Stop the Distractions!

Twitter Bitch...

Ok, I'm gonna bitch about Twitter.  Sorry guys....

Does anyone else find it annoying when a person you are following tweets to like 40 different replies and takes up your entire home page?

I think a good feature to add is to allow you to filter Tweets which are replies, and make them specific to a person.

I understand the value of being able to reply to tweets, but I'm not interested in reading 40 replies of someone I"m following... It's like being forced to read someone elses email, on top of what you already read.

Ok, my bitching is done. I've been dying to get that off my chest.

Thanks, Shecky for bringing up Twitter and being that straw that broke this Chicano's back. ;)

-Ferny

Jasaon Better

You described exactly what is happening to me. My in box is full, my mind is all over the place.  Thanks for the advice, I'm narrowing it down now. Elizabeth Coates wwwsendoutcards.com/jcoates 

On Being Rich Using the Scaffolding Approach

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. -Henry David Thoreau

This is a great message that everyone can take from and apply it to their business. I work with many beginners in this industry and I hear many of the same things...it equates to people trying to do to much with to much. It will always wind up being not enough.

When people can scale back and scale down with just some of the basics, keeping one concept or task in front of them at a time, productivity will increase. Over time, one thing can be added at a time. This is a scaffolding approach.

Scaffolding begins near to the student's (or new marketer in this example) experience and build to what is further from their experience. In this sense, learning builds from concrete to the abstract.

The noise, distraction and cumbersome activities described in this video are all detriments to the scaffolding approach to learning to build a real business.

Eric Walker

Good video

I used to be the same way.  Would try and stay up on the latest from everyone.  I would buy everything.

Now I simply follow several people and read what they have to say.

As soon as I focused and concentrated on one thing that I was good at my success soared.

Great video and great quote.

Justin 

Great Information

Its so true with our society these days. There is an information overload and we can get so caught up in doing things that just waste our time. Stay focused on what is bringing in dollars for your business and if you have time for other things once thats done, then by all means open yourself to a bit of 'noise'.

I read somewhere that the New York Times Newspaper now contains more information in one paper than someone back in the 1800's was exposed to in their whole life time!

Good message

Nice job on the video Shecky!

I'm definitely guilty of various distractions like you describe. One thing you said that I really liked is just narrowing it down to get reliable information from a few people. I'm seeing more and more people online getting themselves overwhelemed because they're constantly trying to figure out what others are doing.

It's sort of a self-doubt procrastination technique. You don't really have to get out there and apply what you've learned if your still in learning mode.

Time to get yourself out there and start sharing "YOUR" value with the world.

It's a discipling thing really. I got a great tip from a business friend of mine a while back. He put a little sign next to his computer monitor that ask the question, "Is this the best use of my time right now?"

GREAT VIDEO AND EXCUSES

Great video and great subject that gives a lot of insight. I think sometimes we use all this material, social networking sites and other distractions as an excuse not to take action.  We can read, read and watch videos and attend all the training in the world, but it still takes concrete action to get results.

Chris

Amen

I just unsubscribed from a ton of garbage, well I guess it's not all garbage, but "noise" like you said. I use the "look there goes something shiny" Nemo analogy as well...funny. Keep pumping out the good stuff.

Jason

Thanks!

Gosh,

Really appreciate all the great comments.  Your responses do two things for me...

1.  Make me truly glad that I've put content out there that people are using.

2.  Force me to practice what I preach.

Gotta run, and get back to my MMA's....money making activities (see #2)!

Rock on,

Shecky