| Many entrepreneurs I know get into the business | | | | that they will get done and you won't spend any |
| so that they can do what they love. Many have | | | | more time on them than it is absolutely |
| told me that at their corporate jobs they usually | | | | necessary: |
| spent 40-50% of the time doing something that | | | | * Identify tasks you dislike doing. These are the |
| they actually enjoyed, while the rest of the time | | | | ones that make you cringe just from thinking |
| was spent in meetings, planning, writing TPS | | | | about them, take you forever to accomplish, and |
| reports, and engaging in all sorts of corporate | | | | rev your procrastination mode into high gear |
| administrivia. | | | | * Decide on what it will take to accomplish them: |
| Naturally, newly minted entrepreneurs think that | | | | 1. Break them up and do them for just one hour |
| the only business activities they will have to | | | | (but do them!) every day. |
| participate in are the ones they actually like. | | | | 2. Pick a special day of the week (Monday is a |
| Unfortunately, they are in for a rude awakening. | | | | good candidate, since it doesn't have a good |
| As they start operating their businesses, new | | | | reputation already) and allocate it to tasks you |
| business owners are chagrined to discover that | | | | dislike. Spend the rest of the week completing |
| they will have to engage in some activities that | | | | other activities. |
| are very similar to those they were doing at their | | | | 3. Identify rewards you can give yourself when |
| corporate jobs: accounting, marketing, PR, and | | | | you complete each one of these tasks. Give |
| administrative work for their businesses. In fact, | | | | yourself an hour off to go out and get a cup of |
| new entrepreneurs discover that they end up | | | | coffee, eat a piece of low-fat chocolate cake, or |
| having to perform even more uninteresting | | | | read that magazine that you've been neglecting |
| activities than they did in their corporate jobs. | | | | for a month. |
| Unfortunately, completing these tasks is a must. | | | | * Outsource. You can't get someone else to go |
| Your business will not do well if marketing, | | | | to the dentist for you (and get the same effect), |
| accounting, and administrative items are not taken | | | | but you can get someone else to perform many |
| care of. | | | | of your business tasks. Get an accountant to do |
| Naturally, faced with doing tasks they don't like | | | | your accounting. Hire a professional organizer to |
| business owners procrastinate and become very | | | | help you organize your office and your |
| good at wasting copious amounts of time. At the | | | | documents. Find a virtual assistant for help with |
| end of the day, nothing gets done. Not even | | | | administrative tasks. |
| tasks that are fun. | | | | Take action today. Identify tasks you dislike |
| has created a plan designed to help you identify | | | | doing, figure out how to go about completing |
| and conquer unpleasant activities. This ensures | | | | them, and go do them. Right now. |