So, you've got that
Entrepenueral Dream inside of
you, just itching to get out ... a dream of sacking the
boss,
a dream of a residual income stream that grows with or
without
you a dream that will change the lives of millions ...
Now all you need is the time to commit your actions to
doing it!
But where, how do you find the time?
Let me give you a hint: It's right in front of you!
Seriously time isn't some mysterious, elusive creature.
She's a heck of a lot more accessible than you think. And
here are 10 easy ways to find -- and use -- her:
1. Think small. You
don't need huge chunks of time. Very
few networkers have the time to work for a long stretch
anyway. Look instead for smaller units. You'll be much more
successful in your search... and more productive.
2. Get off of autopilot. We waste lots of time each day
doing stuff by rote: reading the morning paper, watching
TV, eating lunch with co-workers and sleeping in on
weekends. Break your routine and you free up valuable
networking time.
3. Hit the ground running. Why waste precious time at your
desk trying to decide what to do? Make that decision the
night before or in the morning shower. Develop a clear-cut
strategy, play with an idea or two ... get your creative
juices flowing ahead of time, and then follow where they
lead.
4. Create a no-fly zone. A no-fly zone is territory over
which enemy aircraft are not allowed to fly. Networkers
need to establish no-fly zones as well, if they are to keep
negative thoughts at bay. Negative thoughts sap energy and
thereby waste time. So stand up for yourself and your work.
Block out negative thoughts that encroach on your precious
time.
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5. Work up, over, and around
others. Rather than convert
the masses to your schedule, work around theirs.
Watch "traffic patterns" at home and the office to
determine when you'd be least likely to be interrupted. Is
it early in the morning? Late at night? During lunch?
Claim this time as your own.
6. Become a peak performer. Whether you know it or not,
you have certain times of the day when you're sharpest,
hungriest, crankiest, silliest, etc. You also have times
when you're most creative. The key is to tap into these
peak creative periods -- even if it means revamping your
schedule or radically altering your notion of time.
7. Become a matchmaker. Networking, ultimately, is a series
of tasks (e.g., talking, thinking, phoning, reading and
presenting). Some tasks can be dispensed with in moments;
others may take hours. The greater your ability to match
given tasks to your available time slots, the greater your
ability to move a project across the finish line.
8. Become a smart farmer. Smart farmers know there's a time
to plant and to reap -- and so do smart networkers. That's
why many work on more than one field simultaneously. It's a
great way to avoid networkers block (management mode,
excusology) and to ready several people for your business.
And here's an added benefit: You'll have little or no
downtime.
9. Say hello to good-byes. Not all projects are created
equal. Some are great in theory but awful in practice.
Purge these from your system. You'll not only regain your
creative spark but reclaim the precious time you've been
wasting walking in circles and bumping into walls.
10. Network, even when you're not networking. If you think
about networking it is about talking to people. Networking
only partly involves sitting at home thinking, networking
is about talking to people about the opportunity or the
product and is ultimately about a good lifestyle. Lifestyle
takes time and is worth every moment. It's the stuff of
life, the stuff of our books, stories, articles and poems.
So embrace it, use it. Make time for it.
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