I departed on my journey but forgot the route planner.

Wanting to be a multi-millionaire IMer is a lovely idea and who of us doesn’t want that.

To be an Olympic Gold medallist you have to win a few races before you are even considered to be good enough to enter the Olympics.

I after much thought I have realised that I need to set small attainable goals.
Broken down to small actions that that lead to the completion of the goal.

I’ve had to re think my timetable I have 15-20 hrs a per week spare (I’m imagining what you would achieve in that amount of time) so time I have.

I do like writing I discovered, but I also now realise its important what I write and dose it take me closer to my goal.

Sure I’m still going to have fun.

I have this statement printed up and getting it framed.

Does this take me closer to my goal, or does it distract me from it?

I re-worded to say this based on the 5 figure Monthly Income closing statement of your post.

This is printed out too ready for framing one either side of my Pc.

Ian
Is what you are doing right now, take you closer to your 3 figure monthly income, or is it distracting you from it?

Yes starting with 3 figure then 4 and so on.

p.s. This needs to be the year that you start earning 5-figures per month from Affiliate Marketing. Stay tuned, because next I am going to dig into an in-depth review of some of the best Affiliate Marketing guides on the ‘net.

http://www.clicknewz.com/1826/blogging-inspiration/

I am feeling better already I’m setting 30 minute work slots in my spare time and assigning tasks to them that must be done before I do anything else with the exception of click news I have aloud my self to read 1 post before I start and jot down anything for future use and absolutely no link clicking until After my tasks are completed.

Well That’s it really so far.
Thank you
Ian UK

This is obviously a huge issue for people who work from home, and for those that run an online business. Distraction is always going to be a big part of that, period.

I do love the way Napoleon Hill teaches us to get a clear vision and to fall in love with that vision. It is obviously key to know what we want, before we can expect to have it.

That said, many of us – myself included – have competing priorities. The most obvious example for me is my career and my children. In many ways they go hand in hand (“lifestyle” comes to mind) – but in others they are a parallel and compete for my time & energy. In those cases, it takes a lot of discipline and focus.

Those things come from within, and require deliberate intent.

A couple of you asked for specific advice on working at home with young children. I started my business when our four kids were 5 months, 5, 5 and 8 years old (we were a blended family). I am now a single mother, and my two children are 12 & 17. As I’m typing this I have four teenagers in the house – I usually have a houseful (and love it!).

All that to say that I have over a decade of experience with various age ranges – with and without another adult in the house (to help or hinder – heh!). I offered my solutions in a very detailed post last year at:

http://www.clicknewz.com/857/working-at-home-with-kids/

Give that a read. I’d love to hear your thoughts – and what has worked for you.

In the last few weeks I have been really devoting time to “clearing the decks” and getting very clear on my long-term vision and both long and short term goals. I agree – this is a critical step to begin to move out of the distraction trap.

I so appreciate you sharing your “one key filter” that you use to determine what to focus on and what to let go of . It seems so simple – yet it is so powerful. Thank you for the reminder.

I also appreciate your inclusion of the Think and Grow Rich link. I have read this book in the past and know the importance that it holds. I look forward to revisiting it via your link. Thank you again!

Amy @amymiyamoto

Ok…gotta go find those darn blinders. I think I packed them up sometime ago.

You have to get something done in your business to move forward, and you are so true about distractions… they will always be there and you have to avoid them until your business chores are done for the day…. and then you will see some action….

Roy Fielding
“Affiliate Marketer”

Wise words! Just being aware is everything.

When I’m on the computer I constantly ask myself, “How does this serve me?” to keep myself from wasting time surfing around. Just saying that sentence allows me to stay in the here and now and focus on what I want to accomplish.

I like your horse blinders analogy.

Thanks,
Peggy

I would add that it is worth reading the whole of “The Four-Hour Work Week” by Tim Ferris (from which Lynn quotes some of the ideas above) as it contains much more details.

Hee hee, I’m currently looking after six kids as my wife has just had #7, so being focused is a major issue right now. I’m trying to pack 573 jobs in before the kids come home, as well as handle a house full of builders (yeah I know, bad timing right?). This sure helps focus the mind!

Ta ra
Alan