Your BIGGEST Time Killer - And A Proposed Solution

Hi Mike,

The harsh truth is that if someone has that much trouble convincing themselves not to continually check emails, then they are going to have a whole bucket load of problems in their business - IE - finishing projects, motivating themselves on off days, avoiding distractions from other websites, not buying everything in sight - etc.

It would be much better to tackle the problem itself than trying to use software to lock themselves away from the problem.

We see a lot of people coming to this forum over time who are struggling with all sorts of issues with their online businesses (or should I say 'themselves').

This is normal - we're not 'born' with everything required and we often have to reverse some conditioning and erase bad habits - but many of them have not even ticked the first box before they started, which in my opinion involves everything to do with approaching a new business with the correct mindset and the required mental abilities already in place - otherwise where on earth do they get the confidence that they are going to last more than five minutes in business?

For example, if someone doesn't have -

a) a burning desire (fired by a reason) to succeed at almost all costs

b) an understanding of, and an eagerness to throw themselves out of their comfort zone, into new territory - and I would add, with it in mind that they are relishing the chance to push themselves beyond their previous achievements

c) (and if they work alone) the proven independence and ability to motivate themselves, manage themselves, discipline themselves (yes, I mean be able to be honest and tell themselves off for errors/failures) and control their unproductive urges to a satisfactory level

d) an open mind and the desire to be educated from scratch, if necessary, and to accept that they need to educate themselves, at cost, for no pay, and no guarantee of anything

...then, in my opinion they are better off being an employee and allowing the boss who holds the money to give them reasons that they can't ignore to get things done.

You can be weak in one area, but you need to be strong in another to make up for it.

My main point is this -

I think that if someone needs these type of programs, they should get to work on themselves and stop hiding from the root cause and believing that they can buy a push button solution to their lack of self control.

Otherwise they will end up with a PC full of software (that costs money) purely purchased to try and ban them from any kind of unproductive activity.

That's backwards logic and not in the least bit resemblant of what you would consider a 'potential successful entrepreneur or business person.' Their problem solving skills are inadequate from the start - they need to take the easiest and most efficient route to solving the problem - get on top of themself.

You've got to master yourself (or have a real commitment to doing so ASAP) before you can compete with others who would never have started out without mastering themselves beforehand, and wouldn't still be succeeding if they didn't consider it an ongoing, necessary, educational process.