Not Enough Time

In the month that I have been here, I have found that one of the best things that WA can offer us is an education. Before I joined, I knew absolutely nothing, and I mean NOTHING, about online marketing. And in one month, I have learned so much, and I realize that there is so much more to learn before I can reap the benefits of this education. I have learned that time management is a huge part of this program. At least it is for me. I do have a full time job, which, I am lucky enough to recently been offered a position to work from home. So I find myself multitasking throughout the day, trying to learn about WA, trying to write articles for the various article directories and work on my full time position at the same time. The problem with that - it doesn't work. It's not enough time.

I have realized that I learn more when I spend an hour or two when I watch a webinar, or when I spend 2 or 3 hours going step by step through the courses. (even repeating them again). It is not productive when I skip around, get interrupted by work, move on to something else, get interrupted again, realize I never finished what I first started, and then move on again.

Multitasking is great when you know what you are doing. When you are an expert in your field, when you have been doing the same tasks over & over, and can do them without thinking.

Learning a new field should not be introduced into your multi-tasking routine. You need time, concentration and an interruption free zone where you can dedicate yourself to the task at hand.

Unfortunately, in my life, time is a commodity. So this week I go back to one of the first lessons I learned here at WA. I will change one of my non-financial goals, and relate it back to time. The time I want to dedicate a day to just working on my training here.

A few things which I will remember, as I continue my lessons, to help me stay on track, perhaps might help you as well.

1. Allocate time to learn - HUGE time management issue for me.
2. I will set that time up so as to be spent without family and without work interruptions.
3. When reading through lessons and/or tutorials & blog I will keep a note pad next to me to write down some of the LINKS which I want to go back to. (I click links and forget to go back to where I was!)
4. The same goes for articles and blogs. I will write down the name of an article or blog I see, and search for them later.
5. I will allocate time specifically for writing articles & content.

These may be a few simple steps to follow, however they are part of a core plan which we need. If not, we get lost, things are missed and we just end up doing double the work.