By the time you read this, I will be on a plane, headed to
Namibia, Africa – embarking on the trip of a lifetime to visit
the elephants, rhinos, and my younger brother, who is serving in
the Peace Corps.
The last two weeks have been a blur – a happy blur – as I have
worked to crank out some high value websites in record time.
The power of a deadline is quite amazing. Have you ever noticed
how when a deadline approaches, you are offered two roads to walk
down?
The first one is the road of scattered stress – thoughts like “I
don’t know how I’m going to get it done in time” and “I have so
much to do” race through your head, and your heart starts
pounding.
The other path is the one of crystallized, focused thought -
thoughts like “I’m going to focus on one thing at a time” and “No
matter what happens, I can count on getting it done in time”.
To be honest, I’ve walked down both paths in my mind in the last
couple weeks. But very early on, as the deadline to leave the
country loomed closer and larger, I chose to focus on the path of
focused thought.
Here are a few observations that I would like to share with you,
about the power of a deadline:
* A reason to focus gives you incentive to work faster
and more efficiently
* Working more efficiently brings greater value to you, and also
to those who you work with
* Learning to work faster, and more focused, reduces and
eliminates your stress – once you accept the deadline, and just
start cranking, you are actually quite relaxed while you work
In the old days, when I worked in an accounting firm, I watched
the same pattern take place. We would start off in January,
ramped up, jazzed and ready to go – but without focus. Then
after a few weeks, people would put their heads down and start
cranking again.
Then usually a small freak out about 2 weeks
before the April 15th deadline, and more focused thought and
a healthy effort right through to the deadline.
The amazing thing? Everyone always survived the deadline, and
the bulk of the money was made during those 3 months.
That’s the power of a strong deadline.
Maybe you’ve been thinking about how a website can help grow your
business, but putting it off for another day. Or maybe you even
have a website, but feel it isn’t help your business grow as it
should.
Don’t put off the riches that you can attract through the web any
longer.
Give yourself the gift of a deadline to get in touch and get
on the path of having a money generating website -
Get in touch NOW – to put yourself at the head of the line.
Reach for the top,
-Jason “Wally” Waldron
P.S. — I will return May 20th with stories galore, and I expect
to hear from you!
P.P.S. – Check out the newest website – Artonomy Art – here’s a
lady who put herself at the front of the line and is going to
have a great summer because of it.
