The Reluctant Entrepreneur: Turning Dreams into Profits

THE TIME-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR ME

My business life got much better when I started to focus on long-term profitability and quality. But I wasn’t able to master my time and get all my personal goals accomplished until I started writing about personal achievement. That forced me to rethink everything I was doing. And after several years of trying different time-management programs, I finally arrived at a system that allowed me to get everything done that I had neglected for the previous 30 years.

The first big breakthrough came when I accepted the fact that I had to manage my time. Until I did that, I insisted I could do just fine by working late at night and expecting everyone around me to keep up with me and clean up the mess I made along the way.

But when I began to set goals and methodically work on them, I discovered how much time I had been wasting. I was able to double my productivity in a matter of months.

The next big breakthrough came when I recognized the importance of prioritizing my goals. I developed a system—borrowed from various experts—that made a huge difference in what I could accomplish. I tweaked this system every chance I got, and it seemed to keep getting better.

It evolved into the system I still use to this day.

Let’s say your main goal for the year is to get a business started. Here’s how my system can help you do that … 

Step One: You begin by breaking your yearly goal into 12 manageable, bite-sized monthly goals. In this case, you would determine ...