Jul
30
Begin with the End in Mind: New Time Management
Filed Under Time Management, Life Balance, Internet Business, Business Success | 1 Comment
For about a month now, I have been making some transformative changes in the way I do business – primarily in the area of “time management.”
With a very specific end goal in mind, I am working these days *much* less than before in an effort to “begin with the end in mind” as Stephen Covey advises in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. One of my major goals as an internet entrepreneur is to create a business that requires only a one-day workweek most of the time. Of course, some projects, events, or “other work” may actually create a longer workweek. Still, I want to accomplish all of my key tasks on one day and then be essentially “done” with my work. I have already noticed a few key changes as a result of this new approach
- I am much more relaxed about work and have a greater sense of psychological ease.
- I find it easier to delegate tasks to others, removing myself from the workflow.
- I see myself as having “arrived” instead of working obsessively to get somewhere.
- I am much more effective (80/20 style) in determining the most important tasks to complete.
If, like me, your goal is to build an internet business that requires only a one-day workweek or a 20-hour workweek – whatever it might be – I would strongly suggest setting up your dream schedule now. Even if you actually end up “working” outside of this dream schedule, you’ll begin to mentally frame your life as an internet entrepreneur sooner rather than later.
