The One Year Millionaire

When I think and look back at all the time and money wasted because of a lack of Organization in my life I can see clearly why it took me as long as it did to get the money flowing in. I noticed after months and months of hard work that after all the time spent with new investments and different monetary projects that I could have done much more! The reason is that I wasn’t organized with my business and I wasn’t organized with my personal time either.

I remember spending hours at the computer, constantly forgetting things and the time just kept adding up, but the results were minimal. Today I can say to myself that I am much more organized and I when I want to get it done I can do it quickly and efficiently because I don’t have other thoughts or worries floating around in my head at the same time. I can see that what would have taken me a week to accomplish, I can now do in a day! In fact, lately I find myself enjoying a lot of extra personal time while waiting for deadlines. I find that my businesses grow at a reasonable pace and that I don’t need to keep checking up on everything every 15 minutes like I did when I first started.

When I was in school and teachers used to tell me about the benefits of being Organized it would have just went in one ear and out the other, but now that I have seen the difference that it can make in my own life I believe in its power! I can now get more things done in a shorter period of time, think more clearly and save a lot of money in the process.

Here are a few things that I do that you may find useful:

• Create a proper Working Environment
  When I sit down at my desk it means that I want to get down to business and get my work out of my way. Sometimes it is hard if my working space is cluttered with random papers and other things that may get in my way while I am trying to work. I like to keep my Working Environment clean so that nothing gets lost and so that I can remember where everything I need is located.
• Follow a Schedule
  This is probably one of the most important things that you can do to stay organized. Whenever it comes to work I always want to get it all out of the way so that I don’t need to worry later on and just enjoy my own personal time. This is why I like to keep my days organized by making schedules of tasks that I need to get done on a regular basis. For example, when I work on websites I like to dedicate time towards writing new and unique content and also towards the whole Link Building Process! Setting an hour or two aside for these repeditive tasks can really help you clear space for your own enjoyment! If I didn’t organize these things it would take me much longer to get them done or they may not even get done at all!
• Write Down Your Ideas
  If something comes to your mind; whether it is an idea for a new project or if it is just a catchy line for an article’s title, you should write it down so that you don’t forget. Sometimes I think of things and then later on when I try to remember it may not sound the same or may not be there at all. The fact that you are writing things down already gives you a bigger chance of taking action with that specific thing. Next time you think of a cool name for a website, you should write it down… if you think of a domain name that you may want to purchase, write it down so that you can remember to check if it is available as soon as possible. Writing things down on a piece of paper or even on your computer will change the way you approach your work and will give you an advantage!
• Keep Track of Your Money
  When I first started doing Internet Marketing I spent a lot of money buying what they called “Secret Money-Making Programs” and I noticed that a whole lot of what I spent my money on was useless. Rather than thinking of it as a lot of wasted cash, I decide to think of it as a learning process. My investment was eventually returned and I was able to Make More Money on the internet than I thought was possible for me. One thing that I noticed was that to Make More Money I had to change my spending habits for a while so that I could have more money to play around with and invest into different business projects. Now I always keep track of the money that I make and I always keep track of the money that I spend. This way I can always make sure that I am always on top.
• Backup All Your Computer Data
  This is pretty straight forward, but it is extremely surprising to see that not many people do this. It doesn’t take too long and you can save a whole lot of heart ache by doing this. The chance that your computer blows up is pretty slim, but there is always a small chance that something may happen and you don’t want to be the unlucky person who lost months of hard work because of a few minutes of laziness!

Try some of these simple things and you will also see that you can get a lot more done just by being a little bit more organized. I turned several hours a day into a few short hours a week and the result is growing every single day! If you want to know more about this topic I also wrote an article on “Time Management” and “Fighting Laziness“. Keep working hard and success will follow!