You know what it’s like when you start doing something and then KABLAM! Something else comes across your screen and you get distracted… then something happens on Facebook and you end up knee deep in there for, well, let’s be honest…. HOURS!?!?!?!?
If you’re like every other entrepreneur out there who’s bootstrapping their way to success, you and I both know that you literally cannot AFFORD to spend time spinning your wheels and getting lost in the black hole of time!!!!
So, what to do?
Great question!
I ran a retreat last week and we discussed EXACTLY this topic. The people who were there were all saying that they suffer from this most weeks, but given half the chance to hang out with some fellow entrepreneurs for a week to just get some stuff done, gave them the space to FOCUS to not get distracted and just get a lot of the things that they’d been putting off, done.
Some things that you can do RIGHT NOW are:
- PRIORITISE. PRIORITISE. PRIORITISE. Work out what the NEXT best thing that you need to do is, and go and do that.
- Create a list in the morning of the TOP 3 things that you want to get done throughout the day. Don’t get stuck in the detail of them all at this point. Just get your 3 things down. Once of you’ve done that, take a look at what’s the BEST thing that you need to do based on whatever is the most important for you at the time (eg. If you need to make money, then do whatever it is that you need to do, to get that happening).
- Once you’ve done that one thing, then come back to your list and whilst you’re looking at it, ask yourself “What’s the next best thing that I can do” … the answer will come! If it’s doing the next thing on your list, then GO DO THAT!!!!
- You can set a timer on your phone for 30-60 minutes and do a POWER HOUR (or half hour) and just hustle your way through that time.
- Allow yourself the SPACE as well to re-calibrate and change gears/shift your focus if you need to. THERE ARE NO PLANS that are EVER set in stone – you have the power to pivot, shift, recalibrate and change at ANY point in time.
- KNOW that FOCUS is what gets results. When you’re doing the kinds of things outlined above, fear, scared-ness, self-doubt, procrastination and every other shitty thing that’s going to sidetrack you or hold you back fades into the background. It gives you the ability to LASER FOCUS on whatever it is that’s in FRONT OF YOU and you’ll find yourself WAY more productive!
Finally, I want to remind you that FEAR and ACTION cannot co-exist. They are mutually exclusive. They don’t talk. They don’t date. They don’t hang out together. Night & Day cannot co-exist in one space.
Do whatever it is that you need to do to CREATE THE SPACE for ACTION to take the lead. Because with THAT, comes confidence, consistency and allows persistence to come into the light.
PS. Remember to leave your comments below if there’s something that you think could help others – or if you’ve found this helpful .NIC XO