I'm in a bit of a pickle. A time pickle.
I am in my second year at university, 12 hours of lectures per week, plenty more take home work, spending time with friends, commuting, going to the gym, and more.
HOW DO I FIT IT ALL IN WHILE DEVELOPING A BUSINESS?!
As I understand it, if you want results you have to work your a$$ off. And I mean work it off to the bone. That requires time, the all mighty currency we all worship.
My problem? I struggle to find enough of it. I need your help on how to find the time.
What I'm doing to find and optimise time:
WHAT TAKES UP MY TIME
I have highlighted any rows of interest.
This table outlines what I do each week and how much time it takes up.
There isn't 10 minutes of my day where I am sitting doing nothing. Whether it be chores, work, working out, business, commuting, sleeping, I'm always doing something.
I'm baffled on how I can find enough time to develop a business while getting 10 hours in bed, while doing the things I enjoy, while spending time with friends, and more importantly, while succeeding at university.
WHY NOT JUST DROP UNIVERSITY?
I am expecting people to say "just stop doing university and concentrate on your business". That's a great idea and all but I'm fairly new to all of this so my mindset isn't in a reliable place to do that. I have actually broke down crying in actual, genuine fear thinking "am I actually gonna do this? Am I actually willing to throw away university, everything I have believed for 20 years, for a life style that I have only just learnt about in the past 1-2 months?"
I am willing to do what it takes to become a successful person. But I know that isn't enough. I know I must make some sacrifice. And that's the scary bit. It's scary as F*ck for me.
Why I want to succeed at university
Mainly as a backup plan.
If my business isn't successful by the time I leave university (in 2.5-3 years) then I don't want to be dumped into McDonalds (no offense do all you McDonalds workers out there). I want to have a job with a salary that will keep me comfortable while I develop the business alongside.
Another reason is due to what I have already sacrificed for university. I obliterated first year and got great marks. I'm an even stronger person now and will be able to obliterate it again.
Although, that was because I actually wanted to succeed at university during that time. It lined up with my goals. Now though? Now my goals have changed and therefore the activities I use to get to my goals have also changed. University doesn't line up with my goals. That makes it more difficult to succeed.
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As I see it, university, business, being successful is easy. Yeah, it's easy. The hard bit is finding time, finding balance.
If my business was the only big thing that I needed to think about, I know I would obliterate the competition. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I am very proud of my mindset and I believe that it is very powerful.
The same with university, if it was the only big thing that I had to worry about then it would be a breeze.
Why? Because I find it easy to work on things that I actually care about. I actually care about the business and therefore can happily spend 12 hours a day working on it without issue. The issue, though, is time.
EDIT: to clarify, "10K" refers to spending time in business ventures with the ultimate goal of reaching 10K/month.
I am in my second year at university, 12 hours of lectures per week, plenty more take home work, spending time with friends, commuting, going to the gym, and more.
HOW DO I FIT IT ALL IN WHILE DEVELOPING A BUSINESS?!
As I understand it, if you want results you have to work your a$$ off. And I mean work it off to the bone. That requires time, the all mighty currency we all worship.
My problem? I struggle to find enough of it. I need your help on how to find the time.
What I'm doing to find and optimise time:
- Trying different schedules. At the moment, I have 3 days for university, 4 days for business.
- Looking into places where I can save time. Examples include, reducing commute time, spending money on delivering my food shopping, finding any activity that isn't a requirement for me to be alive and be sane.
- I've written down what I do each week to determine what takes up time. Surprisingly eating takes up a lot of my time. So I have started to meal prep. You can see that below.
WHAT TAKES UP MY TIME
I have highlighted any rows of interest.
Activity | Hours/week | Notes |
Sleep | 70 | 10 hours a night (in bed) |
10K | 24 | Decent, but need more time |
Eating | 21 | Mostly cooking and cleaning |
Uni work (at home) | 17.5 | Assignments, reading, practical's |
Workout | 8 | Low impact, high benefit |
Reading | 7 | Low impact, high benefit |
Adaptable time | 5 | Shopping, unexpected delays, etc. |
Uni lectures | 4 | Useful! |
Muay thai | 4 | Low impact, high benefit |
Uni practicals | 4 | Only specific practical's |
Comms | 3.5 | Emails, messaging, etc. |
There isn't 10 minutes of my day where I am sitting doing nothing. Whether it be chores, work, working out, business, commuting, sleeping, I'm always doing something.
I'm baffled on how I can find enough time to develop a business while getting 10 hours in bed, while doing the things I enjoy, while spending time with friends, and more importantly, while succeeding at university.
WHY NOT JUST DROP UNIVERSITY?
I am expecting people to say "just stop doing university and concentrate on your business". That's a great idea and all but I'm fairly new to all of this so my mindset isn't in a reliable place to do that. I have actually broke down crying in actual, genuine fear thinking "am I actually gonna do this? Am I actually willing to throw away university, everything I have believed for 20 years, for a life style that I have only just learnt about in the past 1-2 months?"
I am willing to do what it takes to become a successful person. But I know that isn't enough. I know I must make some sacrifice. And that's the scary bit. It's scary as F*ck for me.
Why I want to succeed at university
Mainly as a backup plan.
If my business isn't successful by the time I leave university (in 2.5-3 years) then I don't want to be dumped into McDonalds (no offense do all you McDonalds workers out there). I want to have a job with a salary that will keep me comfortable while I develop the business alongside.
Another reason is due to what I have already sacrificed for university. I obliterated first year and got great marks. I'm an even stronger person now and will be able to obliterate it again.
Although, that was because I actually wanted to succeed at university during that time. It lined up with my goals. Now though? Now my goals have changed and therefore the activities I use to get to my goals have also changed. University doesn't line up with my goals. That makes it more difficult to succeed.
END
As I see it, university, business, being successful is easy. Yeah, it's easy. The hard bit is finding time, finding balance.
If my business was the only big thing that I needed to think about, I know I would obliterate the competition. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I am very proud of my mindset and I believe that it is very powerful.
The same with university, if it was the only big thing that I had to worry about then it would be a breeze.
Why? Because I find it easy to work on things that I actually care about. I actually care about the business and therefore can happily spend 12 hours a day working on it without issue. The issue, though, is time.
EDIT: to clarify, "10K" refers to spending time in business ventures with the ultimate goal of reaching 10K/month.
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