“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste time” — Henry Ford
There are only 24 hours in a day, 365 days in a year… but why does it always seem like there’s not enough time to get things done.
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein”
– H. Jackson Brown
How did they do it? Did they think sleep was overrated? Of course not, we all need to sleep and we all have the same amount of time available to us… it is what we do with that time that makes the difference.
Do you know how much your time is worth? I would recommend you do the following calculation:
So if you expect to make $10,000 from your MLM business this year and you allocated 3 hours/day and didn’t work weekends and took a 3 week vacation then:
$10,000/((52-3)weeks * 5 days/week * 3 hours/day)=$13.60/hr
Input your own numbers and see what your hourly rate is. If your hourly rate is less than what you desire then you need to be working on applying the principles of the law of attraction to increase abundance in your life and you’re probably spending too much time on unprofitable activities. If you want to increase your hourly rate and live in abundance you need to focus on those tasks that generate income.
“If you want to make good use of your time,
you’ve got to know what’s most important
and then give it all you’ve got”
– Lee Iacocca
Time management is all about being effective at whatever task you are doing and being effective is about getting the most important things done. In order for you to be successful with your MLM business you need to focus your time on the tasks that generate direct income and increase your hourly rate. But what about all the tasks that don’t generate income but still need to be done like:
- bookkeeping
- scheduling
- emails
- etc.
Obviously if you are just starting your MLM business you don’t have a lot of funds lying around (at least most of us don’t) so you can’t outsource it and unless you have a large family you can’t delegate it. You need to consider your hourly rate and decide if the time spent on the task could be done cheaper, if and when you have the income on hand to outsource it. If yes and your budget allows then outsource, if no then you’ll have to do it yourself for now but as your hourly rate increases and your budget allows revisit the task and see if its outsourcable yet.
To grow your business you need to focus on your strengths and on those tasks that generate income directly… let others take care of the rest.
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