| We're all guilty of doing it, procrastinating | | | | past the fact that they aren't the perfect |
| when we should really be doing something else | | | | business with all the tools they need and the |
| more important. | | | | big budget. Forget about being the perfect |
| | | | business or having ideal conditions and work |
| Procrastination kills progress for people | | | | with what you have now and use your strengths |
| who fall into a cycle of spending days, weeks | | | | to leverage growth. When you starting out you |
| and even months staying "busy" without | | | | are entitled to not be perfect. Just don't |
| actually doing any real business or work.This | | | | take imperfections too far otherwise your |
| time is spent usually doing activities that | | | | customers will flee in mass. Just because |
| don't further the growth of your business, | | | | you're the one-man show in you're bedroom |
| browsing forums and checking email fall into | | | | doesn't mean you have to appear that way to |
| this category. It's easier to stay in your | | | | the public.5. Believe in Yourself and Your |
| mental comfort zone or "busy" rather than | | | | Business |
| networking, applying those SEO techniques you | | | | |
| learned yesterday or actually paying for your | | | | This may sound cheesy, but if you don't |
| first advertisement.To get yourself out of | | | | believe in your business how do your expect |
| spinning around in circles here are a few | | | | customers or anyone else to either? You need |
| things you can do to move forward to get some | | | | to give a good impression about your |
| real work done:1. Make a To Do List | | | | business. It all starts with changing the way |
| | | | you talk about it.Talk about your company |
| Make a list of all the things you need to | | | | like it already is a business, not like it |
| get done today, tomorrow this week, next week | | | | will be a company some day, it seems you're |
| and within the month. As you go through the | | | | not really committed to what you're doing to |
| list getting things done you'll find yourself | | | | people you relate this information too. What |
| adding more things to the list of things to | | | | you're also doing to yourself subconsciously |
| do and this will get you moving forward | | | | is you are mentally conditioning yourself to |
| towards your end of the month goal. Keep this | | | | treat it as a part time hobby. A Business is |
| list around your work area so it is ready at | | | | a business not a hobby.Instead of saying "I'm |
| hand and visible to remind you of the | | | | kinda starting my own business" to family or |
| important tasks to be done. Be sure to jot | | | | friends say "I own my own business," this |
| down ideas when they occur to you also.2. | | | | shows them you're really serious about what |
| Keep Your Steps Small | | | | you're doing and it also comes in handy to |
| | | | stop the naysayer's and skeptics from telling |
| It can be overwhelming when you look at your | | | | you to "get a real job."6. Look Ahead to the |
| month's goal and don't know how you're going | | | | Future |
| to reach them . You need a plan of action to | | | | |
| bridge the connection. It is important to | | | | A good way to see if what you're doing right |
| keep your steps small in the beginning so you | | | | now is going to get you to your end of the |
| can reach your goals. For example if you want | | | | month goal is to look at what you're doing |
| to get up a flight of stairs you need to walk | | | | right now. Will reading email get you there? |
| up the staircase one step at a time. If you | | | | Probably not. Stop reading email, don't go to |
| try to jump up them all at once to get to the | | | | fourms and chat; do some serious work which |
| landing you're going to hurt yourself. Keep | | | | won't waste valuable time and more |
| these tasks small and manageable so you'll be | | | | importantly get you moving forward toward |
| able to get them done and move on to the next | | | | your goals.7. Remember Your Purpose |
| one. Eventually you will reach your goal, | | | | |
| maybe even surpass it.3. Get That First | | | | When you look at the larger tasks you still |
| Customer | | | | have to do and would rather eat glass than do |
| | | | them, remind yourself of your initial dreams |
| No matter what business you're in or whether | | | | you had on the very first day you started out |
| you do business online or offline, without | | | | on the long road. What purpose is this work |
| customers you don't have a business. Finding | | | | serving you? What dreams did you have for |
| those first few customers is very | | | | yourself? What do you want? Do you want to be |
| challenging. A first customer doesn't have to | | | | financially free? Travel the world? Just have |
| be a stranger it can be a friend or family | | | | more time to spend with the kids? The purpose |
| member. Give that friend or family member who | | | | of your work is to turn those dreams into |
| needs what you have to offer a discount. If | | | | reality.8. Finally, buddy up with a friend to |
| they like your business that friend or family | | | | help you get the work done or get someone who |
| member will eventually recommend your | | | | will motivate you when you need it. You can |
| business to someone they know who needs what | | | | even form a joint venture to work with |
| you have to offer. Friends and family also | | | | someone. If you don't have someone who wants |
| make great advertisers for your business.But | | | | to team up with you, online forums are a good |
| don't wait for that friend or family member | | | | alternative. Find a fourm, which deals with |
| to spread the word about how great your | | | | other like minded people and you will learn |
| business is, use part of their payment to | | | | a lot. Seek out a member or two to partner up |
| advertise online or offline (preferably | | | | with, as they say two minds are better than |
| both). Cheap methods do exist so don't spend | | | | one.By putting these 8 methods to action you |
| a small fortune advertising.4. Forget about | | | | will be far beyond the busy work stage.Elliot |
| Being Perfect | | | | Hanson is an entrepreneur and educator whose |
| | | | perspectives are changing the way people |
| For new small business it's hard to move | | | | think about money and life. |