Something Strange Happened Yesterday
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Yesterday I went to London for the day to meet some other UK marketers, which meant I was out of the house most of the day. I didn’t do any of the work that I normally do, and instead I just left my buisness behind while I enjoyed myself in London.
And something very strange happened…
You see, all week I’ve been struggling to decide what to do next, and where to take my business. I wouldn’t say that I was suffering from information overload, but I was certainly feeling a tad confused about which direction I should take next.
Well not anymore…
Simply by getting away from my business for the day, I gained a load of perspective and it became 100% clear exactly what my next move should be. While up close and personal with my business on a daily basis I couldn’t decide what to do next, once I was away for a day the pieces just fell into place.
And guess what? Yes, today I’m taking another day off too!
In fact, I’m just heading out to meet some friends before going to watch the football this afternoon, and I’m going to completely distance business from my mind.
If you’re struggling to decide where to take your business next, or if you can’t process all of the information whizzing around your head, then consider taking a couple of days off and you’d be surprised how much perspective this helps you gain.
Has anyone else felt like this before? If so, I’d love to hear your comments below….
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By Elaine on Jan 12, 2008 | Reply
Haven’t done this but am having the same problem so will follow your lead and hope I have the same results!
By Brian Jinks on Jan 12, 2008 | Reply
Lee,
I always make sure to take at least 1-2 days off per week to let my brain re-energize.
It works very well because after the days off, I usually feel refreshed, motivated to work, and have more ideas that can help my bottom line.
I know exactly where you’re coming from!
All the best,
Brian Jinks
By Cynthia on Jan 12, 2008 | Reply
Yep! I have totally felt that Lee. Hence my $172.67 question to you earlier this month.
I have a really hard time of totally emptying my day and mind of anything internet/business related so I have found my days that I have taken off to be filled with thoughts of what I could be or should be doing and a jerking urge to get back to work. I still have trouble letting that go so I can truly take a break.
Maybe I need to watch football.
~Cynthia
By Cheryl on Jan 12, 2008 | Reply
Amen! Just too much scrambling, learning, uploading downloading. INFORMATION OVERLOAD Thanks for the reminder to stop and smell the roses!
By Brendan Brewster on Jan 13, 2008 | Reply
Hi Lee,
I have been there before and it is not a good place to be. Being overwhelmed by an overload of “ideas” usually results in no “action”.
I find it helps to do a brain dump from time to time and just release it all for 24-48 hours. When I return to “work” it is always with a fresh perspective.
Brendan.
By Lee McIntyre on Jan 13, 2008 | Reply
I’m glad to see that I’m not alone with this!
I think sometimes it’s easy to get too close to your business, and try to do too much at once, that a mini break is the only way to get some fresh perspective.
Thanks for the comments everyone.
Lee McIntyre
By Ron on Jan 13, 2008 | Reply
Aarrrghhhh…….
So there are people out there suffering from the same ailment.
I wholeheartedly agree with you and the others Lee….right now I am struggling with how to set up my opt in page for the new ebook site I am launching.
Although the ideas I have seem good, when I try them in FrontPage and look at the results, I don’t like them.
Is this called Analysis Paralysis? I think so.
I am going to be trying to work this stuff out in the next day or two and launch.
You can find more info at the blog:
www.5star-ebooks.com/blog/
Thanks again for all of your useful information.
Regards,
Ron
By Angela Wills on Jan 14, 2008 | Reply
Good for you for taking some time off AND getting clearer focus on your business
Yes I’ve definitely felt like this before, and at times often! Stepping back and taking time to look at your business from a different angle works wonders sometimes.
Just recently I did up a spreadsheet detailing where my income is coming from and I was really shocked to realize I’ve been putting so much effort into a site that’s been making me NO money while I was letting two profitable businesses/sites go unattended. I couldn’t see this until I did up this specific spreadsheet because i was so focused on building up the new site and thought it would make me more money.
Now I’ve got a new plan to go back to those sites that were working and improve those before moving on to anything new.