- LISTEN to others, but TRUST yourself.Don’t wait for perfection. Learn as much as you can, then let go and DO!
- Stay focused on your GOALS! If you’re going to get distracted, make sure it is a) a conscious choice and b) financially worthwhile!
- It takes LONGER than you think. Have PATIENCE!
- Always keep an OPEN mind. There are shortcuts and opportunities that mean great things happen in a flash!
- Plan, then REVIEW and adjust the plan often. Life happens – and the only constant is change. So make sure you update your goals and tasks to reflect reality – this way you adjust quicker.
- Learn how YOU work best. What times of day are you most and least productive? Set your own guidelines and timetable. AND create your own way of managing your tasks and projects. Keep honing and improving until you get to a way of working that works for you!
- Look for the EASY way. Don’t make things harder than they need to be. Especially when feeling overwhelmed, ask “What’s the EASY way to do this?”
- ASK for help.
- Don’t be afraid to PAY for help. And if they’re not working, find someone else.
- Be a GOOD BOSS to yourself. It’s all too easy to take advantage of our own fears and good nature – after all who knows us better than ourselves? You can always ask, “If I was a great boss, what would I say to myself now?”
- Have FUN! If you’re not enjoying yourself it will be a hard slog! And that will leave you tired and grumpy, which means you’ll find the next day harder and so on…
- Remember that YOU come first! When asked to do something for someone else, always assess it against your own priorities before saying yes
- LET IT BE. Sometimes if you leave something for long enough – it disappears on its own. (Don’t do this with anything important though!)
- Sometimes you need to STOP to move forwards. Feeling stuck, frustrated, overwhelmed? PAUSE and BREATHE. Or take 5-30 minutes and stroll outside or read a book. Take a break, recharge your batteries and you’ll be raring to go again in no time.
- MANAGE your interruptions. Just because you get interrupted doesn’t mean it’s important. It might be urgent – but for whom? What happens to YOUR priorities if you respond? Do you need to respond now? Can someone else deal with this?
- Choose your own RULES. The fabulous thing is if you work for yourself YOU get to decide. Actually think about what’s important to you and work accordingly. Question anything that makes you unhappy – you may need a rule reset!
- Remember that YOU are a role model. Whether it’s your clients or your kids, how you run your life and business signals not only how important THEY are to you, but how important you think YOU are. We teach people how to treat us, but as a role model, we also teach our clients and children how to treat themselves too!
- Learn to say NO. Without guilt. To yourself AND to others.
- When you KNOW what you need to do, don’t wait, DECIDE. Action can always come later, but without the deciding part you’re wasting time, energy, it gets harder and you risk missing out. NB. You may need time to build strength first and this is fine. But that doesn’t stop you DECIDING
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