My Biggest Problem with my Business...

Yes there are a few good sites that help you stay on task.

1)rememberthemilk.com
2)rescuetime.com


Fellow warrior Tyrone Shum has a video that goes in depth on these sites.

Set up a daily schedule. Do this each night before you go to bed to work out exactly what you are going to do for the next day. Also schedule in time for Warrior Forum and other stuff that easily gets you sidetracked but make sure you schedule those in later in the day.

I have a dry erase board hanging on the wall right behind my computer.

It says...

1) Listbuilding
2) Marketing to list
3) JVs
4) Copywriting

Then everything I do contributes to those 4 things.

The same idea might help you, might not...

It makes it easier for me to stay focused when I have what I need to accomplish right in front of my face hanging on the wall every day.

It helps BIG TIME

Hey,

Writing stuff down is definitely important... and go with a pen and a notebook instead of software.

At the end of each day, write a list of the things you want to accomplish tomorrow. It will be on your mind all night and you will wake up knowing exactly how to accomplish what you wanted.

Keep it in front of you during the day... you will get distracted but you will keep looking back at your notepad and be reminded of what you should be doing.

That works for me...

The other benefit to writing out a list is that you get to check things off as you complete them.......very satisfying, which in turn will motivate you.

Yea I tried all of that. A little tip:

They don't work.

Rescue time, tried it, didn't help.
Writing stuff down: Ended up covering BOTH monitors with Post-its. While not working...

Writing stuff in software: Ended up with a bunch of scattered posts with no discernible order and had to spend time chasing down "what I was supposed to be doing that day".

Write board: Hanging up right now, with my to do list. Spent an hour perfecting it. Not a single item is checked off.

One day I watched a video online (wasting time as usual) and it really opened up my eyes as to what my problem was.

And guess what? It isn't organization or time management problems. All of that is a bunch of crap.

An over-simplified version of the video basically made me come to the conclusion:
I didn't like anything I was doing with my life. So I instead would seek out escapes to avoid that "pain" if you will. I would browse forums, (cough cough), go to Facebook, etc.

Maybe you should look at why you aren't getting things done. Is it because you hate what you're doing? If you do, maybe this business isn't for you...

Just a thought.

LOL you sound like me.

Maybe start simply and do just 1 article a day. Once you've done that for 2 weeks straight add something else.

I have ADD so I know how hard it is to stay on task sometimes.

The only thing that has ever worked for me is setting goals and plans daily and making those goals modest. I tell myself, Okay I will get through this list of links, today, or, Okay I'll submit 5 new articles today, or, I will get the automatic store finished on my forum. something to get done in bite size pieces that does not feel intimidating or like you don't know where to begin.

Yes I certainly have the problem of staying focused or staying on track. I try to write a To Do list in my diary but often I forget to even do that!

I have to admit though the days that I do write a To Do list I really do achieve more and stay more focused so for me, writing it down does help.

Mike,

It may be what I like to call a kind of paralysis. I can see that you know what you want to accomplish and can probably understand what you need to do, but that does not stop us from sometimes being daunted at the prospect of undertaking the necessary work and gettingsthings done.

You just need to work though it. Tell yourself that you'll simply make a start on one thing at a time, do something minor and take a baby step toward your desired outcome.

There are no tricks or tips. Sometimes we need to plow through stuff.

We spend a great deal of time looking for methods, processes,etc......we spend more time on the BS than we do getting work done.

Mike, bottom line, you have to work through it.

You should have a look at 'zen to done', it is all about simplify and getting things done

I know someone mentioned this above, but I LOVE RememberTheMilk. It is my lifesaver, and it works on so many platforms!

Here is a quick one, try the website:
dontbreakthechain

It's based on something Jerry Seinfeld said, where he did something towards his task everyday, and the rule was not to break the chain of ticking off the days that he works on it (even if it was 5 minutes!) - cool idea.

I agree with Paula.
Stick at one program you're best at and make a target from $100, $150 and so on.
about money...hmm...it's not spending money but it's an investment. the money can be invested in software or a really good tutorial but, if it is related with outsourcing (and you can actually do it by yourself), just make ur own first so ur money can be saved for anothr investment and u can really understand the system by doing it by urself. for now, related with ur autoresponder progress, just make a simple target everyday...i know you can achieve it. Go Go Go