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doing something I didn ’ t want to do and could easily have avoided simply by saying “ no ”, but I continued to obsess over this wasted time when I got home . Then I realized I was letting this take up way too much space in my head so I decided to let it go and get productive . I did manage to get quite a lot of housework done in the hour I had to myself before my family got home . I even put on an audio book while cleaning so I feel like I still accomplished quite a bit .
The next time someone asks me to do something I don ’ t want to do , I ’ m going to consider this :
Is this the best use of my time right now ? This is a trick I learned while studying for my accounting designation . When trying to stay focused on a task , you can ask yourself this question and it really helps you focus on what you should be doing . Had I asked myself this question last week , I would have said , “ No , this is not the best use of my time right now ”.
Saying “ no ” is NOT a bad thing and if someone judges me for that then maybe they aren ’ t the right friend for me . I don ’ t even have to have a reason to say no . I can say no simply because that ’ s what I want to do .
I AM IMPORTANT !!! I have very limited time to work on my business because I enjoy spending as much time with my family as possible . My goals are important enough that I can say “ no ” to something simply because I want to stay home and work on myself !!
Remember these three things !!! I cannot stress this enough . YOU ARE IMPORTANT ! You decide how you get to spend your time and if you don ’ t want to do something that is a great reason not to do it !! You know how your time will best be used so go ahead and say no to something you don ’ t want to do so you can kick some butt doing something you do want to do !! Don ’ t be a sucker for a sob story , it ’ s not your problem ! You can be understanding and nice about it but YOU should be your number one priority .
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Michelle Cornish is a Canadian CPA helping business owners in their first five years of business save time and money . She is the creator of SolVin ( TM ) Bookkeeping , an e-course designed to help the start-up entrepreneur manage their business income and expenses . She is also the author of “ Keep More Money : Find an Accountant You Trust to Help You Grow Your Small Business , Increase Profit , and Save Tax ”, now available on Amazon .
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