(Williamstown, WV) The challenge for most small business owners today isn’t time itself, but priorities.

“Business owners think they are doing the right thing when they're actually ‘spending’ their time rather than ‘investing’ their time,” said Debra J. Cunningham, Business Revenue and Growth Expert for Evergreen Business Strategies, Inc. http://www.evergreen-business-strategies.com.

Ms. Cunningham is offering a FREE mp3 download with proven strategies guaranteed to grow your business almost overnight.   To access the download, go to http://www.evergreen-business-strategies.com.

If you are a small business owner or an entrepreneur, there are a few questions you should easily be able to answer:

1.  What am I supposed to do first thing each day? 
2.  What do I save for the last thing of the day? 
3.  What do I do on a weekly basis that's going to help me move my business forward? 
4.  What should I be doing on a monthly basis to make sure I'm on track?

The majority of small business owners focus on their immediate needs, the needs of others, and the easiest daily tasks first.  They spend their day taking care of things like e-mails, answering questions, paying bills, running errands, ordering supplies, answering the phone and other immediate problem-solving tasks. 

“Most entrepreneurs think that to make it all work, they have to work longer and harder.  They say, ‘I just need to get up earlier and get more done today.  I need to try to cram more things into my day and to work more hours.’  This is not the solution to create more income for your business or to reduce your stress.  If anything, it is going to reduce your income and increase your stress,” Ms. Cunningham emphasized.

The three most important things to focus on as a small business owner or entrepreneur are: 

 1. FOCUS on what connects you to potential clients;
 2. FOCUS on what connects you to current clients;
and
 3. FOCUS on what moves your business towards your annual goals. 

Focusing on these three items works so well for business owners because it encourages them to focus on the business they want to have verses the business that currently have. 

“Answering e-mails, paying bills, running errands, and putting out fires are not activities that are connecting you to prospective clients or helping you move your business towards your year-end goals.  Instead, you must invest your time in activities such as creating joint venture relationships, networking, speaking, creating or finding new products and services to offer, marketing your services and following up with prospective clients.  In addition you must spend some time communicating with your clients.  Listen to what they have to say and find out what your clients and customers need now versus what they will need in the future.” 

“At first you are going to feel really excited about being given permission to stop doing the routine tasks mentioned earlier, but beware, there is also a part of you that will ask — Who's going to be doing these things?  I need to get my next client or get my next sale– how can I make all of this work?” 

One of the most important mind shifts you can ever make to grow your business is to remember that no matter what size your business is right now, you want to think like the business owner you want to be in the future.   By focusing your time and attention on the right priorities, you will be talking and acting like the successful business owner you want to be.  Once you are focused on growing your business, you can begin delegating or eliminating many of the activities that currently use up your time and attention. 
                
 “Successful business owners have mastered several things.  One of the things they've mastered is controlling their time”, Ms. Cunningham says.   

Learning about how to become more productive in your work day and developing a successful business mindset is simple by using planning tools that help organize tasks and make clear what actions to delegate or eliminate.

 Asking for help is not a sign of weakness.  It is actually a sign of strength and growth.  Coaching and mentoring can provide you with the tools and knowledge to become a successful business owner. 

The quicker you change your mindset and adopt these three money-making rules the quicker you can find financial success in your business and still have time in your life to spend with your family and do other things you love. 
 

Debra J. Cunningham is a “Business Revenue and Growth Expert” and is 1of 35 Certified Money, Marketing and Soul coach/consultants in the world.  She works with business professionals and business owners who want to create huge leaps in revenue growth so they can enjoy financial freedom quickly.  For FREE monthly business-generating tips go to http://www.evergreen-business-strategies.com. For the FREE mp3 download, go to http://www.evergreen-business-strategies.com

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