One of the challenges in the early stages of setting up a business from home is the necessity to consistently complete tasks that, for most of us, are boring and repetitive.
So, here are 5 ways to help make these early days a little less onerous: 1.
Know Why You Are Doing It If you know what you want to achieve from having your own business, as opposed to a job, you can remind yourself of this when the going gets tough.
The more specific you are the better.
Don't just say I want to get rich.
Get clear about how much you want to earn on an annual basis and then spend some time thinking about why you picked that amount.
Pay particular attention to what you are waiting to create in the the future that you could do/have in some form now.
Then don't wait.
Do it now.
2.
Don't Keep Giving Yourself Negative Messages Don't keep telling yourself how "boring" it is - or whatever your particular moan is.
Don't talk about it, either to others or in you head.
Just get on with it.
The human brain is a magical biocomputer.
It sends us energy when we send it something inspiring and it slows us down when we send it something negative or depressing.
The important bit to understand is that we are the ones who are sending the thoughts to the computer.
Life doesn't send the brain anything.
We do, by how we interpret what life offers and the story we tell ourselves about it.
For example we might say "These tasks are dull and boring and I don't want to do them" or we could say "This process is a necessary step along the way that is taking me closer to what I want and it won't be like this forever".
Both are interpretations and stories.
BUT, one sends energy and enthusiasm and the other frustration and fatigue.
3.
Break Down Your Work Into Manageable Chunks Don't work on any one task for longer than 45 minutes.
And break up the work with something that requires you to move your body and get away from the computer.
4.
Celebrate Your Successes Rather than focussing on what you still have to do make a record of what you've done.
For example, in my internet marketing business, I've found it motivating to have a chart on my wall that I colour in every time I write a new article.
I also have one for number of articles submitted.
Watching the numbers increase shows me that I'm achieving something, even if the anticipated results of my work, in terms of visitor numbers, rankings etc.
have yet to arrive, and this helps me stay motivated.
5.
Learn Something New Whist your daily work is still at the stage of boring and repetitive it's worth making the time to learn something new.
This may or may not be work related.
However, DO NOT do this, until you've completed your essential work activities.
Research shows that the brain actually adds physical capacity (similar to the way an exercised arm adds strength) when you learn something new.
It doesn't just add the information, it adds "learning strength" by way of dendrite growth in the physical brain that can actually be measured.
When you learn a new language, or a musical instrument, for example, your brain actually grows smarter and more capable of solving problems.
So keep your brain healthy by balancing out the monotony with something new and stimulating.
Whatever you choose to do, there is no getting away from the necessity to develop discipline and keep repeating the essential tasks on a daily basis, if you want to make a success of your online business.
Hopefully the 5 tips above will make your efforts a little easier so, before you know it, you can outsource this stuff and spend more time on the things that are most inspiring to you.
So, here are 5 ways to help make these early days a little less onerous: 1.
Know Why You Are Doing It If you know what you want to achieve from having your own business, as opposed to a job, you can remind yourself of this when the going gets tough.
The more specific you are the better.
Don't just say I want to get rich.
Get clear about how much you want to earn on an annual basis and then spend some time thinking about why you picked that amount.
Pay particular attention to what you are waiting to create in the the future that you could do/have in some form now.
Then don't wait.
Do it now.
2.
Don't Keep Giving Yourself Negative Messages Don't keep telling yourself how "boring" it is - or whatever your particular moan is.
Don't talk about it, either to others or in you head.
Just get on with it.
The human brain is a magical biocomputer.
It sends us energy when we send it something inspiring and it slows us down when we send it something negative or depressing.
The important bit to understand is that we are the ones who are sending the thoughts to the computer.
Life doesn't send the brain anything.
We do, by how we interpret what life offers and the story we tell ourselves about it.
For example we might say "These tasks are dull and boring and I don't want to do them" or we could say "This process is a necessary step along the way that is taking me closer to what I want and it won't be like this forever".
Both are interpretations and stories.
BUT, one sends energy and enthusiasm and the other frustration and fatigue.
3.
Break Down Your Work Into Manageable Chunks Don't work on any one task for longer than 45 minutes.
And break up the work with something that requires you to move your body and get away from the computer.
4.
Celebrate Your Successes Rather than focussing on what you still have to do make a record of what you've done.
For example, in my internet marketing business, I've found it motivating to have a chart on my wall that I colour in every time I write a new article.
I also have one for number of articles submitted.
Watching the numbers increase shows me that I'm achieving something, even if the anticipated results of my work, in terms of visitor numbers, rankings etc.
have yet to arrive, and this helps me stay motivated.
5.
Learn Something New Whist your daily work is still at the stage of boring and repetitive it's worth making the time to learn something new.
This may or may not be work related.
However, DO NOT do this, until you've completed your essential work activities.
Research shows that the brain actually adds physical capacity (similar to the way an exercised arm adds strength) when you learn something new.
It doesn't just add the information, it adds "learning strength" by way of dendrite growth in the physical brain that can actually be measured.
When you learn a new language, or a musical instrument, for example, your brain actually grows smarter and more capable of solving problems.
So keep your brain healthy by balancing out the monotony with something new and stimulating.
Whatever you choose to do, there is no getting away from the necessity to develop discipline and keep repeating the essential tasks on a daily basis, if you want to make a success of your online business.
Hopefully the 5 tips above will make your efforts a little easier so, before you know it, you can outsource this stuff and spend more time on the things that are most inspiring to you.
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