Not enough time
Are you having trouble finding the time to work on your goals? Not enough hours in the day? The thing is time is a universal constant. You can never have more or less time then is allotted to everyone else on earth. So why then do other people seem more productive in achieving their goals than you? The answer is setting priorities.
Make Your Goals a Priority
If you want to achieve your goals, then you must make the time to work toward them. Remember a goal without action is only a dream. Too many times other things come up to distract us from getting to where we want to go. Try this; when something comes up and you are just starting to work on a step toward achieving your goal ask yourself, “What is more important right now?” and “can the other thing wait till I’m done?”. Unless it is a family emergency, chances are it can wait until you make a bit of progress toward your goal!
Making the Time for Your Goals
I know that comfy couch looks mighty tempting sitting directly in front of that plasma tv. However, what do you get out of it? Do you feel fulfilled after spending three or more hours sitting in front of the boob tube? I am not saying all tv is bad, however like many things, it should be done in moderation. Here are some other ideas on how to ‘create’ more time for your goals:
- Get up an hour earlier in the morning
- Delegate to others
- Only check your email twice a day (you would be surprised at how much time is wasted checking email constantly
And the list goes on.
Chunking Your Tasks
Another reason it may seem there is not enough time to work on your goals is the current item or task seems too large to handle. Try breaking down the task into smaller items. Say for instance your goal is to sell stuff online and one of your tasks is to make a website. There is a lot to making a website, so break it down into smaller tasks such as. Find a designer to make your logo and design site. Then find a programmer to make the site actually work. Contact a person who specializes in search engine optimization (SEO) to help your sites rankings, etc, etc.
If the smaller task still seems to big then chunk it some more. Personally I find that a task should never take longer than one hour. If it will then I chunk some more.
Summary
- Make it a priority. If there are not any lions, tigers or bears nearby and it is not a family emergency chancing are anything interrupting you can wait.
- Find the time. Wake up earlier, watch less tv, etc
- Break your tasks into chunks. Keep the steps small. “Yard by yard is hard, but inch by inch anything is a cinch”
- Don’t forget to have fun in the process!
Good Luck!!