{"product_id":"2940016725215","title":"Focus: How To Stay Focused On Your Online Business For More Results","description":"Procrastinate Your Way Out of Business\u003cbr\u003eProcrastination can be the death knell of any business and that is doubly\u003cbr\u003etrue for your online business. Working for your self requires a form of self\u003cbr\u003ediscipline to get the work done as well as strong time management skills. If\u003cbr\u003eyour previous work history has involved working for someone else then you\u003cbr\u003emay not totally grasp this concept as yet, but read on as we learn about the\u003cbr\u003eperils of procrastination.\u003cbr\u003eWhat is Procrastination?\u003cbr\u003eProcrastination is where you put things off or find excuses for not doing a\u003cbr\u003etask that needs doing. Some of the common procrastination techniques\u003cbr\u003eemployed by online business owners can include spending huge amounts\u003cbr\u003eof time on social network sites like Facebook or twitter; taking phone calls\u003cbr\u003ewhen you are supposed to be working on a project for a client; taking too\u003cbr\u003emany long lunches or simply not bothering to get out of bed before\u003cbr\u003elunchtime. All of these examples are timewasters. If you are wondering if\u003cbr\u003esomething you are doing is a procrastination technique ask yourself \"does\u003cbr\u003ethis (whatever you are doing) contribute towards my business?\" If the\u003cbr\u003eanswer is \"no\" then you are procrastinating.\u003cbr\u003eThe Danger of Shiny Objects\u003cbr\u003eThe internet is full of lots of shiny objects - temptations and distractions that\u003cbr\u003esteer you off course when you are supposed to be focusing on your online\u003cbr\u003e5 FOCUS\u003cbr\u003ebusiness. Both Internet Marketers and Service Providers are prone to\u003cbr\u003echasing shiny things when they are supposed to be working for their\u003cbr\u003eclients. But the shiny object syndrome has an added dimension that stems\u003cbr\u003efar beyond procrastination - shiny object syndrome can undermine the very\u003cbr\u003efabric of your business model.\u003cbr\u003eFor example let's assume you decide to be an Internet Marketer and you\u003cbr\u003edecide to create and offer products to potential clients - they could be\u003cbr\u003eebooks, courses or even physical products such as DVDs or CDs. But\u003cbr\u003ethen you are doing a spot of research online and you come across a flashy\u003cbr\u003ebanner claiming you can make $300 in the next 15 minutes. You can't\u003cbr\u003eresist clicking on the banner and you are taken to a sales page that tells\u003cbr\u003eyou that for just $97 you can get this wonderful secret to untold wealth. Of\u003cbr\u003ecourse the sales page does not tell you that you can also lose $500 in the\u003cbr\u003esame length of time and the course you have just out laid money on\u003cbr\u003edoesn't tell you that either.\u003cbr\u003eBUT that is not the worst part of that little example - the worst part is that\u003cbr\u003eyou have just stolen time and money from your business! You allowed\u003cbr\u003eyourself to be distracted when you were supposed to be working on your\u003cbr\u003eown business model. You have spent almost $100 that could have gone\u003cbr\u003einto your business and you are spending time looking at a course that you\u003cbr\u003emight read once and never implement the ideas.\u003cbr\u003eOnline businesses are a little different to traditional bricks and mortar\u003cbr\u003ebusinesses - they don't have nearly as many overheads and the entry costs\u003cbr\u003e6 FOCUS\u003cbr\u003eare usually pretty small. But all Internet Marketers will tell you that you need\u003cbr\u003eeither time or money to grow your business, while Service Providers will tell\u003cbr\u003eyou that time is the most important commodity. So if you want your online\u003cbr\u003ebusiness to succeed then you can't afford to waste either time or money -\u003cbr\u003edon't let yourself be distracted by shiny objects.\u003cbr\u003eWool Gathering is Great for Sheep\u003cbr\u003eYou are building a website for a client - it is due in two days. You are\u003cbr\u003esitting at your computer, which is a good thing, but the screensaver is on.\u003cbr\u003eSo what are you doing when you are supposed to be working for your\u003cbr\u003eclient? You are wool gathering. Wool gathering is the term used for people\u003cbr\u003ewho seem to sit down and start their work, but who then seem to drift off\u003cbr\u003einto space. Writers call it writer's block; artist's call it creative dreaming;\u003cbr\u003emost of us call it day dreaming, but the bottom line is that if your brain is not\u003cbr\u003efocused on the task at hand, then you are wool gathering and that is\u003cbr\u003eanother huge time waster.\u003cbr\u003eAs humans we are not machines. It can be difficult to stay focused on the\u003cbr\u003etask at hand especially if the work is boring, or repetitive. If you find\u003cbr\u003eyourself wool gathering, get up and take a short walk around the room.\u003cbr\u003eHave a snack or get some fresh air for five minutes. You will come back to\u003cbr\u003eyour desk a lot more energized and this should make it easier to stay\u003cbr\u003efocused on your work.\u003cbr\u003eWhy Staying on Top of Your Business is so Important\u003cbr\u003e7 FOCUS\u003cbr\u003eHaving a boss is usually pretty conducive to getting your work done -","brand":"All classic book warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071700484336,"sku":"2940016725215","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016725215_p0.jpg?v=1763640642","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016725215","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}