Your second point – “Entrepreneurs build things that can live or die without them, they build projects that are bigger than themselves.” In my opinion this is another big area where business owners get stuck – they do not behave like true entrepreneurs but act strictly as business owners. An entrepreneur thinks of the company as a separate entity which has the potential to continue far beyond the capabilities of any sole individual.

Great article!

john

I would argue that what you've identified is that you were stuck in one of those 3 places, but the answer probably isn't not living at all in one of those places – like everything in life, moderation of all is the answer!

Your mention of the value in Ramit's intro Earn1k program is worthwhile noting for lots of people getting into this I think – his marketing lessons are valid for anybody. I really do question his angle on freelancing, then building your freelancing to the point of being able to leave your work.. its still trading hours for cash, and the more successful you get in freelancing, the more you have to work (and/or raise your rates), but eventually if you are getting high rates, it's likely you'd be better off with a system that pulls you out of certain things ie an entrepreneur.. so I like the idea of leapfrogging the whole awkward freelancing stage.

Thinking entrepreneur then accepting that you can work in your business in startup phase I think is much more clear than approaching things like a freelancer first, then trying to shift gears.

1. By “refresher in singular focus” I meant the tactics used for eliminating wasted time. In a sense I literally meant, cutting out jumping between computer windows or having multiple thoughts in my head. The idea of shutting off my phone, getting off the internet, and focusing on one specific task. Check out the articles here for more on that… http://thelifedesignproject.com/category/elimin… or shoot me an e-mail I can share some tactics that work.

2. & 3. Under the picture I lay out three steps I used to move past getting stuck in a particular mode. Honestly, the biggest one was the graphic itself, the awareness of sitting with myself and realizing I've been doing %90 of what I want to accomplish in my head and on a calendar and not getting any fresh perspectives or actions to make these ideas real. Actions that create a product, or free time from minutia, or put me in line with my dreams and ideal lifestyle.

Psyched that people are benefiting from it. I wish you the best, feel free to connect with me at any time…and “buy my pdf and change your life” was hilarious hah!…so many who really jump into the salesman role certainly come off that way. All part of the process I suppose…we are all selling something. It's not a bad thing, just stay on your toes and keep it real.

Thanks for the comment, hope to hear from you again.

1 – you mention a 'refresher in singular focus' – can you provide a link?

2 – You indicated you were going to talk about 'how to move past it and get something done.' but I didn't find those details, or maybe I just missed it?

3 – If I read correctly, you were stuck in the 2nd mode?

Alan

I have 3 major projects in various states of planing / procrastination: portfolio site, product site, personal journey blog (like this one)… and have done a bit in my elimination stage such as massive physical clutter removal and ignoring facebook and news sites. Yet, I have found myself almost equally distracted searching for the next great motivational blog / book

In fact just now I was reading this article in a way to avoid the very important “out” things I should be doing.

Just wanted to say that I immensely enjoy reading about your journey and really appreciate your honesty as you navigate through your various processesseses. I find your content equally valuable if not more so than the folks who have “already made it”. Just want to encourage you to keep your fire going and wish you success.

best,

Carl