Making decisions makes a difference

At times I ask people what is it that might be holding them back from making progress as they are trying to build their business. Of course most of us are very part-time so it's very important to have a plan for use of our time. We all have the same amount of time to choose from and that is out of the 24 hours allotted to us we make our choices.

 

I found the following in the most recent SUCCESS magazine by Tony Jeary who is an expert on time management.  

QUESTION:  I'm a people pleaser - I have trouble saying no.  How can I change?  

ANSWER:  Learning to say no is the single most effective way to increase your focus and productivity.  Saying no will help you reduce what I call low leverage activities and invest more time and energy into high leverage activities, which are the key to achieving the right results faster.  We must learn to say no to the things that don't matter so we can say yes to the things that matter most.

 

I could relate to the time issue because I had a very difficult time sorting through my options of how to invest my time. I believe it comes down to distractions more than major things we might add to our schedule. You might want to give some thought to where does the time go in your life? I think this is a step that is important if you are to be consistent with your efforts. Distractions mean simple things like 15 minutes here and 10 minutes there. I think you know what I'm driving at.

 

I will say this: once I decided that Shaklee was important I made some choices. I had a full time job, was committed in various areas and was looking at a business that I believed could make a huge difference in our lives. My choice was to carve out 12 to 15 hours a week, every week. To keep this simple, I did exactly that - 12 to 15 hours a week.  Every week. And we built the foundation of our future on that time schedule to be doing the right things that create growth.

 

I know what can get done with 60 hours a month (15 hr./week) being focused on building a foundation. Do you have your plan for use of your time? If yes, GREAT!   If no, take time to create a schedule. It does take time to build. Things don't just happen. You make them happen.

 

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke