Are you working too hard? There's a rumour that there's life beyond The Warrior Forum!!

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There's a thread theme that crops up every now and then: discussing the wondrous world of Internet Marketing and extolling the virtues of being your own boss; the freedom it gives you, the flexibility of time and energies and, of course, the seemingly limitless potential for making money.

Because people obviously LOVE what they do, a lot don't see it as work and are happy to put 12, 14, 16-hours-plus a day into it.

Well that might be good in the short term and I wouldn't want to stop creative juices in mid flow, but you've got to be careful here.

Have a think about why you've chosen this way of life. What are you 'really' doing IM for? The job of your business might be to make money, but your job, may I humbly suggest, is to enjoy life. The money you make may help you enjoy that life a wee bit more, but it's just a means to an end.

There's a real world out there, out there beyond your computer screen. I've heard it said that there's even life beyond the Warrior Forum.

And here's the killer.

If you do it right, you can actually work less and make more money.

We've experienced this over the past six months or so. We've put systems in place and organised ourselves so we now spend less time on our business and our profits have increased by a factor of nearly 300%.

Take note of the guys that are obviously making huge amounts in this arena. They often tell you, maybe just in passing, that they're having fun, not just in their business but in their social lives too. They may have worked hard to get where they are but I bet that they always had in mind their goal of enjoying life to the max along the way.

Take heed also of some prominent Warriors that quite clearly have a business model that means they've got to work hard all the time to make any money. This is to do with the mindset of believing that you always have to work hard to get anything.

The key is that old cliché: Work smarter, not harder. Yes, get off your backside and do something, but be wise about where you focus your efforts and learn that spending time on yourself and family can make you a better business person.

It's the beginning of the weekend as I post this, Saturday morning to be more precise. I'm taking time to enjoy life, spend time with my family, prepare for a bonfire party and step away from the business.

Peter
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  • Profile picture of the author radiohead
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    • Profile picture of the author Peter Bestel
      Originally Posted by radiohead View Post

      Surely this is the whole point in setting up a business.
      Maybe it is for you and me and some would say it's only common sense, but as I like to remind myself, common sense isn't necessarily common practice.

      Peter
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  • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
    I have to be honest Peter... if I calculated the time my PC's are switched on as work time then I probably do 20 hours a day..

    But being at home and around my family I would say that I probably put in 5-6 hours of solid work a day and the rest is randomly dipping between this blog post and that article.. but I can get my full work day completed in 5 hours... with exceptions made occasionally for individual projects and some tweaking etc..

    Great post and a timely reminder

    Peace

    Jay
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    • Profile picture of the author Peter Bestel
      Jay,

      My PC is on, like yours, for about 16 to 20 hours a day. I'm probably logged on here for most of that time. It doesn't mean I'm working though. I'm more likely walking the dog, reading a book or spending time with my family. It's just another efficiency thing, contributing to my effective time management and allowing me to be lazy.

      Peter
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
    Ugh, I hate hard work. I could never do 40 hour weeks, let alone 12 hour days, even if it's on my own stuff. My laziness is what's driven me to build products and services that require as little ongoing support as possible. I put my programming skills to work up front to automate what other businesses do manually. I live off my websites, with over 10,000 new customers a year, yet require no employees and less than 4 hours a week in support and other upkeep.

    Work smarter...

    One of the strange things I learned over the past few years is that signing e-mails with "Kind regards, Dan Grossman" instantly diffuses situations with angry or confused customers. Reduced my workload over "Sincerely" or just a name big time.

    I mostly spend time on WF because I get bored. I rarely have work to do, so I have a dozen forums open in tabs to check on while watching TV at night.
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    • Profile picture of the author Peter Bestel
      I've admitted to being lazy, just like you Dan and I've been criticised for saying it too. Apparently it encourages newbies to think that this IM lark is too easy and you can do it without doing any work.

      That's a different kind of lazy - that's a mistaken belief that you can be bone idle, do nothing and expect the money to keep rolling in.

      My kind of lazy is another word for efficiency. I aim to find the systems and methodologies that allow me to do less work whilst bringing in more revenue and have more time for lazing about. And I've still got a ton of stuff to learn so I can be even more lazy.

      Subtle distinctions there!

      Peter

      P.S. Just back from a whole day off, playing with friends and having fun. Still made money whilst I was doing it though.
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  • Profile picture of the author crumblepie
    I read a chapter like this in a book not long ago... it's really true - you can do more in less time. Ahh now I remember the book's name: The Idiot's Guide to Time Management. It says that people who are always at their desk are usually the least productive workers, and those who spend more leisurely time get down to do some serious work and tend to be a lot more productive in a short amount of time.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shafiq Kamal
      I agree with Peter. It's all about belief. My parents always say if we do not work hard then we will never be successful.

      Do you know the result? Those who took these statement in their beliefs of our family are working harder and harder but getting no output.

      We need to believe: "Work Smarter, Not Harder"
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      • Profile picture of the author Amira
        Originally Posted by Shafiq Kamal View Post

        I agree with Peter. It's all about belief. My parents always say if we do not work hard then we will never be successful.

        Do you know the result? Those who took these statement in their beliefs of our family are working harder and harder but getting no output.

        We need to believe: "Work Smarter, Not Harder"
        I absolutely agree, still almost everyone especially politicians are constantly telling us to work hard as if that is a virtue or accomplishment.
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        • Profile picture of the author Shafiq Kamal
          Originally Posted by Amira View Post

          I absolutely agree, still almost everyone especially politicians are constantly telling us to work hard as if that is a virtue or accomplishment.
          amira
          Most of the politicians are No.1 cheat. They don't feel scare to exploit people for selfish reason.
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  • Profile picture of the author Transilient
    Some good advice.

    I was recently writing my report and scribbled this down.
    "Success is not a end game, a prize, a destination or a static state.
    Success is living your desired life. It is a process, a dynamic state."

    My hope is that everyone is living the life they desire today.
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  • Profile picture of the author jeffbaas
    I believe that the vast majority of people are drawn to working themselves to death because we can't bring ourselves to believe that WE can accomplish success.

    We're brought up to believe that those who succeed are somehow less flawed than we are and that the only way we can succeed is to try as many things as we possibly can in the hopes that we will simply luck into success.
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