I have a burning question.

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Greetings, lovely WA family,

I have this serious issue and I need advice/help...

How can I manage my time?

Since I joined this great community, I often feel quilty when I spend some time without doing any WA related tasks. I have a small business (shop) that I have been running for 5 years now.

I spend most of my days at the shop, with my laptop. I find myself focusing my time on WA work, but I have something else I should be doing.

It is not a "Shiny object" kind of situation. Before joining WA I invested time and money learning Forex Trading, I am not yet great at it, but I feel like I quit Forex. I cannot quit that's not me!

I feel strongly that I can do both, or can't I?

Please I need help in managing my time!



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that is a difficult one, I was doing Forex trading before I joined WA, I found that I could not concentrate on both, because, time tends to get away and stressful wondering if I should be doing more or less.. So I made the hard decision to commit to WA until I am a success, then I will rethink my situation....it is difficult but if you are struggling at both then rethinking your strategy might give you an option out of your dilemma... hope this helps

Hi there Gus,
Thank you for your response, yes it helps a great deal.

Hey Jane,
Like everyone is suggesting- time management is the key!!! Make a schedule at the beginning of the week and stick to it!!! I would suggest that you make your schedule on Sunday like Vicki suggested.

Tried and True

Elaine

Thanks Elaine! I will surely do that.

You have a lot on your plate so, yes, time management is crucial. Perhaps creating specific goals or "to do" lists for each week and organize your time accordingly.
Debbie

Agreed Debbie, thank you very much.

This can be a time-critical niche. Just listen to how fast an auto parts dealer talks when requesting an item!

LOL! So true Mike. thanks

Hi, Jane, it can be an issue we all face, your shop will take time and then all the other things take time as well it can be about how we budget time, one of the things that worked for me was to accept that there are only so many hours in the day and that every week we all get 168 hours to spend. So at the start of each week, we are all in the same boat.

What really worked me was creating a time bank so each week I know how many hours are going to which project or activity. Some weeks I overspend in certain areas but like all budgets, we can make changes and tweak things so they come back into balance.

Probably sounds a bit stayed but it really works, we all have to work within the confines that we find ourselves, by allocating time to activities we kind of get that sense of achievement and balance and in doing so become really productive.

I would say you can do all that you set your mind to, we just need our to manage our time or otherwise it will end up managing us.

Best wishes, just really curious what do you sell in your shop.

Hi Alex,
Thank you for the response. You have helped me realize that I need to budget my time wisely.

I sell replacement Auto parts.
Cheers!

Hi, Jane, you are most welcome, time management can be a work in progress. What an interesting business to be involved in thank you for sharing.

Welcome Alex

Hi,
Make sure you focus on your website/business first and WA second. Some people spend too much time on WA and don't have enough time left over for their business and therefore don't make any money.

Of course I mean you learn here then apply it to your business. Spend plenty of time on the training and business related tasks here such as requesting (and giving) comments since these will raise your search engine ranking. Just don't spend all your time worrying about email and reading what everyone else is doing. There is a wealth to learn here but you can get ahead of yourself and spend a ton of time worrying about something before you need to. Before you know it you can be chasing 10 different ideas but not getting anything done for your business.

I use WA all the time. I search for training and related questions here and usually find the answers I need. I have to be careful not to get distracted however. Don't worry about ranking here at WA! That can be a trap and take over. Eventually your rank will rise organically, just don't focus on it.

WA should be a tool/resource first and a social community second if you want to be really successful at your business.

I turned off most all of the email notifications early on. I just don't have time to read the updates of several thousand people! No one does. I use the on-screen notifications only. No wading through tons of WA emails is the best way to save time here!

There is limitless value to interaction here since we can all help each other. Just try not to get too distracted! I have struggled with this!

A real eye-opener you just presented here!
Thank you very much. I now realize that I have spent too much time on unproductive activities.
I truly appreciate!

After you get up and running you will find you have a group of people who you interact with on a more regular basis and keep up with. It is impossible to keep up with everyone though!

I dearly love my WA friends and am very thankful they are here!

I'm sorry for the delayed response! Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate.

Hi Jane, What I do is on Sunday- I make a weekly plan and then I just follow the plan and it seems to work really well
Hope this helps
Vicki

Hello Vicki,
Yes, that really helps. Thank you very much!

I'm so glad- feeling muddled is not good and the stress is not good either :)
Go easy
Vicki

Yes, Vicki,
Absolutely, I will take it easy and draw up a plan.

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