I have a very important question to ask you that could literally be the secret to your success or the reason for your failure…
Are YOU focused?
Here’s why I’m asking. See, a lot of us entrepreneurs, when we sit down to do our day’s work, think we’re actually getting something done, but we’re not.
Tell me if this start to the day sounds familiar to you:
7:00 AM – Get up, shower, get ready.
7:30 AM – Read the morning newspaper and eat breakfast.
8:30 AM – Boot up the computer while checking your phone.
8:45 AM – Read a bunch of emails. Reply to some of them.
9:15 AM – Surf the web a bit. Maybe go to Youtube and watch some videos.
9:45 AM – Go to your favorite forums. Reply to a few posts.
10:30 AM – Jump on Facebook and/or other social media sites. Get lost in that.
12:00 PM – Have lunch.
Okay, I’ll stop there. You know what I’m talking about. It takes you forever to actually get to your work and that is IF you ever get to it. Getting focused is the hardest thing in the world for you. And you know why that is?
You have NO schedule.
I wake up EVERY morning and know EXACTLY what I’m going to do each day. It’s all written out for me. I then check off each item as I complete it. I try to complete at least 8 items each day. Depending on how time intensive an item is, that may be a little tough, but I always accomplish a lot.
If you’re not focused, I don’t care how much smarts you have, you’ll NEVER be successful online.
So get out your Google Calendar or whatever you use and make a schedule for the next day and STICK TO IT.
The days where you don’t feel like working, reward yourself for completing a task. I do it by playing my guitar.
It works wonders and is a big part of the reason why I have become (and stayed) so successful over the years.
Get focused, make money!