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Entrepreneurs tend to feel overwhelmed by too much in their to-do lists. The solution is learning to focus on money-making products and actions.

How do you learn to choose the things that bring you the most value, both in terms of money and time abundance? Here are three tools and strategies to help you do just that:

1.    Know that multitasking does not work

Numerous studies have shown multitasking's negative effects on learning and productivity. In one study, Microsoft research scientist Eric Horvitz found that after being interrupted by a phone call, e-mail, instant message, or even a 'quick question' from a colleague, workers took an average of 15 minutes to return to the task they were working on.

So if you only had an hour to finish an important letter and were interrupted (or you checked your e-mail or Facebook, even for “just a minute”) four times, you basically got zero amount of actual effective 'letter writing' done. Goodbye one hour!

Focused attention (a.k.a. doing just one thing at any given time until it gets done) always brings better results, minimizes mistakes, and gets the important tasks done faster, freeing up more time for real rest.
As Holistic coach Max Simon puts it, “Just because the whirlwind exists, it doesn't mean you have to get caught up in it.”

3. Recognize “The Best” from “The Good”

Sometimes you’re tempted to do several things at once because they all seem like good ideas. The problem comes up when you finally get the chance to launch your Best Idea – the one that has the potential to bring you the most satisfaction and money, the idea that you could build on to become your niche – but you don’t have enough time to work on it because you’re already involved with too many 'good idea' projects.

When this happens, recognize it as a clear sign of your need to delegate the other projects to other people, so that you can give more time to your Really Important Project. Try to implement at least one of these solutions in the following month, and tell me how it goes.

Aileen Santos is a Life ReInvention Coach & A-Ha! Trainer who facilitates important “lightbulb moments” of clarity & creativity to individuals & teams. Learn more about her training & coaching work at LightBulbOnYourHead.com.