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I’m 60 years old. Anybody could get a lot done if they had that much time to do it in. That’s what happens if you let 59 get past you.

This post is about getting things done.

The problem I see holding people back from Getting Things Done is two things. Maybe three.

One, They don’t put much into their time.

Two, They don’t have specific goals.

Three…They don’t have a step by step plan to achieve those goals.

I don’t mean I know every step I am going to take to get to my goals. I run into the same unexpected setbacks everybody else does. And I’m not going to sell you a Zig Ziglar tape. (although he is excellent)

It’s just that I stick on one step until I get it done. Get it done!

I don’t know what happened to me the other day. It was like I suddenly had big holes in my memory.

Now, I don’t always get it the first time. Does anybody? If you all say everybody does I’m going to feel really stupid because for me it’s actually like I never get it the first time.

I have trouble keeping it simple but I am determined to do so. Still getting stuff done and knowing what to do next is an artful balance that I work on every day. For me, it actually makes things interesting.

I guess you just don’t know what you don’t know and it shouldn’t be a surprise. But what yanks my chain is higher eschelon gurus selling HTGR systems centered in Internet Marketing and it’s all so elaborate. Yawn. Pause.

It’s also darned expensive.

Recently I stumbled across a promotion that had all the hallmarks of your typical giant launch and this one was a doozie. It had a large commitment built right in and was going to insure your rapid rise in earnings by determining this one thing.

This “thing” was your “major constraint” Find out what that is, get over it or get past it and get on with your life of riches.

Well, I don’t know about you, but I have so many constraints that my modus operandi has always been to seek progress in spite of my shortcomings.

Well, my major “constraint” has got to be ADD. I have had it all my life. Makes it difficult to concentrate.

So I became a list freak. It seemed to me that if I could just get all my to-dos onto a list (and not lose that list or become overwhelmed by it) I could prioritize my to-dos and just start slugging away.

Except…I’m not so hot at prioritizing. And I’m easily distracted.

I want to tell you this simple thing I do to keep my rats nest of a brain on track.

Here’s what happens to me when I don’t use this little trick.

I open my laptop and something catches my eye or I suddenly remember that I may have an answer to an email I sent yesterday or do I have some new people on my list and is my email sequence ahead of or behind…oh I think you get the picture.
My paypal account, how about clickbank, did I test that last download page, oops I didn’t check the links in that pdf, oh and even worse… I changed the name of one of the files so now I have to go all over the universe fixing those links or just say screw it or change the file name back even if it is the wrong name…

Sound familiar? You do what I’m doing up there in that last paragraph and you aren’t going anywhere very fast. Plus you are becoming a trained expert in the art of living in chaos.

That’s me. But I got a workaround. It’s simple. I say no. And I keep a good pen and paper right next to my computer so that when I know what the next best thing is that I should do to move forward I write it down there.

When I finish what I’m doing currently I move to that entry on my list. I look at it. I think “That’s the best next thing. Let’s get ‘er done. Where the best place to start. What do I do first. Go. Get on it.”

I usually have good things to do next on that list and, when it comes to my current endeavors, one of the questions I ask myself daily is “What is the best thing I can do to cinch down loose ends or move my business forward?”

For me it’s usually fix up or add some infrastructure and work on building traffic.

Is it really that simple? Just two things? Infrastructure or traffic. That’s it. Zen moment.

My house is in the woods. Time for a walk. Relax. When I come back I’ll do one of two things. Work or not work. If it’s work I’ll do one of two things. Easy boy. Whoa.

That was fun, see you next time. Comments wanted!

Wholeheartedly here,

Riley West - An Oregon pioneer making his way in the trade.

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