A Couple Questions . . .

Brenda -

> I am presently rethinking my daily business
> action plan. Like many of you, I have
> limited time, and I find that putting down
> activities to focus on each day helps me to
> get things done.

Seems to be a popular theme right about now. *g* I'm going through some of the very same exercises.

> I would like to ask: What do you do to stay
> focused? How do you avoid those time-wasters
> that really don't advance your business? How
> do you determine if an activity really is a
> time-waster? (I'm thinking about all the
> emails, ezines, courses, etc. that are
> available and crying out for attention. How
> do you determine where to put your energy?)

Let me share the definition Dan Kennedy, (and I'm sure others as well), uses. Dan says if an activity, (task, whatever), helps you towards a particular goal, then that activity is a worthwhile one. If not, it's a time waster and you shouldn't be doing it. Do I always do that? Dan's a bit more brutal on time management than I am. (He's got a great audio program on it.) Then again, Dan is one of the top marketers in the world!

So the question then becomes "how do you focus on those worthwhile activities and still check out all the other good stuff?" Well, Dan's right. It really does boil down to priorities. FWIW, I use a PalmPilot to help me keep on track. It works *most* of the time. Beyond that, schedule yourself some time to review the goodies. Then don't go beyond that time.

So easy to say. So hard to do. (Gordon has seen my marketing library in my basement. *g*)

> I always find it helpful to hear ideas and
> advice from others. Thank you in advance!

That's what makes these forums so great.

Rick Smith, "The Net Guerrilla"




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