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The 9 Hour Small Business Tune Up - Hour 2
We are driven by our emotions, and can intensify the action we take by Controlling the way we think.
Is it not true you are driven towards feelings of, desire, love, comfort, happiness, excitement and satisfaction? Isn't it also true that we are driven away from feelings of fear, panic, pain, unhappiness and aggravation?
If you want to complete a job that you hate doing then simply alter you're thinking towards it. Associate all the benefits that will result from completing it. And relate all the unfavorable circumstance that will happen if you don't complete it. Keep in mind the more you exaggerate and intensify your feelings the stronger and more effective your action will be.
Consider the following statements, which represent how intensifying our emotions are in direct proportion to the action we take:
Statement One:
I have JUST ONE MORE cigarette I will have a heart attack and die. My children will grow up without a father, they will have no one to care and guide them. Their lives will be drastically hampered and it will be my selfishness that caused it.
Statement Two:
I should quit smoking because it's bad for my health.
Can you see how Statement One would help a smoker quit as opposed to Statement Two?
Below is an example of how you can alter your thinking to do something you really don't want to do:
I hate learning new business techniques. It's difficult, boring and exhausting!
Relating to a bad outcome
If I don't learn new techniques in my business then...
- My competition could put me out of business, and I wouldn't even see it coming.
- I won't have a business and I'll have look for a job.
- If I don't stay on top of things then I'll be out of business and my family and friends will know that I have failed and it will be very embarrassing for me.
- My customers will leave and I'll have look for new ones. It will take thousands of dollars and years. I'll have to start back at square one!
- Without my business I'll never have a satisfying income! I can't pay my bills and provide for my family and do the things I won't.
Relating to a good outcome
If I learn new techniques in my business then...
- The more techniques I learn and apply to my business closer I am to becoming an expert.
- As I learn knew things I stay sharp and because I am constantly learning, I can do it quickly and effectively.
- The more I learn and apply techniques to my business the more profit I receive with less work.
- The more I learn and apply techniques the more effective my business becomes and then I have many more choices opened up to me.
- If I get one good idea and apply it, I could become very wealthy.
- What ever a person learns he can't unlearn, so I'll have this knowledge to use for the rest of my life!
Exercise 1: Use emotions to intensify your actions
Using the example above create your own list of good and bad outcomes related to a job you hate doing. If you associated strong enough emotions to this exercise you will feel differently the next time you perform the job
Setting Your Work Pace:
Some people get bored by working on one task at a time and can't stay focused. They prefer to work on many things at once. Others work better by concentrating on only one job. They like to set aside everything else until the current job is completed.
How do you best perform? Take a minute to think back to previous jobs. Did you perform better juggling many tasks at once or just working on task at a time?
Exercise 2: Determining Your Work Pace
List the most productive projects you have ever completed.
How did you complete the above projects?
1. I focused solely on that project
2. I worked on that project in conjunction with several other projects.
If You Selected Number 1: You work best when doing one task at a time. You should set up your work so you're able to fully concentrate and avoid distractions. Clear your workspace of anything that may distract you.
If possible, take the phone off the hook or route all your calls to voice mail. Don't think about anything but the job at hand. Allow yourself a specific amount of time to work on the project and do nothing else until the job is complete.
Sometimes you might encounter jobs that take days, months, or even years to complete. Since it is not possible to put everything else aside and concentrate on a job of this length, divide the tasks into steps. Complete each step before moving to something else.
If You Selected Number 2: You work better with many jobs going on at once. You seem to get bored working on one project at a time. Always plan to work on several projects at once. You may do one job for 20 minutes, move on to the next, and come back to the first one later on.
Exercise 3: Use your work pace to achieve maximum productivity
Now that you understand your work pace, describe below how you handle your next day at work. List all the jobs that need to be done and how you will handle them.
Balancing Work and Play:
In order to achieve and maintain a successful business, you must balance your personal and business life. Success at the expense of losing your friends, spouse, children, health, and ethics isn't really success. Either is a perfect social life but a suffering business. Achieve balance between work and play and you will find that you are happier and more productive.
Priorities are an important part of our daily lives. It's important to set your priorities because if you working hard to complete the wrong assignment then you have defeated the cause. We know how important priorities are but how do you find out what's important to you. Well it's quite simple; know your end result.
The following exercise will help you realize what is really important to you and when you know that you can then set your priorities.
Exercise 4: Setting priorities
close your eyes and consider yourself having to quit your business right now. That's it it's over. As you are ready to leave your office you take a few minutes to reflect back on the time you spent here, from the first day your created the idea until this very last minute. You remember your successes and failures. Now answer the following questions:
1. What have you neglected in your business?
2. Did you run things as you wanted? If you did proceed to question Number 3
2a. Why not?
2b. What's been the one most important thing that held you back
2c. What could you have done to overcome this obstacle?
3. What contributions have you made or would have liked to make in your industry that others can benefit from?
4. With all the time and effort you put into your business, what was the number one benefit you received? Was it worth it?
5. What have you missed out on in your life because of the time, effort and financial investments you have made in your business?
6. If you were to start all over again, what would you do differently? Take as much time as you need and create a detailed plan.
Completing this exercise, should reveal to you your feelings towards your business, as well as what you think you did right and wrong. It should also clarify what you really want in your business and how you want your business and life to balance. Use this exercise as a map and refer to it when ever you feel your off track.
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