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10 Tips To Become A Super-Productive Entrepreneur
My friend Todd Brown over at Strategic Profits sent me this email today that many of you might find useful. It is not directly related to health and wellness per se or to the other things we talk about here, but I think anyone who is in business or who is interested in being more productive would benefit greatly from putting these “tips” into action.
Trust me when I say that if anyone is an expert on productivity, it is the crew over at Strategic Profits…Especially Rich Shefren who has personally coached me.
10 Tips To Become A Super-Productive Entrepreneur…
By Todd Brown
If you’re at all like most Internet marketers, you have a desire to increase your productivity and… plain and simple… just get more done.
As somebody who used to struggle on and off with being consistently productive, here are 10 recommendations (in no particular order) you can use to be a HECK of a lot more productive in 2009.
1. Use self-imposed discipline…
In other words, put yourself in a position where you have to get XYZ done. For example, instead of waiting until you have the Power Point presentation done to schedule the webinar… schedule it today and announce to your list, so you then MUST get the presentation done.
2. Every project, task, milestone you work on should have a deadline…
Periodically throughout your workday, ask yourself… “does what I’m working on have a deadline”. If not, put one on it. If it’s not worthy of a deadline, dump it.
3. Only check your email 2x a day… and never before getting at least one hour of focused work done…
I try never to check my email before noon and then not again until 4PM.
4. Have the least amount of unscheduled time each day…
In other words, try to schedule every hour of your work day. This has been one of the most effective productivity tools for me personally.
5. Have productivity goals, along with your financial and business goals…
In other words, have goals for focused time and completion of tasks.
6. Have rewards at incremental stages of your goal achievement…
Far, far off goals tend NOT to motivate us. Close goals, that we can see, tend be a lot more motivational.
7. Pre-schedule repetitive tasks into your calendar in advance.
If there are certain things you do every week, they should get a permanent place in your calendar and they should be treated just like an important appointment.
8. Monitor the time it takes you to go from idea to implementation; and try to speed up the process…
9. Try to estimate the amount of time every task will take, then put it in your schedule with a start and stop time…
This will force to work faster and more efficiently. Think… the day before vacation.
10. Regularly consider the consequences of not doing something or of procrastination…
Hope you found these useful…my current favorite is number 3 as I can really get thrown off track by email.
Until next time…
Kind Regards,
A
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All super good tips I need to enforce on myself now. #3 is a hot tip I will remember.
Enjoy The Journey!
Lynn Lane
Warrior Of Success Training
Hi Anthony,
In general, I would agree that emails can be pretty distracting.
But as to the rule:
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3. Only check your email 2x a day… and never before getting at least one hour of focused work done…
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It all depends on your profession.
a. Imagine a real estate agent only open up hsi email twice a day when email enquiries about properties are too common these days;
b. Imagine mentors, like Kevin Hogan, do just that, when would you get your response or answer?
Yes, there are exceptions.
John Ho
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What would be the result?
Dude talks a lot of sense.
Productivity advice is REALLY ANNOYING but REALLY USEFUL. We could all do more of the stuff we wanted to do if we followed this advice.
I have good days and bad days when it comes to getting stuff done. The best days usually happen in a row, when I’m in a productive habit. The bad days usually happen in a glut too, when I’m in a habit of procrastination…
Steven Covey reckons it takes 31 days to build a habit. According to him, if we set up a productive routine and follow it for an entire month, then we’ll have built productive habits which last a lifetime.
I think he pulled this idea out of his ass, because I see an awful lot of evidence of this not being true at all… People give up smoking for years only to start back up again. People go to the every day for a year, and then stop one day and never go back.
I think being productive on a consistent basis is a real challenge for most people.
Anthony,
Nice list! I like it. Checking email 2x / day and putting activities in my schedule with definite start and stop times are two ideas I’m gonna use immediately.
Hope all is going well for you and yours! Chat with you soon.
Health, Fitness — Darryl Pace
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I think JJ said it well when he said Steven Covey pulled that 31 day rule out of his but…It takes longer than that, like forever! I have struggled on and off for years. One day is a total victory and the next a big waste of time. I think it is good to have a system in place and stick with it.
I have problems with the email myself and check it twice a day even when I don’t need to so I take any emotion out of it. It becomes mechanical that way.
That is great advice. I have a facebook and email problem myself. I heard on NPR the other day that there is now rehab for social media and email addicts!
Good points, especially #3. Anyone who wanted to accomplish something significant would do well to follow this advice.
Steve Chambers
Business to Business Sales Training Expert
Great list of 10 to be a successful entrepreneur! Although I have to admit that I would have much trouble adhering to number 3!!!
Lisa McLellan
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Hi Anthony,
what a great productivity tip list. thank you for communicating and sharing this with us and your social proof for your coach.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
Single Baby Boomer Dating Success Expert
Great list Anthony. Thanks for sharing!
Pam
Expert Houston Retirement Planning & Wealth Management Services
Yes that #3 can waste alot of time unless you set an allotted time period and stick to it. Great tips to become more productive. We hear all the time how people don’t have enough time to do one thing or another. Setting priorities and not procrastinating are keys.
Vicki http://www.bridal-threads.com