My name is Matthew Bredel and as of March, 2007, I am a full-time, work-at-home internet marketer.
For close to 10 years, I worked for a defense company which was an OK job, but I was so uninspired in life and frankly, I needed some more money. That is when I first discovered internet marketing! Now I admit that I didn't start making thousands in my first couple of months (in fact, I lost my shirt!), but I finally saw the "internet light"...
The last couple of weeks have been quite a rollercoaster for me. As I watch the financial markets (and my future retirement and children’s college investments) collapse, I have been faced with the inherent “need” to grow my businesses even further. (Not that I really need to, but that pending fear of business collapse always [...]
The last couple of weeks have been quite a rollercoaster for me. As I watch the financial markets (and my future retirement and children’s college investments) collapse, I have been faced with the inherent “need” to grow my businesses even further. (Not that I really need to, but that pending fear of business collapse always enters my mind).
Because of this, I have been taking on new projects and new online campaigns faster than I ever have in the past. And because of this, a mountain of tasks and work has quickly formed in front of me.
What do I do first? Where do I start?
And once I actually start doing one of the tasks, my mind seems to wonder to other tasks I have yet to even start.
I remember feeling this way when I was in college (that one, 21 unit quarter rings a bell here!). What did I do then?
Simple: I built a list!
Ever since then, I have revisted “The List” and it never seems to fail. Just creating my new “list” today has already alievated much of my current worries and stress (and has even created a bit of excitement in the tasks I need to do or even outsource.)
And that is the second important things about lists: Prioritization and Outsourcing. By simply writing out your tasks, you can easily identify which tasks come first, which ones come last…and which ones you can (and should!) outsource.
I feel like I spend a lot of time talking about “lists” in the form of opt-in emails these days, but to some degree, time management lists may be even MORE important to the success of your business (and your life). Without focus in what you are doing, you may find yourself chasing your tail and ultimately achieving nothing.
Your home today:
1) Create a list of things you need to get done. (this can include house chores, etc.)
2) Prioritize your list
3) Outsource your list. (If you need to mow the lawn, give that task to your teenager!)
4) Pick away at the list one at a time. Do not start another task without finishing one first.
And at the end, you will be AMAZED at how much work you will have gotten done (and how much extra time you will have on your hands!).
cheers…matt
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Great advice, Matt. One other list you may want to make is your “NOT” to do list. It’s amazing how things we shouldn’t be doing at all seem to lurk in the back of our minds until we consciously identify and dismiss them.
October 27th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Matt,
Great post! I actually started my daily list routine back up recently too! I’ve been quite stressed myself with a ton going on, but I completely agree the list method allows for visual recognition, re-prioritizing, data-dumping and most importantly, a sense of accomplishment! We all love crossing out those individual items! We definitely need to get in touch soon, I’ll try and reach you again! I hope you and the family are all doing well and that you had a good time with those who were in town a couple weekends ago!
Talk soon,
-Jeremy
October 27th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
If Pam says it is a good idea, it MUST be a good idea (she IS the author of http://www.best-of-time-management.com and has a book on Amazon!)…Thanks for the shoud-out Pam!
And Jeremy…how was Jimmy Buffet? (I should have put that on MY list…)
October 28th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Good advise Matt. Thank you.
October 28th, 2008 at 9:33 am