STOP Doing dishes.

Allow dishes to stack up for a full week.

Save yourself time and trouble of cleaning up after meals. After you enjoy a good meal, put dishes in sink or on counter and get on to other things you have to do. Move on to other important things around house.

Just think how much free time you will create for yourself.

Life is good, right?

Well, maybe not. After first day or so, a couple thoughts start to run through your head. "I'm still going to have to do dishes. When I do, there is going to be a huge stack and it's going to take a long time. After a week, they are also going to be smelly and have old and hardened food all over them."

You would be embarrassed when friends come over and see a dirty pile of dishes stacked up in your kitchen. Then after a week, isn't it a much, much harder chore?

Stop and ask yourself this question - do most people do dishes every day because they just love doing dishes?

Of course not. They do them each day because it's one of those chores that is best done in bite-sized chunks.

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR CASH FLOW

Doing dishes every day is practice of doing today's work today. You do it because alternative approach is a really bad idea.

You need to put this same approach to work in your business.

Specifically, make sure your financial records are kept current each day. This will ensure you have an accurate cash balance.

Make commitment NOW to take control of your cash balance. You owe it to yourself and to your business.

Remember, Cash Is King, because No Cash = No Business.

You must however have a goal clearly in mind. This can be referred as a vision of what you want your life to be. It's like parent asking their child what they want to be when they grow up. If you don't have a clear vision as to what you want to be, your odds of success are greatly diminished. You, and only you, can decide where you want to go on your travel through life.

But you can't sit on top of a hill and think pleasant thoughts all day. You have to come down to real world and set your goals and objectives. You have to set priorities and have a plan to meet them on a regular basis. You must have a plan of action, and follow it. In other words, "plan your work and work your plan". While things come up to delay you at times, you must meet your goals each day. You must be organized, and have a system in place to attain your objectives. Without one, your ship will certainly founder. Excuses don't count. Leave these behind you. Build your own personal image of success.

Do you spend any time honing your skills? Community involvement is a great way to do this. Get out and meet people. Do some public speaking - anything to allow you to practice your techniques when dealing with people. Most sales are not product driven. If people believe in you, you are more than halfway home to making a sale.

If you are fired with enthusiastic ideas and allow them to dominate your thoughts, you will find that new horizons will open. As long as your enthusiasm lasts, so will new opportunities. Don't wait for world to beat a path to your door - it won't. Search out and seek new ventures.

Allow yourself to think outside boundaries. Remember, failure is merely a stepping stone on your road to success, and if you exercise positive thinking, you will reach your objective.