In today's podcast we're going to talk about how to avoid one of the biggest causes of procrastination in business, shiny object syndrome. Too many people don't make progress in their online business simply because they never truly finish a project. In this conversation we're going to talk about 4 critical strategies for prioritizing what to do so you can get more done and avoid the mistakes we made when starting out with our online business. [Tweet "If you have 10 websites and none of them are making money you probably have shiny object syndrome."] You will learn Why shiny object syndrome is a great way to feel busy. (but not make money) The reason you need to finish one project before starting another. How we're using the AAA strategy to streamline our production. Why you need a mastermind. The importance of systems to decide what you need to be working on. How to use voting and surveys to improve sales and product ideas. Why you don't need to reinvent the wheel. Links and resources mentioned in today's show The Flip Your Life Community Get in touch with us Pat Flynn's episode we mention (AAA) Elementary Librarian US History Teacher Enjoy the podcast; we hope it inspires you to explore what's possible for your family! Listen to what others are saying about Flipped Lifestyle I was listening to your podcast from last week on my run today and it inspired me to share a couple of sacrifices I have made lately to fund my online business. I figured I wouldn't be doing any triathlons for a while so I sold my vintage, 2002 Trek Time trial bike last week. Yesterday, I cancelled my satellite radio subscription, $300; you are so right, in the long run, these won't be missed. I need to invest in the tools to make this online business thing happen. Click here to leave us an iTunes review and subscribe to the show! We may read yours on the air! Can't Miss Moments Each week Jocelyn and I share moments that we might have missed if we had not started our online business. We hope these moments inspire you to see the possibilities and freedom online business could provide for your family. You can connect with S&J on social media too!   Thanks again for listening to the show! If you liked it, make sure you share it with your friends and family! Our goal is to help as many families as possible change their lives through online business. Help us by sharing the show! If you have comments or questions, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post. See y'all next week! Can't listen right now? Read the transcript below! JOCELYN: Hey y'all! On today's podcast, we're going to tell you how to avoid Shiny Object Syndrome in your online business. [spoiler title="Click to View Transcript"] Welcome to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast where life always comes before work. We're your hosts, Shane and Jocelyn Sams. Join us each week as we teach you how to flip your lifestyle upside-down by selling stuff online. Are you ready for something different? All right, let's get started. SHANE: What's going on guys, welcome back to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast; great to be back with you again this week. Last week, we talked a lot about overcoming perfectionism in your online business, how you cannot use perfectionism as an excuse for procrastination. Jocelyn said that was her big thing that she had to struggle with, she had to fight with; this pursuit of perfectionism and how it holds her back sometimes in online business. This week, we're going to flip the script and we are going to come after one of my biggest struggles and that is, Shiny Object Syndrome. That's where you have so many ideas and so much mud on the wall, you just can't even figure out what to do next and Jocelyn says I'm like a little squirrel chasing all these little ideas around in our online business. So, we're going to talk about how to overcome Shiny Object Syndrome,...