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Discover How To Use Your Time To Make Money
By Jason Pearson | March 28, 2008
Have you found yourself having a great to-do list and then at the end of the day, you have hardly accomplished any of it? Unfortunately, that is where many people find themselves. They have a good mindset, but haven’t actually taken the action to get it done.
If you are like I used to be, you probably start out the day well, accomplishing a few things at first, but then as the day goes on, you end up having things that come up that take away from your tasks. This can be detrimental to your life and your business if you don’t know how to handle it that well.
It is my philosophy that you should live your life as it comes. You can schedule, but you must be open to allowing things to happen that may not be in your plan. Your computer may crash, you may have to send it in for repairs and be without it for a few days. What will you do while you don’t have it? If you are running your business from your computer, you are going to have to take advantage of the time that you have away from it to take care of those other non-computer tasks that you never have time to do.
So, what do you do when something unexpected comes up in your day and you can’t finish your to-do list? The first thing is not to panic. It is life and you will have to find a way to work around what happens in your life. When you make your to-do list, I recommend numbering everything in order of importance. What are the things that need to get done today? What are things that need to get done, but can be put off to tomorrow if something comes up? This will help you prioritize. If you have to push something off to tomorrow, it is important that those tasks are numbered as highly important the next day so it doesn’t keep getting pushed off.
When you get specific tasks done, give yourself a reward that really matters to you. If you have just finished a big project on time, treat yourself to something really good. Whatever it is that motivates you is what you should choose. If it is something that you like, but it doesn’t motivate you, it won’t be effective.
When you run an at-home business, or online business, you don’t have a boss looking over your shoulder making sure you are getting things done. You are your own boss. That is why it is so important to stick to prioritizing your list every day and not deviating from that as much as possible. Yes, life happens, and when it does, live with it. Keep going on and pursue your dreams. If you want to make a certain amount of money online every month, you must keep working towards that goal.
It is said that there is never enough time in a day to get everything done. Don’t focus on getting everything done, but focus on getting the really important things done. With prioritizing your list, you will get more done that you would if you did otherwise.
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