Another issue related to motivation comes when there are tasks you procrastinate on because you don’t enjoy doing them.

Procrastination becomes a problem when you are procrastinating on projects that are important. Projects that are not important should be delayed or outsourced. The key is using the motivation tips you offer to get away from procrastinating on these important tasks.

If tasks are both important and unpleasant then moving through them quickly is key.

The following article has some great ideas:
http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-find-motivation-for-the-things-you-hate-doing/

Other ideas to beat this kind of procrastination:
1. Provide a small reward for yourself when you finish.
2. Do it first off in the morning before you move on to more pleasant tasks.

What other ideas have worked for you?

Danny

Last month I wrote about having a REAL business plan for your business. (ORIGINAL POST HERE)

Part of your business plan should be a marketing plan. John Jantsch is the expert on small business marketing. Here are his thoughts on what should be included in a marketing plan:

http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/06/18/how-complex-should-a-marketing-plan-be/

Danny

Motivating yourself is the key to many areas of life. If you are self-employed it is even more important.

Here is a good post on how to sustain your motivation over the long haul:

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/sustaining-motivation/

Danny

The Secret has been a powerful Best Selling book. It has also sparked lots of controversy. There are some things about the Secret that I like, but a number of things that I have a real problem with.

This post is a good explanation of why The Secret is wrong, and yet still works. You can read it here:

http://zenhabits.net/2008/06/why-the-law-of-attraction-is-wrong-but-why-it-still-works/

Danny

One reason that I love my home business is because it gives me the ability to travel more. The residual income comes in whether I work or not, and it provides extra funds to travel more.

Here are some recent photos from our travels:

Prague

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126002&l=799ff&id=826085649

Cesky Krumlov – A UNSECO World Heritage Site in Czech Republic.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126004&l=dc003&id=826085649

Auschwitz & Krakow, Poland

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126012&l=5d5c6&id=826085649

Danny Gamache
PS. Because of the ability to delay posts, this post is going out while I’m sitting on a beach in Southern Turkey…

Seth Godin has a GREAT post titled “Urgent Personal Financial Advice”. Some of it is pretty obvious, but his urgency is important.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/06/urgent-personal.html

Danny

Here is another great post from “The Dumb Little Man” blog.

Follow these five steps and you will become a better networker. If you are a better networker, you will grow a better business.

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/11/5-steps-to-becoming-better-networker.html

Danny

Guy Kawasaki has a great guest post from Jesse Stay, co-author of “I’m on Facebook–Now What???: How to Get Personal, Business, and Professional Value from Facebook”.

I’m a big fan of Facebook and this article shares some great tips:

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2008/04/ten-things-you.html

You can find me on Facebook here:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=826085649

Danny