All week I’ve been sharing some different reasons I’ve experienced that keep entrepreneurs from getting done what they want to get done. Many have the belief that to get it done, you must do it yourself. As entrepreneurs working on our own, we’ve got enough isolation. It’s important to break from this belief, because it can really hold you back.

Reason #4 Why you don’t get things done: “You think you have to do it all yourself”

Possibly it’s money worries that make you think you have to do all your own work. Possibly you’re worried about control and think, “No one will do it quite as well as I do it” or, “I don’t want to have to explain that, so I’ll just keep it on my plate.” (more…)

In the third of a series of blogs around why we don’t get done what we want to get done, many people get really hung up because they don’t know HOW to do what they want to do.

You may be clear on the vision for your project, but because you’ve not done it before, you think you can’t do it. You know WHAT you want… but then you get stuck because you don’t know HOW. Maybe you don’t even know where to start! (more…)

In the second of a series of blogs around why we don’t get done what we want to get done, limiting beliefs may be one of your culprits. You may have the best idea, greatest marketing strategies, and effective systems in place, but you still feel stuck. You can’t gain any momentum and you can’t necessarily figure out why.

Often we’ve got old voices going on in our heads and we’re sitting with junk and baggage about ourselves that causes us to think we can’t get our stuff out there.

Reason #2 Why you don’t get things done “Limiting beliefs are holding you back”

A limiting belief is something that you believe to be true about yourself, that most likely isn’t true at all. Until you get to the bottom of this belief it can prevent you from moving forward as you’d like.

Some limiting beliefs have been internalized from childhood. You believe them to be as true as the sky is blue and the grass is green. That’s how you function in the world. It’s not until you challenge that belief and focus on a more conscious level that you can see it isn’t true at all.

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Most of the entrepreneurs I know and work with don’t have a shortage of ideas of things they want to accomplish in their business. BUT sometimes they get really stuck. They’ve got that great idea, but for various reasons they don’t act on that idea and then it stays just that, a great idea  with no implementation.

When you don’t execute your great ideas a couple of things happen…

First, you don’t help the people that could benefit from what you’ve got to offer, then you don’t get paid for all that you’re worth and finally you’re left feeling frustrated because deep down you know the difference you could make if you brought that idea to fruition.

From my experience with friends, colleagues and clients there are a few reasons—or maybe even excuses—why we don’t get done what we want to get done. This week I’ll be sharing some of these issues to provide you with some food for thought and ideas for taking action.

Reason #1 Why you don’t get things done: “You want it to be perfect.”

I’ll start with the one that plagues me the most—the quest for perfection.  Many entrepreneurs, particularly women, are so focused on being perfect that they think if they can’t do it perfectly, they just won’t do it at all.

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I’ve been sharing a video series of the 5 steps I use (and teach) to get any project done. The previous four steps involve:

Step 1- Defining Your Project’s Vision

Step 2 – Breaking the Whole Down into Manageable Chunks

Step 3 – Resourcefulness and the Power of Delegation

Step 4 – Creating Systems to Support Your Team and Project

Now it’s pretty clear that none of these steps will work if you don’t do them. Watch this video where I discuss step 5, which is about monitoring your progress and creating some accountability.

It’s true… sometimes we’re our own biggest obstacle. We get in our way – especially if we don’t have a boss – we’re not accountable so we procrastinate. One key reason my Get It Done System really works is that it gives solo-entrepreneurs the accountability and support to GET IT DONE – big time.

To see all the past videos, visit this page.

Whether you’re doing most of the work yourself or working with a team – you need a system.

Watch this video (the fourth in a series where I highlight each of my 5 steps to get ANY project done) and I’ll explain why having a system allows you to focus your energy on the things that fuel your business and your soul.

Personally I love all the “nitty-gritty” details BUT I also know that for a lot of visionary entrepreneurs this is where they get bogged down. The thing is if you get systems in place, it saves you tons of time and money down the road.

In the Ready Set Resultz I hand over templates and lists so you’re crystal clear about responsibilities and timelines of your project.

What systems do you already have in place for your business that are working well for you?

Sometimes we hesitate to move forward with our business because we’re afraid that we just don’t have enough experience or skills to implement our ideas. While experience is important, resourcefulness has a much BIGGER impact on your long-term success.

Watch this video (the third in a series where I highlight each of my 5 steps to get ANY project done) and I’ll explain why knowing WHAT needs to be done, is more important than HOW to get it done.

To “get it done” you really need to learn how to reach out to people with the right resources. In the my 5-step program Ready Set Resultz, I teach a simple formula so you can figure out which pieces of the project your should delegate and which you can handle yourself. (As an added bonus I provide access to my private rolodex so you can find your own “dream team” of VAs, copywriters, webmasters, graphic designers and more.)

Which resources do you believe would help you to complete your project?

Once you have clarity about which of your many projects you’re going to focus on, looking at the whole thing often feels daunting and overwhelming. Maybe you’re considering launching a new website, creating your info product, or setting up some speaking engagements. The truth is each one of those projects (as examples) involves a lot of work. The key to maintaining your sanity, and really getting it done, is to break the tasks involved into small chunks if you want to move forward.

What do I mean by chunks?

Watch this video (the second in a series where I highlight each of my 5 steps to get ANY project done) and I’ll explain how I break the whole project down into smaller “bite-size” pieces.

You can now see how the single, larger goal is much more achievable as you work through one small piece at a time. In my 5-step get it done system Ready Set Resultz I share my secret formula (along with worksheets) for breaking down any project into manageable pieces.

Have you downloaded one of my favorite templates that helps you determine WHICH project you should be focusing on? If not, click here to download your copy for free right now.

The last few weeks I’ve been sharing with you unique challenges we face when we work from home. Let’s consider another challenge to getting it done—lack of organization. It seems like you can spend all day being extremely busy, but, in the end, you have nothing to show for it.

Here are some common scenarios that you may relate to…

• You wander from room to room looking for lost items like keys, paperwork, cell phone…

• You try multi-tasking, jumping from one project to the next and end up not doing any of them well. Since the mind doesn’t switch gears that quickly, you end up wasting time instead of saving time.

• You’ve been working on a project when an idea for another project pops into your head, so you find yourself starting the new project rather than finish the first.

• You have a day where you check the emails, make a phone call, do some paperwork, check the emails, make a phone call, do some paperwork…  It can feel like you going round and round and not getting anywhere.

• You leave home during revenue-generating working hours to run to the store, drop off some work or do some other errand. And then the next day you have to go out again because you forgot to do something the day before.

What can you do to be more organized?

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Over the past year in my program, the Get It Done Challenge, I’ve been teaching a very simple 5-step system to help solo-entrepreneurs (who are stuck or overwhelmed) get their projects completed!

These 5 steps are a culmination of all I’ve learned that can help you get your brilliant ideas out of your head and out there into the world where they deserve to be. So, I thought it’d be helpful share a video series with you where I highlight each of the steps and explain exactly WHY they’re so important to getting your project done, and HOW to do them.

So here we go with Step 1 – Defining Your Project’s Vision

As you can see, in a way step 1 is the most important one. This is where you concentrate on the OUTCOME you desire. This is where you choose a project that will create MOMENTUM in your business, not just something that clears off your to-do list.

I have a great template to share with you that goes into greater details of how to do step one’s exercise. Click here to download your copy for free right now.

What project are you going to focus on completing in the next few weeks?