Simplify for Success
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Simplify for Success
My personal lifestyle goals include enjoying life, working as intelligently as possible, and still prospering massively.
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I use a few simple ideas in my quest for an amazing lifestyle.
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While implementing business-changing shifts looks easy, it takes thought, effort and planning.
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In this four-week series, I’m going to share my strategies for creating a business that supports you financially and allows time to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
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The first step is simplification.
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People say they hire me because they want to “double their income and triple their time off.”
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Entirely possible, because it’s been done by my clients again and again, and can be done by you, too!
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1. Ruthlessly evaluate each and every activity you’re engaging in, then reduce and eliminate those low-value activities that (a) take up valuable time while (b) contributing very little to your goals.
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It is tempting to answer emails, surf the web for a lower price, and go to Office Depot.
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Yet you could hire an assistant or have one of your team members handle these tasks for a fraction of your hourly earn rate.
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Delegating these tasks allows you to focus on the high-value activities that bring in the big bucks.
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2. Do more of the things that make an impact on your bottom line.
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When I hear, “I spent the whole day in my office and got nothing important done,” I’m quite frankly flabbergasted.
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How on earth can you have a profitable business if you’re not getting anything of value done?
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Then exactly when will you do valuable, profit-increasing, revenue-generating activities that need to be done to keep the business moving in the right direction?
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Without question, you must first identify these activities and then schedule them on your calendar for your close attention every single day.
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What am I doing right now, that knowing what I now know, I wouldn’t start doing again if I was starting over (such as: a relationship, business, activity, product, service, expenditure of time or money).
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When identified, this activity/relationship/situation needs to be downsized, minimized or eliminated.
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Implementing Zero-based Thinking can simplify your life almost overnight (not to mention lowering your stress level).
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~How do I get out of this?
~How fast can I delegate this?
~What should I do more of, less of, start, or stop doing?
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The benefits of taking the time to simplify are well worth it.
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You’ll be doing work that’s productive. The work you’re doing will provide you with the cash-flow and profitability you need, so you can have the personal life you desire.
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The process takes time and is well worth the effort.
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Next week we tackle leverage. Stay tuned!
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