3 TIPS ON OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATION : Keeping your books up to date
The very foundation of your business is the numbers! They ARE your business!
If you wanted some support in learning about to understand your numbers, could your Money Mentor log into your Xero file this week and start running some reports? Would your books be up to date?
Here’s some questions to think about and consider for your business RIGHT NOW. (you’re only having to be honest to you – I won’t be checking your answers!)
- Do you procrastinate when it comes to logging into your Xero file and clearing the dashboard?
- Dread the thought of doing your books?
- How far behind are your books RIGHT NOW?
Here’s my 3 tips for overcoming that procrastination:
- Block out time in your calendar or diary (I personally use a Google Calendar and have everything colour coded). Make that time a recurring event – make it a different colour to anything else in your calendar
- Commit to doing the work in the time you have blocked out. If you don’t set time aside to keep your numbers up to date, then nobody is going to do it for you (unless you engage a bookkeeper to do it for you – I know an awesome business who can help you with that!)
- Set yourself a goal for the income and/or profit you want to make for the month. This will encourage you to make sure your books ARE up to date as you will be wanting to check your numbers on a weekly basis.
If you need some support in understanding your numbers, I am a Money Mentor and I love nothing more than to empower small business owners in getting control over their finances!
We’re not taught how to RUN a business – we’re usually in business because we’re great at what service or product we provide!
I take away all of the accounting jargon and talk in a language you can understand! Reach out to me for a 30 minutes FREE, NO OBLIGATION chat about how I can help you.
If you’d like to learn more about how to set up an IDEAL WEEK CALENDAR, then click on the link below to my video on how to set one up for you and your business. This will help you take back control of your time – I guarantee that if you work with this calendar, you’ll achieve more in your week than you ever thought possible!
Karen Whitely
Money Mentor
0482 080 430
Educating and empowering small business for long term profitability