I am going to challenge you today to get into the habit of doing what brings results. It is crazy how we log on the internet and in a matter of a few minutes, we are lost. The very best thing to do is to turn off your email, instant messenger and browser while you are working on an important task.
There are many activities that we engage in that don't bring any results. But for whatever reason, we just can’t stay away. If you are a small business owner, there are hundreds of tasks calling for your attention. But to be successful, you don’t have to focus on all those tasks at once. Your focus should always be on three things at a time. It’s easy to get distracted and start engaging in trivial activities. Don’t let that be you.
Here’s how you can become a very highly productive individual:
Take a sheet of paper and draw a line in the middle. On the left side put “things to start doing” as a heading. And on the right side put “things to stop doing.”
Write down your daily activities and challenge yourself to stop doing the things that are not critical to your success. In order to save money and increase revenue, accountants practice zero base thinking. Whenever something is not critical to the company’s success, they get rid of it. You too should get into the habit of eliminating annoying tasks. It’s you may enjoy doing those tasks. But do they bring in revenue? Are they helping you to produce results?
And finally, go through your day thinking that at the end of the day you will have to tell an imaginary board of your corporation what you did to bring revenue to the company. Trust me, with that kind of attitude, you will achieve more in one month than an entire year.
Go ahead start putting this strategy into practice. It’s not about doing things right; it’s rather about doing the right things. I wish you incredible success!
