Someone I worked with, a few years ago, who will remain nameless for obvious reasons, shared his frustration with me. His words, if I remember them correctly, were something like, “I know I need to be more efficient and productive. But I’m just not good at it.” So, I told him to practice better. Because practice makes better.
Of course, he wondered why I said “practice makes better.”
And I hope you already know why I said it that way. Because there is NO perfect. So, it’s a much better goal to get better. And that’s what it takes. Practice makes better.
But that might bring up another question. “OK, practice what?”
Short answer? Better habits.
Longer (and not so sexy) answer? Set up a system for your business. One that helps you organize and control every part of it like the most successful business owners and entrepreneurs do.
For example, your time. If you’re not in control of your schedule, someone else will be. You don’t have to look far to find someone ready and willing to take over and tell you when to do things. It can even happen at home. When you don’t take charge at home, your kids and pets will. Or other distractions.
And it only gets worse when that happens in your business with adults.
And it’s kind of a strange phenomenon, but prospects and customers have no problem taking control of when you meet. But they can only do that if you let them.
Oh yeah, don’t be surprised when your employees start making their own rules about time off. Or how productive they feel like being. But once again, let me emphasize this. Only. If. You. Let. Them.
So, don’t let them.
Stay in control of your schedule. You’ll be so much happier. But how do you do it?
Remember, practice makes better.
And a proven system can help you do that. For example, start with these steps…
- Decide what you really want to accomplish
- Categorize all the steps /tasks that must take place to achieve those accomplishments
- Work a time blocked schedule. Set recurring time blocks for those categories
- Be intentional about scheduling your day-to-day tasks and appointments during your corresponding time blocks
- Be vigilant about your daily schedule to support what you decided in the first step
Do this and your business can improve beyond what you might even imagine. Invest in your business. And in you. Aren’t you worth it? Start with my RondaReady Business System book.
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Stay Ready,
Ronda
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