I Just Dont Have The Time For An Online Business!

Hey,

"I can't start a business, I just don't have the time!" Sound familiar? We hear this all the time and its no excuse! We are all busy. We have children, we have two jobs, we have family and we have friends. There is always something to do. Then if we are not busy we need to relax! I know the story... I know it well! I have a family and a busy home life and I get tired! So how do I run a business online as well as leading a busy life? Well it all depends on how much you would like an extra income that will eventually completely free you up to live the life you really want. It is possible. I am not saying it is easy but let me tell you it is possible and it is possible for anyone! You don't need to be one of these super disciplined people that seem to operate like a robot. But we do need to be working on our online business every day. It just becomes habit.

One of my coaches Michael was telling me the other day about on of his other students and how she is now financially free. Firstly let me just clarify what financially free means. I like Robert Kiyosaki's definition which is taking our total monthly expenditure including all our bills, outgoings, car payments, loan agreements, money for entertainment, clothes, saving money, every cost that we incur every month and then doubling it. Once we are making that figure from our business every month and we can step out of that business so it runs itself we are financially free. When I say it runs itself I mean it is automated. Either by outsourcing to another who manages our business or we put into place systems so that it works without our input.

So back to my conversation with Michael. He was telling me about one of his students who kept talking about the business she longed to pursue. She had everything she needed in terms of knowledge but she just did not have the time in the day. Michael asked her to write out her exact schedule of activity during a typical week. Not only her work and family commitments but also her leisure time. Michael noted that each evening she spent half an hour watching her favourite TV show after she ate her evening meal. "There is your business!" he told her. There was some initial resistance as I'm sure you can imagine but then she saw the opportunity and she began to solely dedicate that half an hour to her business. That lady is now financially free in the exact sense I have just described.


So which part of your day are you letting slip by that is your opportunity to build your online business? Now I am not suggesting that Michael's student I have used as an example did not sometimes spend much more than half an hour on her business but it was certainly all she had at the beginning. I also accept that perhaps you are thinking she was very lucky to be able to sit down and watch a TV show in the evenings! I am illustrating that initially she spent the time to fill in her weekly schedule as she went about her day to find the time that was available to her. She told her family that this was her time, that it would be of benefit to everyone in the family and that she was not to be disturbed for this precious half an hour each day. Once we start and make the commitment to ourselves you will notice how things begin to snowball. You will notice how more slots appear in the day. For instance getting up half an hour earlier, or kindly telling a friend that you can't speak on the phone just now because you must work. "I will call you on Saturday and we can catch up properly". A commitment to ourselves and what we value most is not only a great gift to ourselves but becomes a benefit to everyone around us. So take the time to schedule your week. Find the patterns in your life and notice where the slots of time are. I don't care how busy you think you are if you want it enough I promise you the time is there...

To inspire you I would love to share with you one of my favourite pieces from Goethe -  

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in ones favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”