Time Management Tip #1 - If no, don't go!

Property Scouting, like many home-based businesses requires you to manage your own activities. For some, that's an easy task. But for many of us, especially if you haven't been operating a home-based business -- its much more difficult. For me, there are almost MORE distractions at home, than there were at my office job. There is always something that needs to be done at home, and while I think it's perfectly acceptable to throw in a load of laundry or mow the lawn when you need to, you will not get wealthy unless you have discipline.

Searching for Commercial Real Estate online, requires time. It requires you to weed through many posts, it requires that you follow links to investigate property information. Following links to following links to following links, and first thing you know you're looking at a website for vacation rentals in the city of your choice. Oh my gosh! How long have you been off - target?! I used to work 20 to 25 hours a week searching for properties. But I found myself getting off track -- often. I'd end up browsing in the truest sense of the word. Wandering aimlessly. Not with a purpose. I ended up on some AMAZING sites -- none of which had anything to do with finding Commercial Real Estate!

I was proud of myself for setting aside specific blocks of time to work the Property Scout business. For me, it was early morning. I'd set aside 4 to 5 hours each day with the goal of finding three or four deals that I could actively research. And in my defense, I'd spend my allotted time at the computer. But, I can honestly say, I spent about equal time researching properties as I spent following links to links to links .... only to end up WAY off base.

I began to notice how much time I spent following "interesting" links that did not directly contribute to my goal of finding three to four deals I could work on. It was astonishing! Frankly, I was disappointed in my discipline. Here's what I ended up doing. BEFORE I followed ANY link, I would ask myself -- will following this link right now help me to achieve my goal? Will it help me get rich? Will it help me further my career as a Property Scout, searching out Commercial Real Estate for my investors? Will it put money in my pocket? Is it essential for me to follow this link right now? And MANY times, the answer was no. If the answer is NO, DON'T GO! If no, don't go -- became my mantra.

So, what do you need to succeed? You need to set yourself a compelling goal. Not just any goal -- a meaningful goal. Then you need to measure everything you do to determine if your actions support your goal, or not. If they don't support your goal, make a conscious decision about continuing with those actions, or not. Be honest with yourself. If you want to continue doing what you're doing -- things that don't support your goal -- fine. Be honest. Don't blame the process then if it doesn't work. Put the blame where it belongs! Success in the Property Scout business -- just like ANY business, depends on you. If you've made the decision to get more information about Property Scouts, go to their website at www.propertyscoutcash.com

To your AWESOME SUCCESS!!!

Maggie

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