How to stay FOCUSED – Evan and @SKellyCEO – Lunch & Earn

it’s a pleasure from RL hellos to

it’s a pleasure from RL hellos to Stephen pelican focus on the one thing I

Stephen pelican focus on the one thing I

Stephen pelican focus on the one thing I find boring but still have to do it have

find boring but still have to do it have

find boring but still have to do it have a problem concentrating on stuff that

a problem concentrating on stuff that

a problem concentrating on stuff that must be done I warned him yeah that’s a

must be done I warned him yeah that’s a

must be done I warned him yeah that’s a good one RL um you know I’ll be honest

good one RL um you know I’ll be honest

good one RL um you know I’ll be honest probably some of this sort of attitude

probably some of this sort of attitude

probably some of this sort of attitude you know things like tax returns and the

you know things like tax returns and the

you know things like tax returns and the administration and the red tape and the

administration and the red tape and the

administration and the red tape and the company registration all that sort of

company registration all that sort of

company registration all that sort of stuff honestly has probably not the most

stuff honestly has probably not the most

stuff honestly has probably not the most exciting thing in the world but you got

exciting thing in the world but you got

exciting thing in the world but you got to do it there’s some parts of the

to do it there’s some parts of the

to do it there’s some parts of the business you just have to do know there

business you just have to do know there

business you just have to do know there you know regulatory compliance all that

you know regulatory compliance all that

you know regulatory compliance all that sort of stuff you just got to do it got

sort of stuff you just got to do it got

sort of stuff you just got to do it got a tick the box and you just got to get

a tick the box and you just got to get

a tick the box and you just got to get done my view of that is never leave till

done my view of that is never leave till

done my view of that is never leave till tomorrow what could be done today so

tomorrow what could be done today so

tomorrow what could be done today so because you and I know if you leave it

because you and I know if you leave it

because you and I know if you leave it you leave it again you leave again you

you leave it again you leave again you

you leave it again you leave again you spend more time worrying about it and

spend more time worrying about it and

spend more time worrying about it and you could have been that time you

you could have been that time you

you could have been that time you worried about it could have done it they

worried about it could have done it they

worried about it could have done it they just crushed it coulda knocked the ball

just crushed it coulda knocked the ball

just crushed it coulda knocked the ball out the pump so anything like that

out the pump so anything like that

out the pump so anything like that anything you think I don’t like doing

anything you think I don’t like doing

anything you think I don’t like doing that whatever it is I’d say bring it

that whatever it is I’d say bring it

that whatever it is I’d say bring it front and center it’s really critical to

front and center it’s really critical to

front and center it’s really critical to building value in your business do it

building value in your business do it

building value in your business do it now just crack on do it and um the other

now just crack on do it and um the other

now just crack on do it and um the other thing is always with these things once

thing is always with these things once

thing is always with these things once you’ve done them they never seem as bad

you’ve done them they never seem as bad

you’ve done them they never seem as bad as they were eliminate animate delegate

as they were eliminate animate delegate

as they were eliminate animate delegate delegate I don’t know the context of

delegate I don’t know the context of

delegate I don’t know the context of what he’s doing that it feels he needs

what he’s doing that it feels he needs

what he’s doing that it feels he needs to do but our challenger do you

to do but our challenger do you

to do but our challenger do you absolutely have to do it if you do then

absolutely have to do it if you do then

absolutely have to do it if you do then can you automate it right if you hate

can you automate it right if you hate

can you automate it right if you hate doing bookkeeping and tax returns and

doing bookkeeping and tax returns and

doing bookkeeping and tax returns and all that stuff get software right that’s

all that stuff get software right that’s

all that stuff get software right that’s sage like that should be one of the

sage like that should be one of the

sage like that should be one of the easiest first decisions that you make as

easiest first decisions that you make as

easiest first decisions that you make as an entrepreneur is you don’t want to be

an entrepreneur is you don’t want to be

an entrepreneur is you don’t want to be spending your time and an Excel

spending your time and an Excel

spending your time and an Excel spreadsheet in putting the stuff in

spreadsheet in putting the stuff in

spreadsheet in putting the stuff in right to spend a low amount of money to

right to spend a low amount of money to

right to spend a low amount of money to then be able to save you time and put in

then be able to save you time and put in

then be able to save you time and put in something high value right there’s tons

something high value right there’s tons

something high value right there’s tons of ways that software can help so

of ways that software can help so

of ways that software can help so eliminate automate and delegate right if

eliminate automate and delegate right if

eliminate automate and delegate right if that actually has to be done and there’s

that actually has to be done and there’s

that actually has to be done and there’s nobody else you can give it to so

nobody else you can give it to so

nobody else you can give it to so there’s no soft we can give it to and

there’s no soft we can give it to and

there’s no soft we can give it to and hire somebody part time the first guy

hire somebody part time the first guy

hire somebody part time the first guy hiring with one hour a day do stuff for

hiring with one hour a day do stuff for

hiring with one hour a day do stuff for me that saved more than an hour of my

me that saved more than an hour of my

me that saved more than an hour of my time of day and you want the hire a

time of day and you want the hire a

time of day and you want the hire a full-time person meeting also expensive

full-time person meeting also expensive

full-time person meeting also expensive I can’t afford

I can’t afford

I can’t afford hard time there are people who do a part

hard time there are people who do a part

hard time there are people who do a part time work to help you get it done the

time work to help you get it done the

time work to help you get it done the interesting I’ve got Nancy Harris whose

interesting I’ve got Nancy Harris whose

interesting I’ve got Nancy Harris whose are fantastic country manager of Canada

are fantastic country manager of Canada

are fantastic country manager of Canada if she’s just organized for me to meet

if she’s just organized for me to meet

if she’s just organized for me to meet tons of accountants and bookkeepers who

tons of accountants and bookkeepers who

tons of accountants and bookkeepers who are partners of us it’s interesting when

are partners of us it’s interesting when

are partners of us it’s interesting when they start a business particularly it’s

they start a business particularly it’s

they start a business particularly it’s a really good thing to get one of the

a really good thing to get one of the

a really good thing to get one of the accountants connected because not only

accountants connected because not only

accountants connected because not only do they do all the stuff that you know

do they do all the stuff that you know

do they do all the stuff that you know keep your business whole pay your people

keep your business whole pay your people

keep your business whole pay your people that’s and stuff but also they give you

that’s and stuff but also they give you

that’s and stuff but also they give you nuggets of advice they’ve seen a

nuggets of advice they’ve seen a

nuggets of advice they’ve seen a thousand businesses before they know

thousand businesses before they know

thousand businesses before they know what startups goes through they never

what startups goes through they never

what startups goes through they never pain they know the cash flow issues and

pain they know the cash flow issues and

pain they know the cash flow issues and they can give you good counsel they

they can give you good counsel they

they can give you good counsel they could be a great mentor to as well