If you are like me it is hard to stay focused. You know you need to do certain things everyday, but something always distracts you. Okay, I am speaking from experience. I don’t really know if this happens to anyone else.
Too Many Irons In the Fire
How many businesses are you promoting? Well I was trying to promote 4. One day, I decided that maybe I need to down size.
It took me a few days of soul searching to figure out which one I was most passionate about. I dropped 3 of my businesses and finally I can start promoting the one I love. I will say, if I believe in having more than one income stream, but for now I am going to start with one.
Now with the right amount of Irons in the Fire…what do I do now?
I have all this knowledge in my head swimming around, but cannot find a way out. A productive way out, that is. I know I need traffic. I know I need to build relationships. I know I need to build a list.
What to do? What to do? What to do? I was really letting myself get overwhelmed. Then one day, my friend and mentor Kevin DeRoo (Kevin is a really great guy. That’s his mug shot on the left) started asking me what are you doing to promote your business? I told him really nothing, because I couldn’t get started. I just needed a boost I guess, I don’t know.
Anyway, we got on a conference call and he got me started in the right direction. I know what I needed to get done, and I was actually doing it with excitement. I finally felt like I was getting things accomplished.
So What Happened?
I let life get in the way. Things came up like always, but I let my focus slip away, instead of rearranging my schedule. I just lost focus.
But I didn’t ride that train long. I contacted Kevin. Just talking to him helped me find my focus, again.
So if you get anything out of this post, communicate with a mentor, friend or business partner. Things in life will try to throw you off course, but having someone who has been down the road you are on can really help.
In closing, I would like to say that all mentors need mentors. If you want to mentor someone you have to have a mentor yourself. Successful people are always learning and growing, and when you stop learning and growing you are failing.
So find a mentor or mentors, and learn, grow and succeed. Take what you learn and pass it on to others. I am a mentor and love the feeling of helping others succeed. It is a great feeling.
I would love to hear from you. Who are your mentors? Do you communicate with them daily, weekly or monthly?
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