Do You Have A Bunch Of Unfinished Projects Lying Around?

Do you feel like you’re in a sea of eBay inventory?  Are your items in bags or those big Rubbermaid bins just waiting to be photographed?  Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed and unmotivated every time you see everything just sitting there?

You’ve started this eBay addiciton…now you need to finish!  In an eBay sellers world you can’t say that making money isn’t motivating – can you?  Do you have kids or a hobby to support?  Maybe a vacation that you’re saving for?

YES?? – picture this…the kids are off to their grandparents house for an entire week.  The house is well guarded, being looked over by wonderful neighbors that will pick up your mail each day.  The dogs are in the best of doggy day care. All while you and your significant other are sipping margarita’s by the pool on a luxurious cruise ship watching the ocean pass by as you head for the Caribbean islands… OK WAKE UP!!

You’re not going to get anywhere if you don’t make a clear path to reach your goals.  Looking at it from my perspective, I see big dollars wasted when it’s not listed to my eBay store.  The potential of making money collecting dust?  EEWW – No way!!

My goal is to take my husband and my kids on a cruise (yes the kids too!).  We were VERY big on taking a cruise once a year before the girls were born.  Then, when my first daughter was born, we still went a couple more times.  Now that she’s older, we promised the next cruise we went on, that she would come.  We now have 2 girls and haven’t been on a luxurious vacation in quite a few years – so you can imagine the burning desire to want to get away.  Keeping that goal in my mind, is what is keeping me pushing forward to build my business.

You’re not going to get anywhere if you’re sitting knee deep in eBay inventory.  If there is one thing that will keep me motivated to finish a project it’s the end result or goal that was set in the very beginning.  Giving yourself a purpose will be such a satisfactory feeling of accomplishment when your goal is reached.  List your eBay inventory when you get it!  Ship it right away when you sell it.  It keeps your head and your goal crystal clear without the worry or anxiety of falling behind.

Happy Selling! 

Finishing what I’ve started is something I’ve struggled with as well. So I’ve come up with a few tips to help me manage my projects. I hope these will help you, too.

1. Write out a list of everything you need to do to complete a project. If you can’t make it through this list, you know the project isn’t as important as it seemed.
2. Talk your ideas out with someone else. After consulting with someone who understands what my business is about, I’m often clearer on what my goals are, which makes completion much more likely to happen. Either that, I’ve successfully dumped the project on the “never gonna happen” pile.
3. Be realistic in your planning. Don’t expect to write an entire ebook in one night. Spread it out over a reasonable amount of time.
4. Don’t take on too much. If you’re working on two projects, you’ll much likely do a better job of finishing them than if you’re working on 10.
5. Get help. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I’ll just get stuck on a project and that’s why it never gets done. Remember to ask for help when you need it. If you can get yourself over the hurdles quickly or easily, you’ll be much more inclined to complete the project.

Remember, before you even start on the project, make sure it fits into your overall business goals. The ones in your business plan. You did write out a business plan, right….?