One of the reasons that you started out your business in the first place is most likely that you had a great vision that you felt compelled to bring out to the world. That is just great. I am meeting so many brilliant entrepreneurs with so many brilliant ideas – it is not my impression that getting ideas is the problem. Priorities are. For any vision to grow you need to focus on one task at a time.
There seems to be the following main challenges:
1. Identifying your first priority
2. Identifying the next step
If you have more than one project at hand then you need to prioritize and make one of the projects your “no 1” project. By deciding which project is your first priority you will be able to focus fully on this project which will eventually lead to greater results. I know this sounds very elementary, however it bears repetition.
Many times we simply need to step back and get focused on what it is that we really want for our business. Otherwise once in the process of getting everything done it is all too easy to loose focus on what is most important for our business to grow. In other words going back to basics could be just what you need.
Once you have identified your “no 1” project you need to find ways to fully focus on the tasks at hand that will make this project a success. Following are some simple tips of how to do that and to gain the power of focus:
1. Make a weekly action plan of tasks you must do then prioritize each task
2. Make a daily action plan of how to do each task
3. Work in sequences (e.g. devote each day of the week into certain tasks)
4. Identify “time stealers”
5. Keep track of your time spent on each task
6. Outsource what is not and never will be your strong side
This sound very simple I know. However, you will be amazed at the results you will be getting when you stick to your plan. For example identifying your “time stealers” could mean the difference between getting your work done or not. This could be as simple as deciding only to check your e-mails twice a day at certain times, or to unsubscribe to newsletter that are no longer relevant for your business.
