Being your own boss has its “pros and cons.” Having independence is a major advantage when operating your own internet business. You don’t have to physically report to a boss everyday. You can set your own hours. Although these opportunities are great for some people, they are not for everyone. More freedom to do the things that you need to get done is a major plus for most people. But the “p-factor” can throw a monkey wrench in your entire system. Procrastination can jail you with “Shoulda” as your warden and “Coulda” alongside “Woulda” as your prison guards.

Have you ever been given a J.O.B. to do, but it wasn’t really firm? For example, you was watching TV and your wife said to you, “You should mow the lawn.” Notice the word “should” creates a tiny escape, doesn’t it? So you think, well, she didn’t say I had to the mow the lawn right now. So with that little escape, you kept watching TV.

Make a Single Decision

The first thing you must do with an internet business is decide to do it…no matter what you have to do or what you have to learn. If you don’t make this decision first, you will constantly be doubting and questioning yourself. When I say that you need to make a “single decision.” I mean leave yourself no escapes.

“Just Do It,” seems to be your “get out of jail” free card, but does not clearly extend a solution to your procrastination habit. Due diligence and vigorous didactical self-directives inclusive with undue delay is your formula to being completely free. In life, if you remove something “negative”, one must fill the void with something “positive.”

In this article we will remove the “p-factor” replace it with the PURRRR plan.

The PURRRR plan is simply this…

• Pause and remind yourself or your first goal which is to mow the lawn.
• Utilize your capability to resist watching TV.
• Reflect on what you are telling yourself (like I’ll do it later, I got time).
• Reason by thinking it through…not accepting excuses or delay tactics, you then remind yourself that your goal is to get something important done.
• Respond by giving yourself verbal instruction… “I will go to the garage get the lawn mower, check the gas and do one portion of the yard at a time.” This process replaces procrastination thinking with purposeful instructions and actions.
• Revise by making adjustments… This is how it works. (When you get to the lawnmower you notice your ipod on the shelf and begin to sift through movies. Noticing this as procrastination, instead tell yourself, when you’re done mowing the lawn you’ll reward yourself by going to the movies or renting your favorite movie.)

Start each day by…

1. Reading your goals.
2. Transferring a task (that will get you closer to your goals) to your To-Do list.
3. Prioritizing your tasks.
4. Scheduling your tasks.
5. Doing first task to completion.