You’ve probably heard the saying, “Do what I tell you to do, not what I do.” While it is a bit of a cliche, there’s some truth to it as well. How often have you worked with a client and and after you’ve helped them with your particular, you’ve said to yourself, “I should be doing that for my business?” If you’ve found yourself saying that, don’t worry you’re not alone. I also find myself saying that on occasion, when I’m providing business and social media advice to other businesses.
It’s all to easy to not follow your own advice. You’ve got a client who needs you, a project that needs to be attended to, or something else you need to accomplish for your business and in the process you forget to put time toward doing the very activity you would advocate your client to do. So how do you stop and find time?
First, keep a pad of paper on hand that’s just for you. If you find yourself saying to yourself, that’s something I should do, scribble a note down for yourself.
Second, put aside fifteen to thirty minutes to review any notes you made. By putting aside that time you can then review the notes and determine what activities you will follow through on. Use that time to not just review, but also follow through on activities you feel you should be doing for your business.
Third, do it every day. Make notes, review them and follow through every day. Think of the 15 to 30 minutes as a time to reflect and review what you’re doing with your business to make it successful. And remember you can’t really take care of anyone else, until you take care of yourself. This applies to your business as well, so making that time to follow up on your internal business activities can make a big difference in the work you do for your clients and also in attracting new prospects.
What do you think? What would you add that I haven’t?
