Small Business Assistance: How To Get Past The Busy Work Stage

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