With a ton of things on your plate as solopreneur in addition to all of the other hats that you wear in life, it’s important to know how to get from “to-do” to “done”. There are of course tools that can support you, but you also have to incorporate habits and rules that support you when it comes to getting things done.
First of all, you have to know what’s important and how to prioritize things so that unimportant things don’t end up on your list of tasks to complete. If a task isn’t directly related to a goal that you’ve created or running your business, then chances are that it’s not important. If that’s the case, then it doesn’t deserve your time. If it’s something that has to get done, delegate it so that you can focus on the important things.
Next, you have to understand how you operate. For instance, what happens when you’re working on a project? Do you get off to a slow start, get stuck in the middle of things or does your challenge come at the tail end of things? Know how you operate and you make it easier on yourself when it comes to getting to completion with your projects. Create the momentum that you need to keep things moving throughout the entire process to get it done. Learn what works for you and continue to use it.
As you work your way through your projects, be sure to keep track of the time that it takes to complete them and for the individual pieces as well. Compare your actual time to the time that you estimated so that you’ll be able to better estimate the amount of time that you need to get things done.
Finally, you have to be in action around the things on your to-do list. If not, you end up with a ton of tasks that aren’t even started. Take each project and break it down into smaller, bite-sized pieces so that you can work toward completion one step at a time. When you face those things that you just don’t like to do, delegate them or jump in on them and work for shorted periods of time and keep plugging away until it’s complete. Keep control of the things on your plate to keep them from controlling you. When you stay at the helm you stay in control, which makes it much easier for you to get from “to-do” to “done”.