Have You Over Extended and Lost Your Goals?
Perhaps you have noticed that my posting schedule been rather hectic lately. In fact sometimes I don’t even post for several days just like the stretch between this post and weekend. All of it is a direct result of Over Extending my work load. Can you relate?
Starting with Internet based Business I imagined it as nothing more then couple extra hundred bucks a month to help with my family budget. In fact – first couple months that was my goal – $200 a month from internet! Boy, do things change!
With success come new spendings and also re-investing back into existing business to keep it running. But I’m one of those control freaks who knows how to get almost anythign done on my own and hate to relinquish the roles 
Sad – I know!
But I’m not finally at the point when loosing control is something I’m not only willing to do but doing more and more. In fact I wouldn’t be able to do all the things that come on daily bases without help of my partner and a few outsourced tasks.
One man simply doesn’t have enough hours in a day and now working on new product that my partner Dmitriy and I are getting ready to release – it would be impossible.
Long story short…
- Do you find yourself repeating mistakes I mentioned above?
- Do you try to do everything yourself?
- Do you spend more time working on your “part time” internet business that spending with your family (the whole reason I started doing it in the first place)?
Than perhaps you might want to take a look at this great book, I got myself on Amazon and can highly recommend! Just do yourself a favor, it will be worth it!
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Yeah, I can relate with this one. I find myself tired sometimes and suddenly realize I’ve been working – writing, posting, coding up new pages – for sixteen hours straight since I first woke up.
I guess content is a cheap thing to buy, but writing is my favorite thing so I don’t want to publish someone else’s stuff under my own name. And we know how Google feels about buying links so I guess I am stuck doing everything myself whenever I’m awake!
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Man oh man, can I ever relate to this! I’ve missed about an entire week of posting because I was writing elsewhere.
With the change in the economy I feel I have to kick everything up a notch. There’s got to be a way to balance things out, but right now I’m not earning enough to hire anyone so I have to wear the several hats it takes to get everything done.
I’m not complaining because in a sick sort of way, I love what I do, I just wish I had more time or maybe more help to get it done.
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WOW! Boy can I ever relate to this!
Funny thing is, I bought the book you recommend months ago, but haven’t made time to read it yet! (Reading that book, though, is what sparked the “internet bug” in my wife, so now we are both working on internet businesses!)
Having quit my job and moved in with my in-laws in order to save money while I build my business has put me in a position where I HAVE to work 12+ hour days. Luckily, I like all of this work, including writing, and I love learning, so it doesn’t FEEL like work. But, it is stressful nonetheless!
I look forward to the day when I’m networking with more and more people, making friends online and working together, and have the funds to outsource some work as well. Though, I have to agree with John, I don’t want to publish material in my name that I didn’t write myself.
Ok, back to work…
Mike
Thanks Mike,
I also don’t agree with everything Tim said in his book but main points: define your goals and achieve them can’t be overlooked. Also his points on outsourcing work and relinquishing control is a MUST for someone like me
Alex
Hi Alex-
I may have come off slightly harsher than how I meant to sound in regards to outsourcing writing. I wouldn’t ever just directly publish, but would reword the work in my own voice. All in all though, I like doing the writing 100% by myself, but that isn’t very leveraged!
It just occured to me that there is a flip-side to the outsourcing concept: education. By buying books and training material from others who have gone before you, you effectively “out-source” the initial learning and experimenting to them, for the cost of the program!
I like it! That way, you end up outsourcing on both sides, for maximum effectiveness!
Ok, back to work again, making a video for my site….
Mike
No worries Mike.
I hear you and don’t get easily upset about comments – I take it as a feedback
Control freak here! Or at least i totally was until recently…I’m learning slowly how to relinquish a bit and outsource,
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