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Work for Yourself First
June 23rd, 2006 by John Herman, under getting things done, operations, small business. No Comments
Everyone has heard the investment tip of “Pay yourself first.” A great piece of advice that will help you force yourself to put money back.
Achieve-IT! Blog brings this idea to your small business. What if you work for yourself first?
“The reason this habit is so important is if we are not careful, other people will put us to work on their goals. They will have us doing stuff which may never contribute to our own goals
Work for you first
The way you win big achievements is through daily perseverance. You can’t go from minimum-wage to a million dollars in just one days effort. You can’t turn around a pending divorce by giving your spouse one day of love. You can’t get your PhD. in microbiology by only studying for one day. No, it’s persistence that leads to the big win. Days, weeks and sometimes years of dedication on a daily basis are what leads to success. So each day you miss is a setback.
How many days pass where we go to sleep exhausted, after a day packed with work - work unrelated to our goals? That’s sad isn’t it?
A day consumed with reaching other people’s goals is a form of neglect of your own goals.”
Working for you first means taking more control out of the hands of other people and gaining it back for you. Likewise the smart investor knows he has bill to pay, he has stuff to buy. But on payday, every payday, he takes a portion of his check first and puts it into investments. That way, he takes care of others wants and desires only after his are. A wise goal setter will do the same with his time. He’ll take his limited time and work for himself first.