Comments on: How To Find Time To Start A Side Business

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:17:50 +0000

Great advice…sounds very common sense but extremely helpful to see it in writing and in practice! Thanks!

By: Murlu

Murlu — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:41:54 +0000

Like you said, you’d be really surprised to see just how much you can accomplish even within a limited amount of time.

I think what we all do is wait for those large blocks of time in the afternoon but never really get anything done because we’re not focused enough. When you have 30 minutes or an hour to complete a task, you’re stressing and jump right into it nonstop.

When you stretch your work across a large span of time, you never really get a whole lot done. This is one of the reasons why so much time is wasted during a 40 hour work week.

If you give a person 8 hours a day to finish a few tasks, they’re going to drag it out to 8 hours. On the other hand, you give them 4 hours and it’s going to be done right away.

By: farouk

farouk — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:48:51 +0000

i really like this post and the whole blog

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By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:47:56 +0000

Steve,

Great post! I just found your website. There is plenty of useful information. Thanks for sharing your experience and keep the good work.

By: Joe Falcon

Joe Falcon — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:32:36 +0000

My strategy is super simple. No TV and wake up early. You really only need 2 hours per day if you focus.

By: Xurxo Vidal

Xurxo Vidal — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:37:31 +0000

Steve,

This post really hit close to home – my business partner and I often strategize about what things need to get done in our business so that we can continue to expand and grow.

Like you pointed out in your early days of business, some tasks feel gargantuan so even if you have a small amount of time, you don’t feel like starting a task because you feel like you won’t get very far and you won’t finish it leaving a lot of things undone.

You’re right about the trick being to break down the tasks in smaller chunks that can be taken care of in smaller time intervals. When resources are tight (like entrepreneurs’ time) this is the only way to go. Unless of course you can outsource some stuff to a virtual assistant or intern.

Would love to see a followup post on that topic if you have any experience with it.

Best,

Xurxo

By: Evelyn Lim

Evelyn Lim — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:57:18 +0000

Hi Steve, you’ve been sharing a ton of extremely useful info on your site. If I am going to set up an online store one day, I am most certainly going to refer to your posts. As always, this post shares very practical advice. I like the fact that you encourage that we work at a comfortable pace and that there will always be time to get a part time business started!

Thanks so much for sharing! And do keep up the good work!

By: Meghashyam Chirravoori

Meghashyam Chirravoori — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:55:42 +0000

I so, so felt in tune with what you were saying. I have a full time job and I am working on my website. Initially – I would go for my job, come back, relax and before I knew the day would be up…Slowly, these days I have started going one hour early to work – to work on my website and when I take a break from my work, I do linking and other small tasks for my website. Also I am trying to work for 2 hours straight after i come from office everyday. Interestingly, this target is motivating me to work more and not just end the day wiling away time…..

So yes, I just loved your suggesting making use of small chunks of time and setting targets…:) Thank you, for re-enforcing it in my mind.

By: Lillea Woodlyns

Lillea Woodlyns — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:13:15 +0000

Great points.

I think that it’s quite a challenge for most people to get organized enough to get organized, so to speak.

I like the way that you break tasks into manageable pieces. It’s true that most people assume that if they don’t have x amount of time, what’s the point, instead of realising that it may take longer to accomplish something with only, say, 1 hr a day, sure, but it’s better to put in that hour and build something over time and have a shot.

I’ve learned how to be more efficient thanks to the tips and strategies of James Schramko, a very successful online entrepreneur who used to have a well paying ‘job’ but he hated it so he set aside time to learn online marketing and eventually quit his job. Now makes FAR more money in a lot less time. He offers lots of great advice for free on his blog: Internet Marketing Speed