Mar 19 2009
Making Progress or Just Plain Busy?
I begin many of my training workshops by reminding participants of the value of their time. Time is the most precious resource we have.
Rich or poor, healthy or sick, we only have 24 hours a day and, yes, I try to use them wisely.
How many times are we aware of the ways we invest our time? And the word “investment” is the most accurate because the way we choose to spend our time is a true investment in ourselves and our own lives.
So this last week I’ve been delivering workshops, preparing to visit the Money Gym Property Extravaganza on Saturday and developing plans to launch a new internet business site.
When not directly interacting with workshop participants I’ve been thinking about creating a new product to give away to people interested in internet marketing. Putting myself into my ideal client’s shoes I’ve been browsing the internet to look for ideas – what does my ideal client want?
Can you imagine how the time has flown…
Yes, I’ve seen many different products, lots of sales pages, a few things I’d never touch with a barge pole, avoided a few websites that my virus guard warned me were malicious and trying to install trojans on my website… but do I have a concrete idea?
Not yet.
And so this reminded me to reflect on the difference between being busy and making progress.
Even though I know I’m surfing with a purpose, this hasn’t been enough to keep me really focussed… I need to know what my outcome is.
Surfing is all well and good but I need inspiration for, and if at all possible, a real product to create whether that is an ebook, an email series or a piece of software to offer…
Time to put my computer away and talk with a business coach I think!
So what about you…
Are you just plain busy or are you making progress?
