Most people do not like the idea of multitasking. But the truth is, without Multitasking, you hardly remain effective or even productive in this modern age. Multitasking is the capability to do more than one thing simultaneously at the same time. In this ever-evolving world, the ability to multi task is the real super power. For you to be able to adapt, and move on faster in this dynamic world, you need to multitask. You need to build the capacity to do more than one thing at the same time in order to get ahead of the majority. Because here, the only factor that you should be concerned with, and which supposed to trigger your need to multitask is time. Time is very crucial, and we all have the same 24 hours every single day, and only have one life to live. Now, would you rather prefer to tie down yourself on a single task while you can actually be able to muster the capacity to get several things done. This can be spread within short term goals and long term goals, depending on the task involved. In a bid to multitask, that is why most individuals and corporations make use of time tables, and curriculums to ensure that different aspect of their bodies are effectively taken care of at every given time. Now most people use to mistake multitasking to being jack of all trade. But both are two different things. It’s very rare to see a billionaire or a multi-millionaire that has only one stream of income. And for you to create multiple stream of income and be able to excel financially, you must have the ability to effectively multitask. How can you spend the rest of your life doing just one thing?
Here are five reasons why you need to multitask if you want to level up your financial game.
- Increase in productivity: Your ability to get multiple things done within a short period of time is can go a long way to enhance your productivity. I know that there are so many ways you can get so much done without getting yourself involved, by delegation and outsourcing. Yet, there are some things that only you can do, and for you to get them done effectively you simply need to learn to juggle a couple of things together to increase the amount of your output.
- Opportunity to experiment and scale: Testing multiple things without boxing yourself up doing one thing alone gives you the chance to find what truly works and what you are truly good at so that you don’t limit yourself to what is already available. Press more, because if you do more, you achieve more. Focusing solely on one thing does not necessarily guarantee result.
- To maximize your full potentials: Multitasking can make you think outside the box. An average human being does not make proper use of their utmost abilities. According to statistics, human beings make use of only ten percent of their brains. This shows that you are more capable than you think, you just have to be willing to go the extra mile. And when you do, you would be fine.
- The World is too big: When you zoom out, you will understand how large the world is and how small you are in this large space. You can’t afford to only shrink yourself in a cubicle while there are just so much to be taken only if you are willing. This does not mean that you have to be running around in confusion but to understand that there are just so many things within your capacity to do.
- You have only one life Live: This shouldn’t have to be a bad news. It supposed to incur some level of urgency in you that would propel you to get the most out of your life. You have only one life, and if you live it well enough, one is enough. Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there, try things, do things that expand your mind and force you to grow.
- You have been lied to: Most people limit themselves with doing only one thing throughout the rest of their lives because of societal programming. They have been told that when you multitask, or diversify, you will lose focus. But that’s not true. When you multitask, you simply broaden your horizons, which would sharpen your mind to increase your problem solving skills.
- Multitasking is for the wealthy: Most of the wealthy people we know today in the world do not basically rely on doing one thing to become successful. That is the power of multitasking. Whatever you do, there are still more to be done to add more value to what you are already doing. When done right could increase your perceived value and finances. If you are a teacher or a lecturer, aside from teaching and lecturing, you need to multitask if you really want to make the most out of what you are currently doing and increase your wealth. You can write books and work books to sell to the students. You can sell school materials or set up exclusive classes where students can pay premium prices to attend. You can do all this even while you are still working as a teacher.
I hope this helps you. Written by Chinonso Aguzie.