I’ve been experimenting over the past few days with different things that I hope will increase my productivity as I build my business.

One of the big things I’ve concluded is that I work much better when I’m listening to music.

I’ve always found music to be one of the most powerful things in life, and I find that it gives me inspiration and ideas that I just can’t think of when I’m sitting in a silent office.

I LOVE electronic music - whether it be chill-out style or dance music. I love the deep powerful underground style and find it really inspiring because it often makes me think of the natural world… mountains, the sea, waves…

Some of you might know that I also like to produce my own music. In fact I’m hoping to have some kind of website set up at some point where I can distribute my work.

But back to internet marketing….

and the other big thing I’ve come to realise is that some tasks you will simply NEVER enjoy, and if you don’t enjoy doing something then the chances are that given half a chance you WON’T do it.

My advice would be to do the things you hate doing FIRST. It gets them out of the way, and somehow makes every other task that you complete afterwards seem much, much easier. Get over your fears, and the rest will flow…

Of course different things work for different people, and there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to improving productivity. Some people work better in complete silence. Others find that it helps to sit down at their PC with a glass of wine. Or maybe it’s sitting outside in the garden with your laptop that you find is the ultimate way to work.

I’d love to know how YOU like to work, and if you’ve got any tips for increasing productivity then I’d love to hear them - Simply post your comments below.