daily hangers
As a small business owner, are you looking for ways to become more productive? There is probably something every single day that is hanging you up from reaching your goals. Below you will find a short list of ideas of those things that are getting in your way every single day. We hope you can find what you are looking for and make your business more successful.
1. Facebook
While Facebook can be an impressive tool for business owners, it is often one of our biggest setbacks. How much time do you waste scrolling through people's posts that don't really care about you and that you don't really care about either? If this is you, put down your phone! Either get on to post your add and get off, or outsource your social media marketing. You stick to the things that are important to running your business. You do what you know best and let them do what they know best.
2. Lack of direction
Small business owners who are just getting started are the biggest culprit of this. Do you have a business plan? Have you mapped out what you should be doing each and every day to get to your week, month, year and 5 year goals? If you haven't taken the time to sit down and create a plan, you are messing up.
You should know exactly what activity and how much of that activity you need to do every day or week to produce the desired outcome. For a salesperson, you should know how many people you need to talk to every day to make x amount of sales. Map it out and do it. You will probably be surprised to find out that you are no where near the productivity level that you should be every day. You will also probably find that you are doing things that don't make you any money, when you should be doing the things that lead to cash in the bank.
3. Shiny Object Syndrome
You go after something for a minute and then get distracted by the next best thing. You try something that seems to work here or there, but never stick with it. Stop it! If you start something then finish it. Stop getting "hung up" on what looks like the next best thing and just focus on doing YOUR thing.
4. Budget
If you don't know where your money is going, you should. Basic principles of running a successful home are the same as running a successful business. By the way, if you take better care of the things that you have, the richer you will be. One great example of this is cars. If you fail to do the regular maintenance, you will have to get major repairs or even find yourself buying a new car. Do yourself a favor and take care of your car. We have partners that can help with those regular car maintenance needs. Don't put those regular care items off any longer for your company cars or personal items.
Take care of the important things first. Record them and plan for your expenses weekly. Oh, and don't spend more than you have allotted. Know where you are.
If you really need help in this area, you can hire someone to help with this too.
5. Outsource the stuff you don't want to do
Speaking of hiring someone, you will find that you make more money when you are more productive and can be involved in the tasks that are actually making you money. That means you should standardize some procedures and teach someone else how to do them. If you are making $15 per hour doing a task that you aren't very good at and takes you too much time, hire it out for $10 an hour and do the stuff that makes you $75 an hour. You are a business owner. Start thinking like it.
6. Lack of sleep
Get the rest you need. You will do your best work this way. Seriously, at least 6 hours a night...even though it really should be 8 hours every single night.
7. Lack of exercise
Your brain needs the blood flow and your body needs the benefits from exercise. You will be more awake, feel better and have the ability to be more productive. Numbers 6-8 on this list should be your top priorities. Stop making excuses. Your business will grow if you do these simple things. Guaranteed.
8. Lack of proper nutrition
Business owners all get into the busy cycles. We get it. You are grinding it out and don't have time to stop. Well, you should take more than a minute to consider what you are doing to yourself and your business. Your brain can think better and faster when it is fueled properly. That means that you will better manage your company and make more money in return. Skip the McDonald's line today. Head to the grocery store and get yourself something that will benefit your body and in turn your bank account.
9. Take a good hard look in the mirror
Really be honest with yourself about the activities you are doing every day, how many hours you are putting in, how you are treating people, how you are accomplishing your goals, if you are even setting real goals. There is so much to take into account here. Sit down and reflect on who you are and what you are doing.
10. Develop Meaningful Relationships
Take the time to develop friendships and network with other business owners. I say network, but I want to add the word meaningful networking. Don't be fake and don't use people. We all know that it is who you know that matters, and people want to help people that help them. They will always return a favor and give more than they get if you treat them right. Your business will grow with recommendations from others. People care about what others think and you will make more with more endorsements from your peers.
11. Go and get it today.
Stop sitting here reading this. Go and do something about it. Take action. Your inaction is what is losing the money.
1. Facebook
While Facebook can be an impressive tool for business owners, it is often one of our biggest setbacks. How much time do you waste scrolling through people's posts that don't really care about you and that you don't really care about either? If this is you, put down your phone! Either get on to post your add and get off, or outsource your social media marketing. You stick to the things that are important to running your business. You do what you know best and let them do what they know best.
2. Lack of direction
Small business owners who are just getting started are the biggest culprit of this. Do you have a business plan? Have you mapped out what you should be doing each and every day to get to your week, month, year and 5 year goals? If you haven't taken the time to sit down and create a plan, you are messing up.
You should know exactly what activity and how much of that activity you need to do every day or week to produce the desired outcome. For a salesperson, you should know how many people you need to talk to every day to make x amount of sales. Map it out and do it. You will probably be surprised to find out that you are no where near the productivity level that you should be every day. You will also probably find that you are doing things that don't make you any money, when you should be doing the things that lead to cash in the bank.
3. Shiny Object Syndrome
You go after something for a minute and then get distracted by the next best thing. You try something that seems to work here or there, but never stick with it. Stop it! If you start something then finish it. Stop getting "hung up" on what looks like the next best thing and just focus on doing YOUR thing.
4. Budget
If you don't know where your money is going, you should. Basic principles of running a successful home are the same as running a successful business. By the way, if you take better care of the things that you have, the richer you will be. One great example of this is cars. If you fail to do the regular maintenance, you will have to get major repairs or even find yourself buying a new car. Do yourself a favor and take care of your car. We have partners that can help with those regular car maintenance needs. Don't put those regular care items off any longer for your company cars or personal items.
Take care of the important things first. Record them and plan for your expenses weekly. Oh, and don't spend more than you have allotted. Know where you are.
If you really need help in this area, you can hire someone to help with this too.
5. Outsource the stuff you don't want to do
Speaking of hiring someone, you will find that you make more money when you are more productive and can be involved in the tasks that are actually making you money. That means you should standardize some procedures and teach someone else how to do them. If you are making $15 per hour doing a task that you aren't very good at and takes you too much time, hire it out for $10 an hour and do the stuff that makes you $75 an hour. You are a business owner. Start thinking like it.
6. Lack of sleep
Get the rest you need. You will do your best work this way. Seriously, at least 6 hours a night...even though it really should be 8 hours every single night.
7. Lack of exercise
Your brain needs the blood flow and your body needs the benefits from exercise. You will be more awake, feel better and have the ability to be more productive. Numbers 6-8 on this list should be your top priorities. Stop making excuses. Your business will grow if you do these simple things. Guaranteed.
8. Lack of proper nutrition
Business owners all get into the busy cycles. We get it. You are grinding it out and don't have time to stop. Well, you should take more than a minute to consider what you are doing to yourself and your business. Your brain can think better and faster when it is fueled properly. That means that you will better manage your company and make more money in return. Skip the McDonald's line today. Head to the grocery store and get yourself something that will benefit your body and in turn your bank account.
9. Take a good hard look in the mirror
Really be honest with yourself about the activities you are doing every day, how many hours you are putting in, how you are treating people, how you are accomplishing your goals, if you are even setting real goals. There is so much to take into account here. Sit down and reflect on who you are and what you are doing.
10. Develop Meaningful Relationships
Take the time to develop friendships and network with other business owners. I say network, but I want to add the word meaningful networking. Don't be fake and don't use people. We all know that it is who you know that matters, and people want to help people that help them. They will always return a favor and give more than they get if you treat them right. Your business will grow with recommendations from others. People care about what others think and you will make more with more endorsements from your peers.
11. Go and get it today.
Stop sitting here reading this. Go and do something about it. Take action. Your inaction is what is losing the money.