Reduce the size of your but
Reduce the size of your A œButâ € €
Do any of these sound familiar?
- Iâ € ™ d love to discover my passion, but I donâ € ™ t have enough time for another hobby
- I want to start my own business, but I need a regular wage and safe
- I should start my business plan, but thereâ € ™ s upcoming show on TV that I canâ € ™ t miss that
- I anticipated a very productive day, but I interrupted by phone calls too
- I was going to be on time, but got stuck in a traffic jam
â € œBut, â € according to motivational speaker Les Brown guru Guy, â € OEIS an argument in favor of your limitations, and when you argue your limitations, you can keep them.â €
If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, he must reduce the size of your but.
Admittedly, I LOVE how this sentence sounds. (In fact, I liked it so much I bought the ReduceTheSizeOfYourBut.com URL) But beyond my love affair with this lean little song, it rings true that doesnâ € ™ t it?
You find yourself falling in your capital A € € œbutâ? Time is a precious commodity, and if you focus on your limitations, so that is what you produce. What you focus expands on! And when you lose your precious time, youâ € ™ re actually prevent you from achieving the things you want.
Here is a list of ten best ways to reduce your BUT. If you are spending too much time on these activities, try to change some of your habits so that your time can be more productive and rewarding.
1. Lose your concern. Many people will worry until the end of about every little thing in their lives. It is simply counterproductive and dangerous to health, mind and spirit.
2. Television. Weâ € ™ re a couch potato society! We organize our lives around our favorite television shows and we spend less time on activities the most important as participation in social events that could strengthen our relationship.
- Record your favorite TV shows and watch them at your leisure, or limit your consumption of television just a few hours a week. Or better yet, cancel your cable subscription! I freed YEARS of my time doing that.
3. Video and computer games. This is such a waste of time the players are actually developing what is called â € œgamers thumb, a € a repetitive stress injury. You can spend hours a day of conquest over giants and at levels that donâ € ™ t even exist, or you can set change the world and following your passions. One will serve your mind, you and the other divorced.
4. Internet Time. Are you constantly surfing the Internet, Facebook or Twitter? Your children hear you say, â € œIn minute, â € too often, when they ask you to pass time with them?
- Keep your short time on the Internet and get involved in life. Instead of chatting with friends online, spend more time with your real life friends and family! Schedule online networking (eg, 20 minutes per day, from 9 am to 9:20 p.m.), then stick to it.
5. Chatter Telephone. Of course, we like to call old friends and chat, but do you talk on the phone all day? If do, you may find that you get almost nothing done all day.
- Keep phone calls to a minimum or set a timer to go after 15 minutes. This way you Wona € ™ t feel deprived of a good conversation, but Wona € ™ t take care of all your day.
6. Traffic and commuting. Some of us spend much time traveling and working. You can turn your travel time into productive time!
- Try carpooling or taking the bus, subway or train to work. You use this time to read, plan your day, complete paperwork, or even relax your mind before a productive day.? If you drive, Turn your car into a mobile university listening inspiring and informative CD. Where do you think AI ™ €'ve done most of my learning?
7. Entertainment. Yes, there are people who are so obsessed with a hobby (see above, if your hobby is surfing on the Web or games) that they donâ € ™ t take the time to do something else. They rush home from work at their hobbies, even skip dinner.
- If this is you, schedule your time hobby youâ € ™ re not skipping meals, lack of time with your family, or cutting into other productive time.
8. Reverie. Itâ € ™ s fun and healthy to dream the career ambitions and future aspirations, but when these dreams keep you from acting in your life, then youâ € ™ re wasting time. Avoid bogged down too much dreaming.
- Make a list of your goals or dreams, then take steps to make these dreams a reality.
Meetings 9.A. While necessary, meetings may be one of the most wasteful time of our workday. If everyone is wiped out from sitting in long meetings all day long, productive time will be low.
- If youâ € ™ re in charge of meetings, set the agenda and with deadlines, stick to your specified time.
- Limit the length of your meetings: a facilitator be pro-active, and keep unnecessary chatter and the agenda of the meeting.
10. Planning. If you donâ € ™ t take the time to plan your day, the important things you need to accomplish can not be done.
- Write your goals and daily tasks.
- Plan your day in the order of your priorities.
Listen to your self-talk and every time you hear that I'm ____, But remember that you can also reduce the size of your but!
To your success and your skinny, but
Britt Santowski
About the Author
Founder of I’m Allowed.com (http://www.imallowed.com : â€Helping People Start Againâ€) and owner of the Chickrag.com blog (http://www.chickrag.com ), Britt has a dark and stormy work history that includes motorcycle instruction, cartooning, counseling (unrelated to the previous two), and civil service (information architect … completely unrelated to anything else, but hey, it was for the money!) Three years ago, she was laid off for the third time. And then, finally, she figured this little thing out about herself: she makes a LOUSY employee! Since then, she’s been working as a contractor and a coach to other new entrepreneurs.
