The four hour workweek. For those who are driven to work 80 hours a week this sounds like a bad dream. For those who are realists this sounds utterly ridiculous. For those who are dreamers it sounds absolutely wonderful.
Which camp are you in? Would you like to able to work only four hours a week? Or perhaps somewhere in the middle? If you would like to find more time to do the things you enjoy in life, it doesn’t just happen. You need a plan.
Where are you going with your life? Do you have a plan? If you are an entrepreneur and have your own business you must have had a reason for taking this course of action in the first place. What was it that made you want to step out on your own? It is important to keep this in mind when things get hectic and crazy or you will lose sight of it.
You may be thinking that’s easier said than done when you are so busy it is hard to keep everything going. It isn’t easy but one way to combat the craziness is to manage your time more effectively. If we want to be successful we have to have to keep our main goals in the forefront of our mind and also be able to manage our time on a daily basis.
Let’s be honest – money is not everything. Working yourself into the ground and trying to run the business on your own may result in money in the bank, but what’s it doing to your health, well-being and life plans? You must have dreams and aspirations, but you need to be making steps to turn those dreams into reality, or what’s the point of it all?
It may surprise you to learn that the most successful entrepreneurs on the planet do not work 80 or more hours per week. They may have started out that way but soon realized it is not sustainable. They learned that they had to delegate and outsource to capable and responsible virtual assistants in order to help them plan an overall lifestyle.
No one is really advocating that you should work only four hours per week, but it’s a catchy phrase. You can be actively involved in your organization without becoming stressed, worn out, and burned out. If you delegate or outsource to a virtual assistant you will be able enjoy life and have a successful business.
Take time today to think about what you really want out of life. Where are you going to be in five years or 10 years from now? Are you going to be one of the people who look back on their life and wonder where it went because you didn’t take the time to enjoy it? If so, don’t let your work determine your life plan. Take control and plan to delegate.
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