How to Work for Yourself Quotes

“Perfectionism is an enemy to finishing your first project, and finishing your first project is the key to finishing multiple projects.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“If you're in a tough spot, stop focusing on it. Focus on how you can learn and move on.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Interrupt your negative thoughts with music, humor or positivity.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Feed your brain and you'll feed your creativity as well.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Negative relationships built on anger and fear can bring you down, while relationships built on trust and kindness can give you a major boost.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“47. Try something new with your mind, hands or body.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Give up Facebook, TV or mobile internet for 30 days.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“If you're like most people, you hit the snooze button two or three times before you wake up in the morning. You may feel like you need that extra five to 20 minutes to fully get your bearings at the break of dawn. In reality, it's a habit that can be broken. Once you get used to getting up the first time your alarm goes off, you'll be able to spring out of bed and straight into your super productive day. The first step in skipping the snooze is to place your alarm clock”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“This tip is both literal and figurative. I suggest you write an outline in pencil because writing down a plan is very helpful and it can keep you from being distracted by the internet and the world at large. Writing in pencil also allows you to erase and change things. The figurative meaning is that you need to be willing to change your plan on the fly. A plan can change for any number of reasons. Your initial assumptions could be wrong or a resource you thought was at your disposal could have dried up. Be ready to change your project dramatically at a moment's notice. The most successful people know how to adapt to changing circumstances.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“To create a worthwhile project, you have to be willing to work harder than the other guy. You work while he or she sleeps or travels.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Our brains tend to default to either thoughts about what's worrying us the most or the objects and people in front of us. Give your brain some freedom by letting yourself daydream about your creative project or something else that inspires you. It doesn't matter what it is as long as there is some kind of positive emotion behind it. If you want to be a writer, daydream about what life would be like as a successful author. If you want to create the next Facebook, daydream about leading a board of directors meeting. It's amazing how a little daydreaming can go a long way. My daydreaming sessions almost always result in an idea I can immediately apply to get closer to my goals. ”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“If you're like most people, you hit the snooze button two or three times before you wake up in the morning.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“The other side of creativity is making things interesting for your brain. If you do the same things at the same time every single day, your brain won't have much to work with. Shake things up and you'll brainstorm ideas you never thought possible.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Say that you are writing a 100,000 word book for your project. That can be very intimidating. It's best to split the project into smaller chunks to keep yourself from getting overwhelmed. Splitting your main goal into daily, weekly and monthly goals will allow you to make a little bit of progress every day. If you fall short on a daily goal, make sure not to beat yourself up too much over it. Even the best writers, businesspeople and bloggers in the world miss a deadline every so often. Deal with your temporary laziness and move on.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“90. Remember that a finished product is more important than a perfect one. Guy Kawasaki, the author of Art of the Start,”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“When you are having a tough time making progress toward your goal, remember the feeling of pride you'll experience when you achieve it to help you push forward.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“If you do the same things at the same time every single day, your brain won't have much to work with.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Practice listening and learn to respond without judgment.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Welcome to How to Work for Yourself, a book that’s meant to get you in the right state of mind to start a business, book or blog.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Write down three things you like about your adversaries.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Learn to trust yourself, block your negative thoughts and replace them with positive thoughts and you'll have energy to spare.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Save yourself the double-check by focusing the first time.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“Save yourself the double-check by focusing the first time. We lead a distracted life. It's becoming more and more difficult to pay attention. This is one of the reasons we often have to go back and double check to make sure we have all our work materials, locked the back door or turned off the stove. You are more likely to remember to do something if you focus while you're doing it. For example, if you're locking the back door to your house you should stop all conversations,  avoid looking at any devices and focus on the task at hand. You may even want to say something out loud, such as, "I am locking the door on Monday, June 10th," so that you remember it later when you're leaving the house.”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog

“snooze”
― Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself: 100 Ways to Make the Time, Energy and Priorities to Start a Business, Book or Blog