Having taken the step to becoming full-time online marketing business owners or perhaps just starting in the Industry, you might be wondering how to go about your daily routine in the right manner for maximising productivity while maintaining a good work/life balance.
The following 6 steps to doubling you income and doubling your time off should help you on your way to establishing that healthy routine.
These steps were originally collated by Brian Tracy in his book “Focal Point”.
STEP 1_ IDENTIFY THE TASKS THAT CONTRIBUTE THE GREATEST VALUE TO YOUR WORK
This is also called the 80/20 rule, in which 20% of your tasks contribute to 80% or more of the value of your work. These are what we call the Money Making Activities (or MMA).
Therefore it is essential to establish which tasks bring your business the most results and dedicate the majority of your time working on those tasks.
Making a list of what needs to be accomplished every day (in order of priority) is a good start to identifying your businesses MMA.
Do not allow yourself to be distracted until you have performed your MMA for the day.
STEP 2_ IDENTIFY THE TASKS THAT CONTRIBUTE LITTLE TO YOUR WORK
Going back to the 80/20 rule, these are the 80% of tasks that contribute hardly any value to your business. These are the Non-Money Making Activities (or NMA). By Non-Money Making Activities tend to be: reading and replying to emails, answering calls, surfing the net, etc…
Unfortunately, we tend to spend a lot more time in the day focussing on these tasks than actually doing any productive work.
If you can, begin today by outsourcing the tasks that can be performed by others. It may even be possible to eliminate some tasks altogether.
If this is not at all possible, reduce the amount of time you spend on these low-value but often time-consuming activities. Allocate a specific time in the day for these activities.
Every Top Producer in the Online Marketing Industry does not spend more than an hour a day returning calls and emails. Sometimes it may even take a few days for a Top Producer to get back to you if it does not fit in to his MMA.
STEP 3_ USE THE “GRAND SLAM” FORMULA TO INCREASE YOUR OUTPUT WITH DRAMATIC RESULTS
The key to success here is to:
Simplify your work schedule,
Leverage your time,
Accelerate your response time and
Multiply your talents through others.
STEP 4_ SPEND ONE ENTIRE DAY A WEEK PURSUING OTHER INTERESTS OUTSIDE YOUR BUSINESS
You must really be discipline to do this. Often times new entrepreneurs have a tendency to work 24 hours a day on their business while neglecting their social life.
They feel guilty whenever they are not working on their business. The irony is that those who do not take this scheduled break, quickly head towards a burn-out or negatively affecting their productivity.
During this precious “you” time, do not read, answer calls, write emails, work on your computer or do anything else related to work.
This is your time to recharge your batteries. Take in some fresh air and let your brain refocus.
You will return to your desk the next day refreshed.
Never forget that you are more than just your business.
STEP 5_ START EXPANDING YOUR TIME OFF FROM ONE DAY, TO TWO DAYS, TO A LONG WEEKEND, ETC…
As you become comfortable with the idea of taking one day off a week, expand your time off gradually until you find you are allowing yourself two to four weeks of vacation a year.
Reorganise your business schedule so that time off becomes a major priority.
The more efficient and productive you become at your online marketing business, the more you will have time for vacationing, leisurely pursuits, etc… Consequently, the more time off you take, the more you will enjoy your work and improve your efficiency and productivity.
You will have achieved a perfect life/work balance!
STEP 6_ START PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION TO YOUR HABITS
Become more conscious of yourself and of your actions. Identify your business tasks carefully before you begin and pay attention to your mode of operations while you perform these activities.
By constantly remaining aware of yourself and of your actions while working, you will begin developing within you new habits of thought and action that will lead to even higher levels of productivity and performance.
A great training program I can recommend for increasing productivity is called “Wake-Up Productive” by Eben Pagan. It is a 90 day program of video tutorials after which you will have learned to double your productivity. You can purchase the program cheaply from Rapidshare.com
I highly recommend “Wake-Up Productive” if you think you need help restructuring our life in order to make your business succeed.
So remember these 6 simple steps to doubling your income and doubling your time off when establishing your work routine. If put in to practice effectively, you will be amazed at how quickly you will see results in your online business and in your personal life.
SATURATE EVERY PART OF YOUR LIFE!
Jasmin
www.jasminomeara.biz
