Focusing on the most important thing right now can be challenging, especially as a one-person shop with no one else helping to guide priorities.
As I do about once a year, I’m re-reading The One Thing – a phrase I hadn’t noticed on the previous 4 or 5 reads suddenly popped out:
Do fewer things with more effect, rather than more things with side effects.
🙋♂️ hello, guilty.
So many ideas, so many to-do’s… Settling on one idea, and committing to it for a meaningful amount of time feels like saying no to other opportunities.
But I bet you’ve felt the side effects of trying to do too many things.
So what would you prefer:
Not saying no, but dealing with inevitable side effects, or…
Reaping the benefits of focus.
For self-employed creatives, normal business traps are easy to fall into and overcomplicate things - but they’re totally avoidable when flying solo.
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