I stopped multi-tasking. I’ve been reading Tim Ferris’ The Four Hour Workweek and while I do not believe that I could ever just work 4 hours a week–some of the principles that he teaches have saved me hours of work AND given me more time to finish more tasks.

One of the things he teaches is to make a list the night before of the things you absolutely must complete the next day–I used to do that sporadically–now I do it everyday before I shut down my computer–a WRITTEN list–not an electronic list. And I circle the two most important tasks that MUST be accomplished the next day.

Those are the two tasks that I work on FIRST–I look at my list and I ask myself: “What two tasks can I complete tomorrow that will get me a check?”

And I do them before I do anything else the next day…I get more tasks finished in a few hours than I used to all day.

Another thing he teaches is to NOT open your email first thing in the morning–why? Because instead of working on the two tasks that you need to work on you end up answering all the emails, etc. and never get to the two tasks that were the most important.

O.K. I have to admit–I haven’t broken that habit yet–but I am working on it.

I used to keep my email open all day–and I know I checked it 100 times a day–now once I read the emails, respond, etc. I shut down my email, my skype, my facebook, my twitter and I go to work…

Try it tomorrow–write down the tasks that you absolutely must finish tomorrow–your list can be longer–just circle the two more important ones–and tomorrow work on those FIRST. Don’t open up facebook, don’t open up tweetdeck, NOTHING until those tasks are complete.

So try this for a few days and let me know your experience–just leave a comment–I guarantee you’ll get more done tomorrow…

One last thing before I go:

My freebie site of the week: JotThisDown a very cool site…check it out.

If you like viral list builders–then you’ll enjoy this tool. Not all the tools I use earn placement on my Resources page; but this one did.

After I signed up for the software–I sent out a message (broadcast) about joining my Facebook Fan page–from the one broadcast I got 20+ more fans. So I think this one is a keeper.

Check it out and watch the video–if you are like me and are looking for more ways to build your list–I think you’ll like this tool.

I laughed and I cried as I looked at pictures of my Mom, my Dad, (both now gone) and my girls (now grown with babies of their own).

The travels that Jesse and I have experienced are all documented. Back 20 years or so ago we would buy souvenirs; only to have them end up in the next yard sale. I finally got smart and now just buy post cards. I write the days activities on the card, slap a postage stamp on it and mail it home. Funny, sometimes we beat the cards home–but it sure does take less space and they fit nicely in a photo album. Not to mention lighter luggage.

So as I’m writing this with those memories fresh in my mind; I reflect on the other half of my life, my business. I’ve been in this crazy industry since 1981–all the while dreaming, tasting, believing that one day I would be rich, quit my job, and never have to work again.

28 years later I did quit my job. OK I don’t want to discourage you–I didn’t work this industry in any serious manner until the fall of 2003. I piddled (showing my age with that term) or dabbled in the industry until 2003.

That is the year I got serious and decided to give it my all! I didn’t put a time-stamp on the day I would quit my job–I just plowed on! And kept at it…learning everything I could about the industry.

In 2007 I learned about the power of video–uploaded my first video in October of that year.

In 2008 I learned the power of blogging–and added my first blog post that  fall. Yes, I’ve only been blogging for a little over a year.

On October 13, 2009 I quit my full-time job of 17 years to work from home full-time! I said WORK! Come on people those of us who work from home still WORK!

The difference is I work for me now…and while I’m not stinking rich…we get by on my the income that I earn from my business. Is it still tight sometimes? Yep, I’m not going to lie to you…but since I quit in October 2009 we still manage to “make the bills”.

I’ve partnered with some incredible folks who well, they “sell my stuff”…and that makes it a whole lot easier for me.

I’m not going to list out goals here. I’m not going to list out resolutions for 2010–that doesn’t work for me. What am I going to do next year that will be different?

I’m going to be quite honest with you here! Probably a whole lot of what I’m doing now. Nurturing relationships, meeting new folks, earning their trust. Because that my friends is what brings partnerships and with partnerships–comes incredible income opportunities.

I have skills that they may need; they definitely have skills that I need and together we can conquer the world.

There is one more thing that I am planning to do!

Here is the biggie…

Many of you reading this have purchased courses that teach you how to reach out to offline business owners and bring them online. I am finding; however, that once you purchase those courses–and you “land” your first small business deal–you are realizing the unbelievable amount of work involved in fulfilling their “package”.

It might be a website, a social media package, a video package–whatever service you sold them–you are now obligated to either do all the work yourself–or outsource pieces-parts to one or more individuals.

Well, you no longer have to outsource to more than one individual. I have a trained team who are trained in the following:

• Blog Setup and Design
• Article, Press Release, and Blog Post Writing
• Video Creation and Distribution
• Social Bookmarking
• Forum Marketing
• Blog Commenting
• Search Engine Submission
• Directory Submission

And so much more…so if you’re struggling and know that you can make more money by making more sales–but there is only one of you to do all the work–fret no more…

Give me a call 1-910-315-0304 or complete the Contact Form and we can schedule a time to talk about your outsourcing needs! All of them!

If you look top right on my blog you’ll see something new there.

I am doing my best to be in FTC compliance. So I asked my graphic designer to create a small graphic that says:

Compensated Affiliate
If you purchase an endorsed product on this site I will be paid a commission. I only endorse products that I personally use or have used.

What steps are you taking to make sure your website is in compliance with the new FTC guidelines?

If you want this graphic for your site–just right click and “save image as” to add to your blog or website.

I want to be real clear…

• I didn’t stop promoting mlmsp because it was a bad system
• I didn’t stop because it doesn’t work

I canceled my mlmsp account because I do not have the time to keep up all the campaigns, tasks, etc. involved with the system.

I canceled because I have a design team who can build my websites, social bookmark, and whatever else I assign them to do for me.

With that said I know some of you will opt out of newsletter–and that’s o.k.

I have to edit the autoresponders because some of the links will correspond to my mlmsp system. I know some of you will opt-out from that list–and that’s O.K. too.

If you still want to stay updated–you can subscribe by feed to this blog or optin on the top right here on my site.

So what have I been up to? Those of you who know me know that I LOVE network marketing–I love ALL aspects of it–except the “competition” that comes with the game. You also know that I refuse to compare comp plans, products, etc.

I have teamed up with a few key companies–that make sense to me. I’m not going to go into details here–

But if you’d like to listen in–you can read more about it on YourTeamLeaders.

So many folks come to me and say I just don’t have the money for this or the money for that. Here is how you can overcome that.

Sit down today or at least before the year is up and analyze your finances–what can you get rid of? What can you stop paying monthly fees for? What can you “share” with your team?

There are some tools that I know I can not do without. I share those costs with my business partners or team members.

I did this today and now have a savings of $187.80 a month–and I’m not done. I have a few more things to go through–who knows maybe by the time I’m done I’ll be up to almost $300 a month.

Please share your stories here in my blog–of your experience with this exercise.