Openings and Closings...

Start to Finish.

Brainstorm to Finished Project.

Goal setting to Execution.

I am the king of the left hand side of that list.

This week (same as last week), I am faced with several do-able projects. The problem has been actually doing that work to finish these things. I keep juggling. I keep spinning the plates, and as a result, none of them are finished.

If you are reading this and I owe you a website...thank you for your patience...it is coming this week.

Here's how I am going to do it!

I am ONLY focusing on one thing at a time. (Truly a finisher's quality)

I have readd part of a book about procrastination...I'll read the rest of it another time.

There are piles of things around my house to get done. And while I am not going to post my "honey do" list on the blog...the point is the same. Pick the hardest or most important thing and focus on it until it is done.

That is my challenge to myself this week. I WILL exhibit this finisher's quality.

In the meantime, take some time to check out these superior blogs.


Recent Post from Seth:
URL: Small business success


Recent Posts from Stephanie Diamond:
URL: Collaboration with Customers


URL: The Power of Focus

Make a "Honey Do" List for your Business

Finishers do little things right away, and put the big things in a plan.

I have a list of "honey do" items around the house and the yard and the car and the garage.

Unfortunately, those have been supplanted by larger and more pressing projects that take multiple weekends and late week nights to complete.

But this morning, as I walked to the car I saw four or five very small projects staring me in the face. They are little things that I know I must do. Things that I know I will feel better about walking to the car and playing in the backyard once I get them done. I just haven't made them a priority...other things that are more important always jump in line.

Sound familiar? Does that sound like some parts of your business?

I have said before that I struggle with finishing and that is why I write this blog. So here's my confession for the week. I basically ignore those things until either (1) someone yells at me to get them done and stop sitting on the couch watching football, or (2) I get so sick of them myself that I decide to make them a priority.

What are the things you are not finishing?

For many business owners I have worked with, this could be as simple as setting aside part of a day each week to outline a sales system and to build a marketing plan. Then you will need to adopt some of the other finisher's qualities in order to actually make sure that those things get FINISHED.

This weeks book list:

"The Power of Focus" - Amazon Link Here


"Mentally Tough - the prinicples of winning at sports applied to winning in business" - Jim Loehr is a big time sports psychologist who turned his ideas towards business people a number of years ago. HERE is that book. I find things in this book that help me every day.

Blogs to check in with:

Shawn Kinkade will get your head back in your business: Aspire Blog

Stephanie Diamond: As always, Stephanie has some great business perspective. Read this and take the advice! More Ideas, More Profits?

Jerry Smith helps me every week. Read this blog and get your head straight: Accord Coaching

Start At The End...interactive-like

Great Point from Stephanie Diamond from The Marketing Message Blog.

First: Figure out who your audience is. (Easy enough to say...and everyone thinks they know who that is)

Second: Learn about that group's tendencies on the web.

Third: Devise the smoothest, most sensible method of putting yourself or your service or your product or your content right where your target people are already residing.

Take a look:

URL: Web Strategies that Cater to Customers