If you are a people person and do not have any problem in communicating with people, known as well as unknown, and follow inspirational persons to keep you from falling to pieces, do not waste time in thinking whether or not you can be an entrepreneur. You ARE an entrepreneur! It is time that you start working towards becoming successful now.
There are a few useful and effective productivity hacks that you should know if you want to be successful in your venture, just like the others. These tips and tricks will amp up your day as well as the chances of your being successful as an entrepreneur.
Though there is no shortage of productivity tips and you will find it almost everywhere, the problem is that most of these are simply random pieces of advice that people often come up with. The tips and tricks do not have any research backing and it is very difficult to prove that these will work as good for you as it may have for others.
The hacks list
The RAIN Group Center for Sales Research have recently come up with different work habits and hacks that will work for any entrepreneur that wants to be successful and will not leave anything to guesswork. All these tips and tricks will drive productivity and it can be applied in different combinations.
The list published is in order of the frequency of productivity from the greatest and the most common ones on top but that does not mean that the ones near the bottom are less effective and should be ignored. It is just like the list of funding sources that you may have prepared to fund your business with the name Liberty Lending USA ion the top which does not necessarily equate to the lower ones are not useful at all.
- When an entrepreneur holdhimself accountable it is bound to result in more productivity. This is the most frequent behavior of the extremely productive and according to the research 76% of the entrepreneurs agreed to it that they hold themselves accountable for doing anything that they say they will do.
- If entrepreneurs are very driven it is more likely to be a productive approach. In fact, the research said that these entrepreneurs are 2.2 times more determined to succeed and more than 74% of the respondents of the research corroborated with it.
- Entrepreneurs should be more proactive to be more productive. This means that these entrepreneurs will make things happen according to their wish instead of waiting and hoping things to happen. In the research 67% of the people said being proactive helped them to be successful.
- You must have overall productive habits which is also a significant driver that all entrepreneurs should have. In the research 63% of the people agreed that it is their overall productive habits that hascontributed significantly to their success. In short, it is 5.3 times more likely to have productive results due to such habits.
- It is also required to follow a strategic business plan and a consistent morning routine as that will add to the productivity level in you as well as in your team on the whole. 57% of the extreme productivity regime consist of such a practice and therefore should be followed by you as well to be successful as an entrepreneur.
- You should create a productive environment as it is found in the research that 56% of the entrepreneurs are successful simply because they work in a productive work environment and this has 3.3 times more likelihood to organize your work according to the environment and thereby maximize productivity.
- You should sustain energyregularly for a longer period of time. It is proved that when extreme productivity is measured, 53% of it shows that productivity comes when there is a perfect balance struck between work and taking time to rejuvenate the tired cells.
- Another key driver of extreme productivity is multi-tasking. More than half of the extremely productive entrepreneurs are multi-taskers. However, they are not hasty task switchers. These entrepreneurs are more likely to be multi-tasking as compared to the rest.
- Successful entrepreneurs will also ensure productivity by planning their actions quickly. This will enable them to maximize their investment time as well as increase their productivity by nearly 50 percent. Ideally, you should make and check your plans weekly so that any drawbacks can be identified and remedied before it starts hindering your productivity.
- You must get into the zone when it is time to focus just as 49% of the entrepreneurs agree to it. When they do it on a regular basis it will result in more productivity at least 2.6 times more than the rest. This will help you to break down the large tasks into smaller units. This will make the overwhelming tasks into more approachable portions.
- Start with the activity that have a greatest impact on your productivity as that will increase your productivity by more than 48%. If you want to contribute to your overall success you will also need to track the progress weekly. More than 44% of the entrepreneurs track their progress on a weekly basis to do a relative check on your short-term and long-term objectives.
- Ensure positive self-talk which has a 43% ability to increase productivity of your business. This will also help everyone in your production team to get into a success mindset. Make sure that you begin immediately which is also a significant attribute of the entrepreneurs in order to make something big.
Lastly and most importantly, you should not be disheartened with failures. As it is said, ‘Failures are the pillars of success,’ you should always get up and work again in case you are derailed from your path at any point of time. This is also another key driver of extreme productivity accounting to 42% of your efforts. When getting back on track is considered it is 5.3 times more likely that you will recover if you are derailed. Therefore, never give up.