What Does It Mean To Manage Yourself?

The daily life of the entrepreneur can be overwhelming. You work all day. There is no personal life and business life – it is all the same. You need perspective on how to stay on task and keep yourself going in the right direction. It is natural to think about the hundreds of things that you have to do. It is natural to think that sleep and social activities are luxuries you can’t afford. It is natural to get distracted by the many things you aren’t doing versus the ones you set out to do. These perspectives detract from staying focused on the most important things or the tasks at hand. In addition, they cause us to expend emotional energy on the state of your life at the least opportune times. There is a time and place to focus, to get distracted, and to evaluate your life.

“There is no personal life and business life – it is all the same.” 

So how do you actually stay on track for the day?

Choose and Go. Once you have decided on your tasks for the day, stop worrying about other tasks and finish the ones in front of you.

Work the Problem. Don’t spend your time thinking about what it. Spent your time and energy on the issue in front of you.

Focus. Focus on the items you have determined require your attention that day. The entrepreneur’s path to success is rarely built with “giant leaps for mankind” but steadily won with, determined, daily progress. When we chip away at today’s to-do list, we build powerful momentum for our business.

The more time you spend on the ninety items not on your list, the more you stunt the growth of the business. First, you are still not getting the ninety done. Second, you probably are doing a bad job with the ten you need to and actually can get done.