Where Do You Find The time?
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WHERE DO YOU FIND THE TIME...
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By Gobala Krishnan
I am very often asked this question by affiliates in my
business network, and almost every time it happens, I just
shake my head in pity and disbelief. They just don't get
it...
Where DO you find the time to run, manage and promote your
business? I honestly don't know. I know one thing
for sure; you can never really "find" time; you must "make
time".
Many who are new to the concept of running a home based
business suffer what I like to call the "Indecision
Syndrome". They have not made up their minds that they WANT
or NEED a business, and my friend let me tell
you, until you have made a decision you will never have time
on your side.
You will never be able to devote even 1 hour to building a
business for yourself if you don't have the sense of
urgency, and if you don't understand what a home based
business can do for your life and your family in the long
term.
Here's what the people who claim they can't "find" time do;
they put the least priority on their business. Everything
else in life seems more important to them and they generally
place their business last in the in the order of
daily importance, such as this:
1. Spend 45 minutes in a jam
2. Go to work and slug for their boss
3. Hangout with friends a local pub after work
4. Spend 45 minutes in a jam
5. Get home and cook dinner
6. Do all the domestic chores
7. Watch a few hours of TV
8. Get ready for the next day of work
9. Sit on their PC and read sports news
10. Devote the rest of their time to their home based
business.
If you're one of those that feel you have "no time" for your
business then I challenge you to tell me this is
not at least somewhat true. Prove me wrong. Make me eat my
words. Chances are you'll find that difficult to do...
Guilty as charged, right... :)
If you prioritise your hours in such a way, how do you even
realistically expect to "find time"? How do you
realistically expect to "Achieve Your Goals"?
The truth is anyone who REALLY wants to build a
business must make a conscious decision that they are going
to do it no matter what it takes. After that life-changing
decision is made, there has to be sacrifice...
I can almost hear you say "Huh? Sacrifice? Sacrifice what?"
You have to sacrifice the time you spend doing
non-productive and non-income-generating activities
everyday, and replace the gained time to do the really
important tasks. If you're serious about making time for
your business, there is no other way. You'll be surprised
at how much you can achieve.
Stuck in a jam?
Here's what I do; I always have some educational or
self-motivational cassette or CD in the car. I even have
Internet marketing CDs that I listen to day-in and day-out
for 90 minutes (actually mine's not that long). That's a
whole 90 minutes of learning new things every single day,
and improving my interpersonal and technical skills
constantly. Don't I like to listen to music while driving?
Yes, I do. But the sacrifice has to be there. I now listen
to about 15 minutes of music only if I really feel like it.
Chill out with friends?
Here's what I do; I tell them not to bother me during the
week because I am busy, but I make it a point to get
together at least once a fortnight with some really close
associates. Because of my attitude, I get curious enquiries
like "What is it that you're so busy with"?
And guess what I tell them? I say "Look John, I have found a
way I can reseolve my finances in 2-3 years and I am
dedicating my life to it. I know for a fact that I will
achieve it, and I'd like to have you as my partner. If
you're interested to find out more, let me know. Otherwise,
don't stop my progress".
Excellent prospecting line too, don't you think?
What about all the household chores that you have? Hey, I
have them too. But I know that there are better ways to make
use of my time, so I "outsource" my laundry, car maintenance
and almost everything I can. I know I will probably spend
more money than I usually do, but I am intent on "making
time" for my business.
I stopped watching TV years ago, and even went almost a year
without one. However I do go to the cinemas and watch the
news, but I just can't be bothered with watching every
season of CSI or the American Idol because I know there are
more productive things I can do with my time. Now you may be
wondering "That's radical. Do you mean I have to sacrifice
my entertainment when I start my own business?"
No... not really, but you MUST learn to control it. Go to
the local bookstore and try getting a book on profiles of
really rich and famous people. I guarantee you that you'll
find out most of them don't watch much TV either. The theory
of Delayed Gratification states that in order to have any
amount of success in life, you must learn to postpone your
pleasures until you have achieved your goal. Isn't it worth
sacrificing your TV time for 2 years, and after that, be
able to watch your favourite shows on a 56 inch plasma TV,
with all the time in the world?
You tell me...
Don't let the little things rob you of great opportunities.
Time is the only common denominator between the rich, the
middle-class and the poor. In other words, the only thing
the rich and the poor share is that they both have 24 hours
a day. It's how we make use of our time that will determine
how far we go towards achieving our dreams.
Gobala Krishnan is an author and business
entrepreneur. Get his free ebook called "My Internet Dream"
and 10 FREE training lessons on Internet-based network
marketing at http://www.MyInternetDream.com" today!
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