As of late I have been suffering from a lack of focus. I have been allowing myself to get distracted by the challenges in my life and pastimes that are not helping me to attain my goals. All of this has caused any growth in my business to stagnate.
On the positive I at least realize this is all my fault. There will be no finger pointing and trying to blame other people for my problems. It is all on me and the decisions I have made. To say I have made many bad decisions in the last few months is an understatement.
What can I do to turn things around?
1. Get back into a reading habit. I need to start reading the books I have gotten through my business. Books such as "The Magic of Thinking Big" and "Think and Grow Rich". Reading positive books like this help to maintain a positive frame of mind and protect me mentally from all of the negative crap in my life. Reading will give me the knowledge to deal with people and with the challenges I am going through in my personal life.
2. Listen to the learning CD's from the business, these will educate me on the nuts and bolts on building a successful network marketing business. I didn't land the day job I have by walking in off the street one day and saying "Hey hire me!", no I went to college. Going to college was far more expensive then the CD's or the books in this business. It is crazy to think I could just build any business without getting the knowledge in how that business is built and run.
3. Practice delayed gratification. I spend too much money I things I want now! This is money better spend paying my bills down and in building my business. Once my business builds to critical mass I will have more than enough money to eradicate my bills and enjoy lifestyle.
4. Get off my lazy butt and get things done. I have a habit of starting things and then not following through and finishing them. I need to write down what I what to accomplish and then break it down into baby steps I can do on a daily basis to achieve my goals. I then need to follow through and do these action steps everyday.
5. Be true to my word and be accountable 100% of the time. Also I need to be honest with myself. As it has been said by leaders in my business, "Thou shalt not jive thyself."
6. Write my goals down. I know this needs to be done, yet I have not done it.
7. Talk to people everyday about my business and/or my products. Stop prejudging people and being afraid to speak to people. Fear is holding me back from what I NEED to do. Points one and two above will help me with this challenge.
8. Seek counsel. There are leaders in this business that have built successful businesses and I have not gone to them asking how I can improve myself. I need to go to them on a regular basis and be willing to learn from them.
9. Stop wasting my time on trivial pursuits. I spend too much time playing video games. I really enjoy them and playing them with friends and family, however they are not going to pay my bills and secure my future. There are other hobbies as well and I need to trim the fat.
10. I need to spend a minimum of one to two hours everyday doing something productive for my business. I need to schedule this time and stick to the schedule.
These are just the things I can think of off the top of my head. I need to re-read this post daily until doing these things becomes a habit. This is the only way that I will be able to move on and achieve the success I know I can attain.
