I work on a schedule. I know, judging from how my life looks on the outside, I have the most easy going, non-stressful life ever. I get it. I hear the comments. I know what people are saying. But even still, I too have a schedule.
At 9 I will be doing this. At 10, that. At 11 the other. Noon, you know it. And at 1pm, I eat.
My schedule each and every day is the same. What I do in-between those hours may be different, but the schedule remains the same.
That's what it's like when you work for yourself. When your entire day is your own. When you have no boss looking over your shoulder or telling you what to do.
Some people think it's a blessing - but just like being the type of person who can date a stripper, for most, working for yourself would be a curse. That's just how most people are made.
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The ARMY has a saying, "doing more before 7 am than most people do all day" or something (I don't check Google when writing these things so close enough has to work).
They mean they have a schedule. Things to do. At certain times, they will do them. What they accomplish during those times is more than most people accomplish all day.
I created my schedule because had I not created a schedule for myself, I would have absolutely no reason, none what-so-ever, to ever even get out of bed in the morning.
I can't think of one thing that I would get out of bed for if I didn't have a schedule. So, the schedule works for me.
And I look forward to the schedule. I know, even now, typing this, that tomorrow I have something to do at 9 am. At 11. At 1.
Most uber successful people stick to a schedule (routine). That you can Google.
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People who say they are going to retire always amaze me. Why?
Why retire?
If you're still physically able to do the job, and you love what you're doing, why stop? You're going to die.
Seriously. Not having anything to do all day, every day, is boring. It will kill you and you can literally die of boredom!
What do you have to look forward to?
What are you going to do for the next 30 years of your life?
Nothing?
Work. And keep working. And then work some more.
My grandma taught me this one principle - have something to do every next day, and you'll practically live forever.
She forever had plans for her (me) to do.
Clean the couch. Re-pot the plants. Mow the grass.
And right on schedule, every 28 or so days, she would cheer up and be the most pleasant person to ever be around. The rest of the time, she was a tyrant. A lovable tyrant but a tyrant all the same.
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People always think they can date a stripper. I used to do marketing for the largest club in the area - a very successful place, and yes, I made it even more successful (maybe I'm not so proud of that).
I hear guys saying all the time, "man, this girl is in love with me" "I know what to do with her" "I'd love to date a girl like that" - no you wouldn't.
No one would.
You have no idea what you're getting yourself into.
Guys are either built for dating strippers or they aren't. And I equate the one's who can and can't with those who can or can't handle having "free time" and working for themselves.
What happens if you're with the stripper and you're hanging out in the club and see her rub another guys leg 2.4 seconds longer than you want? What then?
I know what then, I've seen it - over and over.
Same with people who think it's easy to work for themselves. It's not. There's a schedule to keep. Things to do. And when there is nothing to do, you have to be what they call in the restaurant business "a cleaner".
You got time to lean, you've got time to clean.
There's always something to do and sometimes, most times, you just have to make it up.
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When you work for yourself, making your own schedule is important.
You don't find time for anything - you have to make time. That's the schedule you make, not the one you find.
That goes for work, relationships, and yourself. Don't find time - make time. And make sure the time you make is in the schedule and the schedule is kept.
Having a schedule is one of the most important keys to finding Open Doors and Opportunity - especially in business and relationships.
In fact, it may be impossible to find Open Doors and Opportunity if you're unable to make a schedule and keep it.
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