{"id":2280,"date":"2013-05-29T08:50:05","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T12:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2013-05-29T08:50:05","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T12:50:05","slug":"using-focused-energy-and-action-to-increase-your-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/using-focused-energy-and-action-to-increase-your-productivity","title":{"rendered":"Using Focused Energy And Action To Increase Your Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the end of your business day. \u00a0That\u2019s enough work for one day, and you\u2019re turning off the lights in your office or your shop. \u00a0You\u2019re going home. \u00a0Do you feel fulfilled? \u00a0Do you feel as though you accomplished everything you wanted to do today? \u00a0Or are you really not sure if you accomplished anything?<\/p>\n

A lot of times, as a small business owner, you might find yourself taking the shotgun approach to your day.<\/p>\n

With the shotgun approach, you\u2019re putting holes all over the walls, you\u2019re here and there all at the same time, you\u2019ve always got three or four things going on at once. \u00a0Maybe you feel a little disorganized, and overwhelmed by the time you get to the end of your day.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to start being more focused, more efficient, more effective in your business.<\/p>\n

So, how do you do that?<\/p>\n

Well, are you picking up the phone every time it rings? \u00a0Are you jumping every time the email dings in your inbox? \u00a0That\u2019s not focused energy or effort. \u00a0That\u2019s not honing in on what needs to get done.<\/p>\n

Instead of doing those things that are hurting your productivity and your business, and stressing you out, try giving yourself some time. \u00a0Set yourself up with the one thing, the one specific task that needs to get done. \u00a0Block your time. \u00a0Spend 15 minutes here doing this thing, or 20 minutes there doing that thing, or 90 minutes doing one thing. \u00a0And do just that one thing.<\/p>\n

Help yourself focus your energy on just one thing by setting a timer. \u00a0Whatever it is, decide how long you\u2019re going to do it for, set the timer, and do it. \u00a0When the timer goes off, that\u2019s it, you\u2019re done. \u00a0Even if you\u2019re not completely finished.<\/p>\n

If you need to write an article and it takes you thirty minutes to write an article, set your timer for thirty minutes, sit down and write the article. \u00a0Don\u2019t get up to get a drink, or to go to the bathroom. \u00a0Don\u2019t stop to answer the phone, or reply to an email. \u00a0Just write that article.<\/p>\n

As you do this more frequently, start decreasing the time you give yourself. \u00a0Instead of giving yourself thirty minutes, give yourself twenty minutes. \u00a0What you\u2019re essentially doing is training yourself to be more productive in your day, so at the end of the day, you know what you\u2019ve accomplished, you feel less stressed, you feel more organized, and less overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

You can easily work six or seven days a week. \u00a0You can work 60, or 70, or 80 hours a week. \u00a0That\u2019s fine, if that\u2019s what you want to do. \u00a0Using the shotgun approach will certainly allow you to keep working like that.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Maybe you don\u2019t want to work like that. \u00a0Maybe you only want to work four days a week, or five days. \u00a0Maybe you only want to work 40 or 50 hours a week. \u00a0Start blocking your time. \u00a0Start finishing the tasks you give yourself by blocking your hours and you\u2019ll start seeing an increase in productivity, less time spent in the office, and at the end of the day wondering what you accomplished.<\/p>\n

No matter what you do in a day, you\u2019re never going to feel as if you accomplished enough when it\u2019s your business. \u00a0You\u2019re not going to feel like everything got done. \u00a0That\u2019s OK. \u00a0Using this approach will allow you to know that what needed to get done got done, and you\u2019ll feel more satisfied because of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the end of your business day. \u00a0That\u2019s enough work for one day, and you\u2019re turning off the lights in your office or your shop. \u00a0You\u2019re going home. \u00a0Do you feel fulfilled? \u00a0Do you feel as though you accomplished everything you wanted to do today? \u00a0Or are you really not sure if you accomplished anything?…<\/p>\n

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