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7 Things No One Told Me About Being an Entrepreneur

Excellent Article by Kimanzi Constable @ entrepreneur.com

Many people become entrepreneurs because they want to take charge of their financial future and enjoy the freedom entrepreneurship can provide. While the allure of entrepreneurship is strong, there are some realities you should be aware of before you decide to take the leap.

I hate to say it, but entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone. If you’re not prepared, you could end up turning your dream into a nightmare. Here are seven lessons I’ve learned over the last 15 years of being an entrepreneur that no one told me about before I took the leap.

1. It’s lonely at times

2. You’ll need unwavering focus

3. The income can be sporadic

4. You have to steer clear of time-wasting activities

5. You can’t do it all alone

6. You have to test what works for yourself

7. Never get complacent

13 Productivity Hacks to Help You Get Stuff Done

Came across this excellent article by Jonathan Long. 

As entrepreneurs, we’ve all experienced it at some point — that moment in the day where you are sitting at your desk and have lost all focus. You grab your phone and check out social media, reply to some text messages and surf your favorite websites. You have a mile long list of tasks to get done but you can’t seem to focus on them.

Here are 13 hacks to help increase your productivity:

1. Exercise first thing in the morning.

 

2. Tackle your least desirable tasks first.

 

3. Empower your employees.

 

4. Quit social media.

 

5. Immediately knock out simple tasks as they come in.

 

6. Get out of your office.

 

7. Use technology and make tasks simple.

 

8. Fuel the machine.

 

9. Disconnect from technology during crunch time.

 

10. Unclog your email.

 

11. Keep one day off limits each week.

 

12. Work Sunday evening.

 

13. Automate and systemize everything.

 

To read the full article please click the link below.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/239485