I Don’t Have Enough Time To Work on My Dream
Man, life is just way to busy. When I finally decided to chase my dream I ran into a big problem: time. I had a full-time job, a wife and three kids, trying to lose weight, church, and a bunch of other stuff.
You’re busy too and if you’re reading this blog, you’re probably are chasing a dream. So how can you get it all done without losing your mind? We’ll get into that in a bit.
Time is one resource we’ll never get back, that’s what makes it so important. Plus, we’re not guaranteed anything, none of us know when it’s our time. If you want to be successful, if you’re going to make your dream a reality in 2014, you have to get your time figured out.
Cut out the distractions
Look, there are some distractions you can’t avoid, like your kids. However, there are plenty of distractions you can cut out and reclaim a little bit of time. As I’m writing this post, I’m fighting the urge to check Facebook, I can see the notifications on my phone.
That brings up a good point: turn off the notifications, I’m serious! Our mind tells us that if we turn updates or notifications off, we’ll miss something important. Let’s get real, how many important messages have you received on social media? Turn off the notifications and pick specific blocks of time to check all the updates.
Trust me, you’ll be ok and you won’t miss too much but more than that, you’ll gain back valuable time that might have been wasted by getting distracted. Checking a simple social media update could set you back more than the time, it could help you lose direction.
Besides notification, how about that ringing cell phone? How about that TV show? How about that loud noise outside? Distractions come in many forms and they all lead to the same result: less productivity. Cut them out and avoid them when you can, the results will surprise you.
A simple test
I really want to see you succeed, so let’s get specific. Over the next week, let’s make a significant effort to cut out distractions. As you work on your online business this week, turn off your phone, turn off any notifications on your computer, get into a quite area and just work.
You don’t need to do this for eight hours, try this for 30 minutes, that’s it. Take an uninterrupted 30 minutes to focus and work, if you like the results, increase the time to an hour. That’s not too bad right? I’m guessing you’re going to get a lot more accomplished.
Make time where you can
I know you’re busy, you’ve got a family. If it seems like you don’t have a single minute to spare, you’re going to have to get creative. That means waking up an hour earlier or going to bed an hour later.
It might mean squeezing an hour here and there between things but if you can find that little bit of time, you can get this thing done in 2014. The key is making that time as uninterrupted as possible.
Sneak in those hours, try to get at least four hours a week working on your dream and in a month, send me an email (kconstable29@gmail.com) to let me know about the progress you’re making.
This website is for you, the family person chasing that dream on the side, I get what you’re going through. As you read this you’re thinking: “I can’t spare that four hours” but if there’s a will, there’s a way.
Can you make extra time by cutting out your TV time? I find that we watch more TV than we realize or want to admit. I know how nice it is to veg out and enjoy your shows but you’ve got a dream and that dream will require short-term sacrifice.
Whatever that sacrifice is that you need to make in your life, be honest and make that sacrifice for a little bit of time. Don’t focus on what you’re giving up, focus on what you’ll gain when you’re fully supported by your dream. Then you’ll have a lot of time give in to any distractions 
How do you make time for your dream? What distractions come up for you?
