Organize Your Mind

Entrepreneurs often get overwhelmed with the many tasks that they face in running a business. “Should I hire employees?” “Should I invest money in a marketing campaign before I have sufficient cash flow?” “Am I clarifying my message so that people will know that they need what I have?” “How am I going to get everything done?” “Did I bite off more than I can chew?”

If you find yourself asking these kinds of questions on a regular basis, relax. This is normal when you become an entrepreneur. It’s very easy to be overwhelmed and feel like you can’t see straight. The key is to have a winning strategy. This will require you to get some help. You can look for a mentor, a business coach, or a more established entrepreneur in your field (believe it or not, you can contact somebody who works in another city and is not competing head-to-head with you and find an ally who can provide experience, wisdom, and help you to avoid some of the pitfalls that you might otherwise have to tackle alone.)

The first step is to understand that there will always be more tasks than you can handle yourself. What that means is that you can start by organizing your mind. The best way to do this is to start writing down a list of all the tasks you can think of that have to get done. Once you can look at all of your tasks at once, you’ll start to notice that there is a priority to them. If this is still too hard for you to organize, get somebody else’s input on it so that you can identify your starting point.

If you haven’t already done so, make sure you have a written business plan. This will include your vision, values, and the purpose for your organization’s existence. Identify who your target audience is, what you’re going to offer them, why they want it, and, most importantly, why they should get it from you. Don’t forget to include your pricing which should be based on providing you with a hefty profit so that all of this organization and planning will pay off.

As with most tasks in life, there’re always seem most daunting before you begin them. However, once you start breaking down the bigger tasks into little tasks and just tackling them one at a time, you’ll find that most of your fears were unfounded, and you may even enjoy the thrill of solving new problems and grow in your own self-confidence. And if you still need help, then don’t be afraid to ask for it.

“A good system shortens the road to a good goal.” – Orison Swett Marden

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This excerpt is taken from the seminar entitled Organizational Excellence V: Tracking Your Way to Success.  I encourage you to click here to register for the exclusive live Zoom presentation of Organizational Excellence V: Tracking Your Way to Success on Thursday, March 2, 2023 from 9 AM to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time.