
In business and marketing…
It’s making new contacts and exposures to your business every single day.
It’s putting out 1 single piece of good content online every day.
It’s being of value in the social media space with your dialogue and interactions.
It’s stepping up to lead even when you may not think you are ready.
It’s stretching yourself past your comfort zone…and doing it with joy.
It’s doing the thing NOW, not tomorrow or next week, but NOW!
I know that we sometimes seem to get a lot of conflicting information in the world of personal development. Some advice teaches us to focus on getting the big parts of our lives in order, to focus on vision, to make sure the most important things are our priorities.
These things are all true.
But we don’t get where we are going by leaping the chasm. We get there by putting one foot in front of the other and simply taking a step forward.
It’s really not that hard.
And that’s the challenge.
It’s simple.
So most people miss it.
Do the small things anyway.
Choose what you want. Create the vision. Decide what things need to be done to move your forward towards your goals.
Then just get started…and stay consistent…even when you don’t feel like it.
Hold your vision in mind while focusing on what’s next. What is the next thing you need to do? Then just do it.
Check it off the To-Do list.
This is so much more than just staying in action. It’s adopting a belief system that success is the culmination of many small influences and actions. It’s “a knowing” that the thing you are doing right now is either moving you closer to or further away from what you want.
Let’s go get it done.
But please, please, please…do it with style. Put YOU into your daily actions. If you are going to show up…SHOW UP!
Show up with 100% of who you are – whether it’s parenting, being intimate, marketing, training, talking to a prospect, learning from a mentor, taking care of yourself, working out, being quiet or making a difference for someone.
So what are you waiting for?
It’s the small things that make the difference.
Then why do the vast majority of people keep searching for that magic bullet, that secret ingredient, that special something to catapult them to success?
Van Gogh said, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
Vince was a pretty talented guy. You know, Starry Nights, Irisis and like a gazillion other amazing masterpieces. We remember him for great things. Monumental things. Brilliant things.
And yet he says it was all about the small things.
Thoreau said this, “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand. Simplify, simplify.”
Henry was a pretty talented guy too and produced some literary masterpieces on his own.
Now, I am not suggesting you go cut off your ear or go find a cabin in the middle of the woods and close yourself off from the world. I mean, if you think that’s what you need, go for it…but there are likely other routes to take.
In our insanely fast paced world, we often try and do it all. We imagine ourselves into this huge life and often think we are going to get their with one great leap forward as if there is that one thing that will propel us forward into greatness.
It doesn’t work that way.
Small forwarding, positive actions over time create enduring success.
Or as Jeff Olson calls it in his bestselling book…the Slight Edge.
It’s the seemingly insignificant things that when we do them don’t seem to make a difference that over time either create greatness or perpetuate mediocrity.
In relationships with ourselves and others…
It’s getting off work a little early once a week to pick your kids up from school and spend some uninterrupted time together.
It’s having family dinner consistently together so you can just talk.
It’s bringing home flowers on a Tuesday…that’s not her birthday, anniversary or mother’s day.
It’s rubbing his shoulders without being asked.
It’s setting aside “us time” and “me time” consistently…not just when you can’t take it any more.
It’s meditating, working out and reading…at least a few times EVERY WEEK.
It’s eating that one raw meal a day.
These are all seemingly insignificant things that add up over time…and over time they contribute to the body of work that is our lives.
In business and marketing…
It’s making new contacts and exposures to your business every single day.
It’s putting out 1 single piece of good content online every day.
It’s being of value in the social media space with your dialogue and interactions.
It’s stepping up to lead even when you may not think you are ready.
It’s stretching yourself past your comfort zone…and doing it with joy.
It’s doing the thing NOW, not tomorrow or next week, but NOW!
I know that we sometimes seem to get a lot of conflicting information in the world of personal development. Some advice teaches us to focus on getting the big parts of our lives in order, to focus on vision, to make sure the most important things are our priorities.
These things are all true.
But we don’t get where we are going by leaping the chasm. We get there by putting one foot in front of the other and simply taking a step forward.
It’s really not that hard.
And that’s the challenge.
It’s simple.
So most people miss it.
Do the small things anyway.
Choose what you want. Create the vision. Decide what things need to be done to move your forward towards your goals.
Then just get started…and stay consistent…even when you don’t feel like it.
Hold your vision in mind while focusing on what’s next. What is the next thing you need to do? Then just do it.
Check it off the To-Do list.
This is so much more than just staying in action. It’s adopting a belief system that success is the culmination of many small influences and actions. It’s “a knowing” that the thing you are doing right now is either moving you closer to or further away from what you want.
Let’s go get it done.
But please, please, please…do it with style. Put YOU into your daily actions. If you are going to show up…SHOW UP!
Show up with 100% of who you are – whether it’s parenting, being intimate, marketing, training, talking to a prospect, learning from a mentor, taking care of yourself, working out, being quiet or making a difference for someone.
So what are you waiting for?
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Retention can make or break any Network...7 ways to help your business
In MLM, retention is keeping new business partners active for the long haul.
An unfortunate statistic on MLM is that on average, three out of four new distributors lose interest in their first 3 months and quit the business. A whopping 90% of new distributors do not survive their first year!
This leads to a major drain on your income because retention is where the long-term residual income in the MLM network marketing industry comes from. The good news is that even a modest increase in your retention rate can lead to a dramatic increase in your income.
It is important to note that of new business partners who do quit, better than half of them do so in the first 90 days in business. This is the reason it is so important to start new team members quickly and help them have success in their early days in business.
For many years, I focused on prospecting and sponsoring in the network marketing industry. But, for the last several months, I concentrated more on retention. I found the results to be almost immediate and long-lasting, too. Improving the number of business partners that I hang on to has had a greater impact on increasing my monthly check than the number of new people I recruit each month.
Much of our team training now focuses on retention. Here are the keys to increasing retention in your MLM.
1. Bring top-quality people into the business the proper way. We teach our team to enroll new partners that ask to join the business. We do not teach our team to use warm-market tactics like approaching friends, neighbors, and relatives who are not even interested in the business. We do not teach our team to sell or close leads on the business. When you have to close people to get them in, you'll have to close them every time they hit a small obstacle. They are the first ones to become quitters.
2. New team members need to submit their goals in writing. Make sure their goals are realistic. Both you and your new business partner will need these goals to measure their success. Each team member's success is measured against their own goals.
3. Fast start approach. New team members need to make money early in their career for both their belief in the business and for credibility with others. Earning money quickly is the most effective retention tool!
4. Be a true servant-leader. Helping a new team member is more important than even your own prospecting. Make yourself accessible. Encourage business partners to reach your upline in your absence.
5. Proper communication. Provide necessary information, without flooding new partners with information overload. Regular emails from an autoresponder have helped keep partners in the game and help them get back on track if they've become sidetracked.
6. Recognition. For many people, recognition is an even bigger motivator than money. Even quick recognition like a telephone call is important. Recognition in front of a group has been an industry standard for years. Find ways to recognize business partners regularly.
7. Training. Effective training should be available by several means, both live and recorded. We've had best success offering training via a mix of live webinars, recorded webinars available 24/7, training videos, email series, and individual mentoring.
Shift more of your focus to retention in your network marketing business. You will enjoy a big increase in your long-term residual income.
An unfortunate statistic on MLM is that on average, three out of four new distributors lose interest in their first 3 months and quit the business. A whopping 90% of new distributors do not survive their first year!
This leads to a major drain on your income because retention is where the long-term residual income in the MLM network marketing industry comes from. The good news is that even a modest increase in your retention rate can lead to a dramatic increase in your income.
It is important to note that of new business partners who do quit, better than half of them do so in the first 90 days in business. This is the reason it is so important to start new team members quickly and help them have success in their early days in business.
For many years, I focused on prospecting and sponsoring in the network marketing industry. But, for the last several months, I concentrated more on retention. I found the results to be almost immediate and long-lasting, too. Improving the number of business partners that I hang on to has had a greater impact on increasing my monthly check than the number of new people I recruit each month.
Much of our team training now focuses on retention. Here are the keys to increasing retention in your MLM.
1. Bring top-quality people into the business the proper way. We teach our team to enroll new partners that ask to join the business. We do not teach our team to use warm-market tactics like approaching friends, neighbors, and relatives who are not even interested in the business. We do not teach our team to sell or close leads on the business. When you have to close people to get them in, you'll have to close them every time they hit a small obstacle. They are the first ones to become quitters.
2. New team members need to submit their goals in writing. Make sure their goals are realistic. Both you and your new business partner will need these goals to measure their success. Each team member's success is measured against their own goals.
3. Fast start approach. New team members need to make money early in their career for both their belief in the business and for credibility with others. Earning money quickly is the most effective retention tool!
4. Be a true servant-leader. Helping a new team member is more important than even your own prospecting. Make yourself accessible. Encourage business partners to reach your upline in your absence.
5. Proper communication. Provide necessary information, without flooding new partners with information overload. Regular emails from an autoresponder have helped keep partners in the game and help them get back on track if they've become sidetracked.
6. Recognition. For many people, recognition is an even bigger motivator than money. Even quick recognition like a telephone call is important. Recognition in front of a group has been an industry standard for years. Find ways to recognize business partners regularly.
7. Training. Effective training should be available by several means, both live and recorded. We've had best success offering training via a mix of live webinars, recorded webinars available 24/7, training videos, email series, and individual mentoring.
Shift more of your focus to retention in your network marketing business. You will enjoy a big increase in your long-term residual income.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
A Vital Key To Building A Healthy Network
No system, no plan, your dead. The system is a plan to follow, allows you to know if your on track or not. A good leader should be able to outline their complete system before you start with them. What is the game plan, what does it cost in terms of time, investment and skills you need to obtain.
What composes a good system? Make sure you have one for success. So read the next few paragraphs carefully. Your time and your money are at stake. And losing time can cost you thousands in lost income.
New distributors suffer from the same things.
1. Some have poor people skills and poorer marketing skills.
2. They need to make their new business WORK, this can tend to make them desperate.
3. They do not know that a mentor is vital to their success.
4. They have no idea why their prospect signed up.
5. They usually under funded.
6. They always need prospects, always, but talking to people scares them.
The good news is your mentor can teach you these skills and you really can make it in networking.
This is not theory for me.
Here are the key points to a good system.
1. Training-mentoring Group and one & ones
2. Prospecting - lead generation
3. Quality company with doable pay plan
4. Presentation(s) that work
5. Functions - Online and Off
There are other things that comprise a good system, but these are the driving forces of a good system.
Lastly, it is important that you understand the costs involved in various on and off-line systems. No matter what, the system should do one thing, create an ability for anyone to prosper if followed.
Systems are for one thing and one thing only, good business for all, everyone. Me, you, your team and their team. I use the exact same method to building my team as what I teach.
So before you join anyone, understand what the key tool (their system) your upline uses to build with. It has to be available to everyone at reasonable cost. It has to be the same system they use, as well as you.
No system, no SUCCESS. I cannot be more clear than this.
What composes a good system? Make sure you have one for success. So read the next few paragraphs carefully. Your time and your money are at stake. And losing time can cost you thousands in lost income.
New distributors suffer from the same things.
1. Some have poor people skills and poorer marketing skills.
2. They need to make their new business WORK, this can tend to make them desperate.
3. They do not know that a mentor is vital to their success.
4. They have no idea why their prospect signed up.
5. They usually under funded.
6. They always need prospects, always, but talking to people scares them.
The good news is your mentor can teach you these skills and you really can make it in networking.
This is not theory for me.
Here are the key points to a good system.
1. Training-mentoring Group and one & ones
2. Prospecting - lead generation
3. Quality company with doable pay plan
4. Presentation(s) that work
5. Functions - Online and Off
There are other things that comprise a good system, but these are the driving forces of a good system.
Lastly, it is important that you understand the costs involved in various on and off-line systems. No matter what, the system should do one thing, create an ability for anyone to prosper if followed.
Systems are for one thing and one thing only, good business for all, everyone. Me, you, your team and their team. I use the exact same method to building my team as what I teach.
So before you join anyone, understand what the key tool (their system) your upline uses to build with. It has to be available to everyone at reasonable cost. It has to be the same system they use, as well as you.
No system, no SUCCESS. I cannot be more clear than this.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Stop Networking and Start Building Relationships
Creating working relationships should be the goal of networking, not meeting as many people as possible.
At traditional networking events and online networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn, the focus is simply connecting you with as many people as possible. We need to shift our networking goals from numbers and volume to quality and relationships. After all, the point of networking is to connect yourself with others who can help you, as well as you help them. Relationships, communication and trust are fundamental for this. Simply exchanging business cards doesn’t build communication or trust.
"The formula for success = your human capital (what you know) times your social capital (who you know) times your reputation (who trusts you)."
When you build relationships you are increasing your social capital and reputation. You may even build your human capital too because you can learn a lot through your relationships.
Building Relationships 101
When was the last time you've met an excellent contact and developed a relationship at a networking event? It's probably been a while, if it has ever happened to you at all. Networking situations aren't always conducive to creating relationships. There are many distractions, expectations and information hustlers – the people who collect massive stacks ofbusiness cards.
After you've met someone, when you call or email, do you have to explain how and where you met? If so, does that count as a contact and is it worth having? By building meaningful working relationships, you will know your contacts and they will know you. This builds trust, which can lead to amazing opportunities.
Relationships blossom in non-networking, low stress, situations (dinner parties and social settings) because nothing is expected. This environment allows everyone to act natural. If you aren't expected to connect with someone, when you do connect it's genuine and authentic; the spark is there and the ideas flow. Through these connections, relationships are formed. You should always be ready to start a new relationship. Here are some tips to help you:
Make New Relationships
Starting a relationship is like inspiration, you never know when it will hit. Taking a moment now to prepare will help you when your next relationship starts.
* Always Be Prepared - A business card is your most basic relationship tool, it allows others to connect with you. Step one is to make sure you always have your business card with you. This is the easy part and the challenge lays ahead.
* Shareable Ideas - Think of 3 interesting ideas and keep them in the back of your mind, current events and popular topics work well. These ideas will act as a springboard when you meet someone new. These topics allow you to open a dialog, which is the first step tobuilding a relationship.
* Empathize - Think not only of yourself. Try to imagine the other person's needs. How could you help them? What can you offer? By giving a little, you can get a lot.
* Spend The Time - Spend the time to get to know someone. Don't pressure yourself into meeting as many people as possible. Slow down and connect with those who are around you. Like anything of value, a relationship takes time to build.
Reach Out
Once you focus on building relationships instead of gathering business cards, following up with others is easy and fun. For starters, you'll have less people to contact because you’ve spent time communicating and sharing ideas. Also, when you reach out to your contacts, you'll have something important and interesting to say, based on your previous conversation.
It’s All About Relationships
Remember, the goal is to establish lasting working relationships. Reach out and talk to your peers, neighbors and those around you. Take an interest in them and you’ll be surprise with the results.
At traditional networking events and online networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn, the focus is simply connecting you with as many people as possible. We need to shift our networking goals from numbers and volume to quality and relationships. After all, the point of networking is to connect yourself with others who can help you, as well as you help them. Relationships, communication and trust are fundamental for this. Simply exchanging business cards doesn’t build communication or trust.
"The formula for success = your human capital (what you know) times your social capital (who you know) times your reputation (who trusts you)."
When you build relationships you are increasing your social capital and reputation. You may even build your human capital too because you can learn a lot through your relationships.
Building Relationships 101
When was the last time you've met an excellent contact and developed a relationship at a networking event? It's probably been a while, if it has ever happened to you at all. Networking situations aren't always conducive to creating relationships. There are many distractions, expectations and information hustlers – the people who collect massive stacks ofbusiness cards.
After you've met someone, when you call or email, do you have to explain how and where you met? If so, does that count as a contact and is it worth having? By building meaningful working relationships, you will know your contacts and they will know you. This builds trust, which can lead to amazing opportunities.
Relationships blossom in non-networking, low stress, situations (dinner parties and social settings) because nothing is expected. This environment allows everyone to act natural. If you aren't expected to connect with someone, when you do connect it's genuine and authentic; the spark is there and the ideas flow. Through these connections, relationships are formed. You should always be ready to start a new relationship. Here are some tips to help you:
Make New Relationships
Starting a relationship is like inspiration, you never know when it will hit. Taking a moment now to prepare will help you when your next relationship starts.
* Always Be Prepared - A business card is your most basic relationship tool, it allows others to connect with you. Step one is to make sure you always have your business card with you. This is the easy part and the challenge lays ahead.
* Shareable Ideas - Think of 3 interesting ideas and keep them in the back of your mind, current events and popular topics work well. These ideas will act as a springboard when you meet someone new. These topics allow you to open a dialog, which is the first step tobuilding a relationship.
* Empathize - Think not only of yourself. Try to imagine the other person's needs. How could you help them? What can you offer? By giving a little, you can get a lot.
* Spend The Time - Spend the time to get to know someone. Don't pressure yourself into meeting as many people as possible. Slow down and connect with those who are around you. Like anything of value, a relationship takes time to build.
Reach Out
Once you focus on building relationships instead of gathering business cards, following up with others is easy and fun. For starters, you'll have less people to contact because you’ve spent time communicating and sharing ideas. Also, when you reach out to your contacts, you'll have something important and interesting to say, based on your previous conversation.
It’s All About Relationships
Remember, the goal is to establish lasting working relationships. Reach out and talk to your peers, neighbors and those around you. Take an interest in them and you’ll be surprise with the results.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Time Management Tips
Time is what you make it. It is the one thing you cannot get back once it's gone. Here are some simple ways to "get a grip" and move toward goals more effectively.
1) Realize that time management is a myth.
No matter how organized we are, there are always only 24 hours in a day. Time doesn't change. All we can actually manage is ourselves and what we do with the time that we have.
2) Find out where you're wasting time.
Many of us are prey to time-wasters that steal time we could be using much more productively. What are your time-bandits? Do you spend too much time 'Net surfing, reading email, or making personal calls? Tracking Daily Activities explains how to track your activities so you can form a accurate picture of what you actually do, the first step to effective time management.
3) Create time management goals.
Remember, the focus of time management is actually changing your behaviors, not changing time. A good place to start is by eliminating your personal time-wasters. For one week, for example, set a goal that you're not going to take personal phone calls while you're working. (See Set Specific Goals for help with goal setting.) For a fun look at behaviors that can interfere with successful time management, see my article Time Management Personality Types. Find out if you're a Fireman, an Aquarian or a Chatty Kathy!
4) Implement a time management plan.
Think of this as an extension of time management tip # 3. The objective is to change your behaviors over time to achieve whatever general goal you've set for yourself, such as increasing your productivity or decreasing your stress. So you need to not only set your specific goals, but track them over time to see whether or not you're accomplishing them.
5) Use time management tools.
Whether it's a Day-Timer or a software program, the first step to physically managing your time is to know where it's going now and planning how you're going to spend your time in the future. A software program such as Outlook, for instance, lets you schedule events easily and can be set to remind you of events in advance, making your time management easier.
6) Prioritize ruthlessly.
You should start each day with a time management session prioritizing the tasks for that day and setting your performance benchmark. If you have 20 tasks for a given day, how many of them do you truly need to accomplish? For more on daily planning and prioritizing daily tasks, see Start The Day Right With Daily Planning.
7) Learn to delegate and/or outsource.
No matter how small your business is, there's no need for you to be a one-person show. For effective time management, you need to let other people carry some of the load. Determining Your Personal ROI explains two ways to pinpoint which tasks you'd be better off delegating or outsourcing, while Decide To Delegate provides tips for actually getting on with the job of delegating.
8) Establish routines and stick to them as much as possible.
While crises will arise, you'll be much more productive if you can follow routines most of the time.
9) Get in the habit of setting time limits for tasks.
For instance, reading and answering email can consume your whole day if you let it. Instead, set a limit of one hour a day for this task and stick to it.
10) Be sure your systems are organized.
Are you wasting a lot of time looking for files on your computer? Take the time to organize a file management system. Is your filing system slowing you down? Redo it, so it's organized to the point that you can quickly lay your hands on what you need. You'll find more information about setting up filing systems and handling data efficiently in my Data Management library.
11) Don't waste time waiting.
From client meetings to dentist appointments, it's impossible to avoid waiting for someone or something. But you don't need to just sit there and twiddle your thumbs. Always take something to do with you, such as a report you need to read, a checkbook that needs to be balanced, or just a blank pad of paper that you can use to plan your next marketing campaign. Technology makes it easy to work wherever you are; your PDA and/or cell phone will help you stay connected.
You can be in control and accomplish what you want to accomplish - once you've come to grips with the time management myth and taken control of your time.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Money and Debt, Understanding the Cycle
In this "New World Order" we have seen many things come to pass. Increasing debt and decreasing employment has put most the World Economy in a tailspin and from Tokyo to Dubai defaulting or bad loans have most governments scrambling to recover before possible financial collapse. Most of us have been unknowing (and unwilling) participants in this centuries old "juggling act"....time to educate yourself and opt-out.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Ownership starts from within....
Welcome, this is the first of many "conversations" I will give on developing and maintaining the Entrepreneur/Employer/Business owner Mind. The only requirements I have to ensure your success is:
Open-Mindedness (a closed mind cannot develop)
Motivation (potential is wonderful, but without action..the word becomes stagnation)
Consistency (you must till the soil, plant the seed, and tend the crops...to reap the harvest.. in other words success is not a one-step process)
Intelligence (don't be intimidated, I didn't say degreed/You have to know your product, client, market, field, self, resources, etc. to last in this World Economy)
I will also offer this disclaimer,
I will not promise, give, reference, or show you anything that I haven't read, experienced, seen in action, or has not worked for myself and/or people I personally know.
The purpose of this blog is actually just to change a paradigm/ bridge a gap between the job, employee, worker mindset to the business owner, employer, boss mindset and this is a tool to begin and hopefully maintain that process.
Is there anything wrong with the employee/worker mentality?
Absolutely not, if you are financially comfortable, love what you do, and exactly where you want to be in life, heading exactly where you want to go. This blog is not intended for you and I respect the fact that all the pieces of this puzzle called "Life" was placed exactly where they needed to be for you.
Now, for the rest of us.
Most of us at this very moment are fortunate in many ways in our lives, but there still are the things causing:
Like any other "illness" we have to discuss the symptoms, to properly diagnose what is wrong with us individually, to properly cure ourselves of our "afflictions"....My Dad used to say "It ain't easy." When I was going through some challenge in life and I figured out a formula (from my experiences) for Life as I saw it. Life is all about OPTIONS, the more you have the more likely you dreams, ideas, needs, wants, will become a reality. This, my friends, is what this blog is really all about, expanding your options....
Open-Mindedness (....eliminating fear)
I will begin this topic quoting Robert Kiyosaki's book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"....."If you want to learn to work for money, then stay in school. That is a great place to learn to do that. But if you want to learn how to have money work for you, then I will teach you that. But only if you want to learn."
"Wouldn't everyone want to learn that" I asked.
"No," said rich dad. "Simply because it's easier to learn to work for money, especially if fear is your primary emotion when the subject of money is discussed."
This sums up most of Capitalist America, "if fear is your primary emotion when the subject of money is discussed." Changing this thinking is the first step to where we diagnose the root of most of our primary ailments. Fear is quite a strong illness when it comes to our financial health..Much like the medical profession big $$$ is made off of our fear or lack of knowledge to cure ourselves. In terms of finance we are raised, taught, and guided directly into debt like it's a good or normal thing..Credit is not normal, it's exploitive, in history it was called "indentured servitude". If you think it's normal. How does it feel to owe one neighbor? 4 neighbors? 20 neighbors? To get products for which you do not presently have the $$$ for....when that becomes "normal" what becomes of the mentality of the people? Are you the debtor or creditor on your job? In your marriage/friendships? Can everything be broken down into owing and what's owed to you? Do you see just from this brief example how we are boxed into stressful situations in Life, where the "fear" comes from.
Now, in contrast....to have the $$$ to pay for exactly what you receive without a balance, food, clothing, shelter basic needs all paid in full, let's not forget...mortgage, school tuition/loans, vehicle(s), comforts (HDTV, Vacations, Dream car) in a society that pays in full for all of these items. Do you see the contrast in even imagining the reduced level of stress, tension, anxiety? See people the formulas are simple enough, it's the road out of the so-called, "Abyss" of debt that we seemed trapped in.
.....to be continued
Open-Mindedness (a closed mind cannot develop)
Motivation (potential is wonderful, but without action..the word becomes stagnation)
Consistency (you must till the soil, plant the seed, and tend the crops...to reap the harvest.. in other words success is not a one-step process)
Intelligence (don't be intimidated, I didn't say degreed/You have to know your product, client, market, field, self, resources, etc. to last in this World Economy)
I will also offer this disclaimer,
I will not promise, give, reference, or show you anything that I haven't read, experienced, seen in action, or has not worked for myself and/or people I personally know.
The purpose of this blog is actually just to change a paradigm/ bridge a gap between the job, employee, worker mindset to the business owner, employer, boss mindset and this is a tool to begin and hopefully maintain that process.
Is there anything wrong with the employee/worker mentality?
Absolutely not, if you are financially comfortable, love what you do, and exactly where you want to be in life, heading exactly where you want to go. This blog is not intended for you and I respect the fact that all the pieces of this puzzle called "Life" was placed exactly where they needed to be for you.
Now, for the rest of us.
Most of us at this very moment are fortunate in many ways in our lives, but there still are the things causing:
- stress
- anxiety
- relationship issues
- parenting problems
- financial issues
Like any other "illness" we have to discuss the symptoms, to properly diagnose what is wrong with us individually, to properly cure ourselves of our "afflictions"....My Dad used to say "It ain't easy." When I was going through some challenge in life and I figured out a formula (from my experiences) for Life as I saw it. Life is all about OPTIONS, the more you have the more likely you dreams, ideas, needs, wants, will become a reality. This, my friends, is what this blog is really all about, expanding your options....
Open-Mindedness (....eliminating fear)
I will begin this topic quoting Robert Kiyosaki's book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"....."If you want to learn to work for money, then stay in school. That is a great place to learn to do that. But if you want to learn how to have money work for you, then I will teach you that. But only if you want to learn."
"Wouldn't everyone want to learn that" I asked.
"No," said rich dad. "Simply because it's easier to learn to work for money, especially if fear is your primary emotion when the subject of money is discussed."
This sums up most of Capitalist America, "if fear is your primary emotion when the subject of money is discussed." Changing this thinking is the first step to where we diagnose the root of most of our primary ailments. Fear is quite a strong illness when it comes to our financial health..Much like the medical profession big $$$ is made off of our fear or lack of knowledge to cure ourselves. In terms of finance we are raised, taught, and guided directly into debt like it's a good or normal thing..Credit is not normal, it's exploitive, in history it was called "indentured servitude". If you think it's normal. How does it feel to owe one neighbor? 4 neighbors? 20 neighbors? To get products for which you do not presently have the $$$ for....when that becomes "normal" what becomes of the mentality of the people? Are you the debtor or creditor on your job? In your marriage/friendships? Can everything be broken down into owing and what's owed to you? Do you see just from this brief example how we are boxed into stressful situations in Life, where the "fear" comes from.
Now, in contrast....to have the $$$ to pay for exactly what you receive without a balance, food, clothing, shelter basic needs all paid in full, let's not forget...mortgage, school tuition/loans, vehicle(s), comforts (HDTV, Vacations, Dream car) in a society that pays in full for all of these items. Do you see the contrast in even imagining the reduced level of stress, tension, anxiety? See people the formulas are simple enough, it's the road out of the so-called, "Abyss" of debt that we seemed trapped in.
.....to be continued
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