Calendar for Necessity

If you want to tell where someones priorities are, then look at their calendar. If I was to look a calendar of how you spend your time each day, what would it tell me about your priorities?

We find time for the things we consider to be the most important.

If your calendar has large blocks of time where you are working on hobbies or watching TV, but you still struggle to find time to get things done in your business, then the priorities are clear. TV is more important than building your business.

I am not saying anything bad about hobbies or watching TV. If it makes you happy, then that is great. But if you want to change your life, then you have to make the actions that will create that change your top priority.

Each of us only has 24 hours in a day. The difference between those who achieve their goals and those who do not is how they spend them.

If you know that building an online business will make a difference in your life, but sometimes struggle with finding the motivation to actually do the work, then there are a few things you can do.

In his recent book High Performance Habits, the author Brendon Burchard talks about what high performers do to create and keep their motivation.

One of the things he talks about is their ability to Raise the Necessity.

If you see achieving a particular as absolutely necessary, then you are more likely to be willing to do the work to achieve it. If it is just a "nice to have", then you probably won't ever get it.

How can you raise the necessity?

One way is to think about WHO you are doing it for.

Most people are much more motivated to take action for someone they care about. If you child or spouse absolutely needed you to do something, you would probably find a way.

So the question is ... who are you trying to build your online business for?

How would having a successful online business improve the lives of the people you love?

Imagine their lives, if you have more resources and freedom. Imagine being able to work from anywhere. Imagine being able to pay for your children's education without debt. Imagine taking your loved ones on the vacation they always wanted.

That is what you are doing the work for. More importantly, that is WHO you are doing the work for.

If you do this daily, then you will find yourself much more motivated to get focused and accomplish the result.

Please leave a comment if you found this helpful, or if you have any tips to share.

Ian

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Break Things Down - The secret to getting Started.

Break Things Down

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹, 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦." – Mark Twain

You've probably heard that before, but I think it bears repeating. It's the kind of thing that we tend to forget when we are feeling overwhelmed.

"𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵? 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦."

When you get overwhelmed by a task or project, remember to break it down into smaller, achievable steps. 

This really helps to keep us from feeling swamped and allows us to accomplish them one at a time. 

That's the key: focus on the steps one at a time. 

Complete the 1st step. Success. 

Complete the 2nd step. Success. 

And so on. By doing that, you establish a pattern of success that helps to propel you forward to success in completing the larger goal.

Pomodoro Technique and Eating Frogs.

Curious title HUH... it's all about killing procrastination - read on :-)

Have you seen the little motivational movie called “Eat That Frog”?

It’s a minute and a half video by Mac Anderson that postulates that if
the first thing you do each morning when you wake up is eat a live frog,
nothing worse can happen to you for the rest of the day.


    Can’t say I disagree! How about you?

You may have heard of Brian Tracy, a well-known personal development coach.
He said that your “frog” should be the most difficult task on your to do list.

This way, by handling this hard task first, you’re not likely to
procrastinate on it, and leave important things undone.

What is the Pomodoro technique and how will it help you "Eat the Frog"?

The Pomodoro Technique was developed to help people focus more
on doing one thing and at the same time produce top class work
in the end.

There are 5 easy steps to complete that’s included in the
Pomodoro technique:

Step 1. You must select or choose the task that you really want to
accomplish (Your Frog). You can do so by listing down all the tasks that you
need done for the week and identify which one is of greater
importance. The rest of the tasks should be saved for another
time or day.

Step 2. Using your alarm clock or stop watch, set it for 25 minutes
and you may begin your task. Focus on accomplishing as much
as you can for twenty five minutes; until the alarm goes off.

Step 3. After your 25 minutes are up, make sure to take a break
for about five (5) minutes. Taking breaks in between work can
refresh your mind and keep your focus and concentration going
for many hours. Aside from this, you will not easily feel burnt out.

Step 4. Make sure to repeat steps one until three for as much or
as often as four cycles. Scheduling your tasks will work perfectly,
especially if your task is a bit draining or heavy.

Step 5. Continue to work on the process for 4 times or until your
work is done. Rest for 25 minutes and you may begin another
cycle on another type of task.

These steps are indeed simple, easy to follow and the technique
really works, especially for those who keep getting distracted by
outside forces such as time, people and extra work.

Soon, you will notice that you are getting more things done
compared to when you are cramming and swamped with work
and extracurricular activities at home or in the office.

And soon, the technique will be completely part of your daily work routine,

You will be "Eating the Frog" every day.

To your success :-)

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