During the last few years we have received a completely false image of entrepreneurship through social media.

The trips, the cars, the girls and the endless partying.

News flash, it’s not the reality for 99.99% of entrepreneurs.

Luckily this trend is slowly changing but something that many still ignore is the fact that most of the work that you will be doing is boring as fuck.

Like really fucking boring.

I’m currently working on my new personal branding program and I’m building the framework and writing all the scripts for it.

I don’t think I have ever been this bored by a single task.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited to see the progress and soon be able to release it but I would honestly rather be cleaning the toilet.

However I do think that these kind of dull tasks are necessary to filter out the people who are in it just for a quick buck and those who simply don’t have what it takes to focus for more than 20 minutes.

The point I’m trying to make is that if you’re thinking about making money on your own, you need to be prepared to do the work, even the boring tasks.

Most often it’s the most boring tasks that makes the most progress.

If you have a hard time focusing on a single task for a prolonged time, I would suggest that you start using the Pomodoro Technique:

1. Identify the task that needs to be completed.

2. Set a timer for 25 minutes.

3. Work until the timer goes off.

4. Take a 5 min break.

5. Repeat.

Every 4 cycles you can take a longer break.

Social media and the cheap dopamine it offers has completely fried our brains and I suffer from problems with concentration too.

This technique has helped me a lot and I used it when I wrote this email.

I like to put my phone on AirPlane-mode, set the timer and leave it visible so I know when I’m going to receive my reward, the break.

Find what works best for you, just be prepared that it’s not all rainbows and sunshine 🌈☀️

Talk soon,

Chris