How to keep your shit together? anamtahir.com /how-to-keep-your-shit-together/ Anam Tahir That’s me three months ago. Clueless. Lost. Bewildered. I am sure you don’t want to be my not-so-old version. Let’s dig into,
How to keep your shit together? Being an entrepreneur, especially when you have just started your journey, overwhelm strikes you. It strikes you very often. Everything looks like sh*t and how to keep your shit together, is what becomes “THE Question”. I have been a victim of this! This question has made my nights sleepless and days restless. After much hit and trial, I have figured out how to keep my shit together. I am sure it will help you out too!
1.Stay organized Staying organized is the only way to work in a methodical manner. a. Have a to-do-list and divide it into doable chunks Slashing off tasks on the list will give you a peace of mind and psychological comfort. That will enable you shush overwhelm. b. Set reminders Use apps like Evernote, Anydo, Google Calendar, to do your work in an organized fashion and synchronize your tasks across all devices. c. Prioritize your list Do the most important things slash income producing activities first. Follow Pareto technique. According to the Pareto principle 20% of our activities produce 80% of the results. Figure out that 20% and do them foremost.
2. Take baby steps The key is to keep taking steps, no matter how small they are. If you keep moving forward in your chosen direction on your chosen path, nothing in this world can ever stop you from getting there!
3. Abort multi-tasking Do not try to do multiple things at the same time. For example, checking your smart phone for social media updates while working.
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It just hampers your speed of work and chance are you will end up doing nothing at all. And your sh*t will be all over the place!
4. Stay laser focused on the task at hand Do not cram yourself up. Do not try to do multiple things at the same time. This is very critical particularly if you have started afresh with your business venture. Choose one thing at one time and then just turn your blinders on until you are done with it!
5. Be Brave – Ask for help Just memorize the fact that nobody is self-sufficient! Nobody is complete in him or herself. We all need that someone who can guide us through the difficult times. So why be ashamed of asking for it? It won’t make you any less than the other person. Trust me. Do not let ego possess your mind and soul. You’ll be the one at the losing end.
6. Mastermind Surround yourself with people who are much smarter than you. Not only will you learn from them but you will be unconsciously forced to crush your limits!
7. Do NOT trust your memory! Write down everything. Make it a habit. Always make a list of things you want to get done. Write it on a sticky note and get that on to your wall or wherever, I don’t care about that. All I wanna say is, Just write it down!
8. Time yourself up Use a countdown timer to time up your tasks. It will improve your concentration span and help you stay focused. Give yourself short frequent breaks to give your mind some rest and keep it fresh.
9. Hold yourself accountable Give yourself time limits and hold your self accountable if you are not able to finish a task at your self-created deadline. The irony of having your own business, working for your own self and being your own boss is that, deadlines become even more critical. We usually tend to associate deadlines with a typical 9 to 5 job, whereas the truth is exactly the opposite. Working for your own self requires following deadlines even more stringently! Meeting your own deadlines and being answerable to your own self is tougher than staying loyal to your spouse! Trust me.
10. Detoxify your mind Meditate once a day for time as less as 2 to 3 minutes. That detoxifies your mind of all the crap and helps you get the clarity of your end goal. This is one thing that I found the most difficult! It literally took me ages to train my bloody mind to stop thinking for just 2 minutes in the whole day! :/
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11. Push yourself harder and get out of your comfort zone
Success begins at the end of your comfort zone. Period. If you want to live your dreams then you better get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Crush your limits and push your self harder. Take that extra step. Go that extra mile. Success will kiss you!
12. Do NOT THINK about taking action. TAKE action! Do not laze around and think about doing it. Go and do it!
Best things come to those, who go and get them!”
13. F**k your fears! Whatever makes you feel scared of doing it, make sure that you do that thing right away! Because it’s only by going against the fears that you will get to your goal. Once you know how to get your shit together, you’ll be drunk on life!
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