Don't Be Busy, Be Productive - 64/101 Entrepreneur Mistakes & Lessons

I personally do not like it when people talk about being busy. This is something that annoys me and is a pet peeve.I prefer to set a goal, a deadline and work towards it. I prefer to work towards a worthy ideal. When you are working towards a worthy goal you are making progress in your life. You're advancing through life and striving for success.When you are busy you are just that- busy! I can be busy running in circles exerting tremendous energy and getting nowhere in life.What annoys me about people being 'busy' is that they see work as an escapism, to get away from their life or troubles. Granted that some people think better when they are preoccupied with something and that's ok.But, I'd prefer not to be 'busy', but working towards a goal, working on my purpose.The way I see it is: I think goals, not tasks. I think what are the main objectives that I need to complete to work towards my aims.Be productive and work towards something of value and is ideal.Us the Pareto principle: 80/20. Understand, identify and focus on the 20% of your tasks/activities that will produce 80% of your results and income.This is why I encourage you to set goals and deadlines. When you do you are striving onwards and up words.This is also why I say that as an entrepreneur, you've got to live the life others will not, so you can then one day live the life others cannot. And that means working towards something.When other people that you know are not willing to work on the kind of things you determine will change your life, then soon you can live the standard of living that they simply cannot.Work on things that produce results, and do not be busy for the sake of being busy, as you'll end up wasting time or at the very least, you'd not be as efficient as you could be.Do not be busy for the sake of it, but work towards a goal. Think objectives, not tasks. Completing objectives gets you closer to your destination.Question of the day: are you being busy or produtive?There are another 100 mistakes that I made here.