When you have your own business, you get to choose what you do all day. While that is a great thing – it also means it is very easy to get off track. Every time you are about to work on something, first ask yourself this. What are my goals? Will doing this help me get closer to these goals? If not, don’t do it! Otherwise you’re just wasting time.
I can’t tell you the number of times I have been working on something an then realized that it wouldn’t help me with my main goal at all! If you keep reminding yourself of your main goals, you’ll be able to make sure that everything you do leads you towards those goals.