Dear Entrepreneur,

Are you working efficiently, or not?

Personally, there are days that trying to catch up on email keeps me from getting the right things done first.

For some people, it’s social media that gets in the way…Instead of just updating your Twitter or Facebook, you take some time to peruse everyone else’s.

15 minutes here, and a half hour there, really start to add up.

Let’s say you waste 15 minutes every day of the year…

That equals 5,475 minutes every year that you can’t get back.  For most people, that’s 90 hours or at least 2 full work weeks wasted every year!

Today I have a cool (and more importantly, FREE) resource that AUTOMATICALLY keeps track of what you spend your time on every day.

The resource is called RescueTime .  It is a solution that is going to show you exactly how you are spending your time, and whether the way you spend your time is efficient or not.

Check this out:

In the above screenshot you can see that I am spending far more time being productive today than doing things that are distracting.  But wait, they break it down even better for you:

Here you can see exactly how much time I have spent today on various activities.  As you can see, I have spent a majority of my productive time on Presentation (creating graphics and layouts) and writing. However, I have spent several unproductive minutes in my inbox….

Obviously all of the time I spend in my inbox is not unproductive, but knowing exactly how much time I spend there in comparison to how much time I spend elsewhere helps me to see what areas I need to improve in order to maximize efficiency.

The next time you say, "I just wish I had more time to get this done…" -or- "If I just had two weeks to launch my new business idea…"

Well, maybe you do.  Check out RescueTime.com to find out.

Take care,

Tim Schmidt

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Dear Entrepreneur,

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That’s right!  I completely contribute all of my success to discovering an easy button and pushing it.

And for a limited time, Easy Buttons come in two great holiday colors!

NOT! Everything above this line is a LIE!

THIS is the truth…there’s NO SUCH THING as an Easy Button.

You are not going to start a business today and make $50,000 tomorrow.  It just does not work like that.

The true keys to any great entrepreneur’s success are: (in no particular order)

1. Hard Work: This seems too obvious to even be on the list, but some people think they can get by without it.  Hard work goes a LONG way.  Diligently working hard to meet goals and get the project done is #1 on my "keys to success" list for a reason - even if these are in no particular order ;).

2. Smart Work: If you aren’t working smart, you’re wasting your time.  Focus on doing the things that you are best at, and outsource or hire someone to do the things that you shouldn’t be focusing your time on.

3. Productivity: Productivity is more or less a combination of hard work and smart work.  Always be on the look for tools and resources to increase your productivity…Increasing the ROI (return on investment) of your TIME depends upon it.

4. Education : $1.3 Million…That’s roughly the amount of money that I have spent on my personal marketing education.  You don’t need to spend that kind of money to be a successful entrepreneur, but you do need to educate yourself to increase the success of your business.  Are you an expert in your niche?  Are you the best copywriter around?  Can you quickly and easily make a great webpage?  There’s always something more that you can learn - whether regarding your niche or how to market and sell your products.

5. Value: No matter what you are providing, whether its a product or service, the best thing you can do to ensure success is to provide a SERIOUS amount of value…By that I mean if the customer pays $10 for your product or service, they should feel like it is worth at least $100.  You can’t fake real value.  Customers will appreciate you and come back to you if they find value in your product.

6. Love what you do: If you don’t LOVE talking about your niche and the products or services you sell, then why do it at all?  If you’re just in it for pay day, then you are only basing your success on money.  I’d rather make $100,000 a year doing something I LOVE than $1,000,000 a year doing something I DESPISE.

7. Action: Simply put, don’t sit back .  Do you have an idea?  Create criteria for it, Brainstorm options, Select what’s most important to you, and Implement it…. NOW!

Here’s a quote that sits on my desk.  I look at it every day. 

This is my Easy Button:

"Dreams don’t work unless you do."

Think about it…

Take care,

Tim Schmidt