Archive for June, 2016

096: The Perfect Morning Routine and Morning Habits: Get the Most of Out of Every Day, Reclaim Your Energy, and Multiply Your Creativity

Quote of the Week: "It doesn't matter if the thing you're creating is stupid or has been done before. What matters is that people use it." -- Jack Ma
Quote #2: "A year from now, you'll wish you had started today." -- Karen Lamb

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1. Wake up early, preferably at least 30 minutes before you normally would (your brain runs out of "good" decision making power as the day goes on)
2. Sleep a solid 8 hours: eat a spoonful of raw honey just before bed, don't use the phone right before bed, breath 4 seconds in and hold for 7 seconds then exhale for 8 seconds, and count from the number 300 backwards from 3 if that doesn't work, use the Sleep Cycle app to wake you up
3. Make your bed first thing in the morning (it gives you one thing you accomplished today)
4. Meditate: Take 1-2 hours of "quiet" time in the morning: don't listen to music, stay off the computer, and walk (or drive or run) to think about making your next move and conquering the day
5. Take lots of breaks throughout the day to recharge (AWAY from the computer) and take at least 1-2 days away from the computer per week
6. Drink Bulletproof Coffee: Wake up at 5AM and blend together 2 cups of low-acid unsalted coffee + 2 tbsp MCT oil + 2 tbsp ghee butter or unsalted irish Kerrygold butter. Abstain from eating anything else until 2PM in the afternoon.
7. Drink tons of water instead of soda
8. Read a book instead of watching TV (this is what Bill Gates does) and get a hobby outside of internet marketing or parenting
9. Journal: spend 5 minutes getting the clutter, thoughts and problems out of your head (you don't need to solve them, just get clarity)
10. Write down your Four Daily Tasks instead of just winging it (fourdailytasks.com/group)

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093: Simplify, Become Desperate to Reduce Clutter, Get Your Life Back, Eliminate Procrastination (And Burnout and Overload) and Increase Motivation

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"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Leonardo da Vinci

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1. Only think three "content ideas" ahead (i.e. podcast episodes)
2. Have your own system or weekly structure. Promote ONE thing this week, email every day, and have a webinar in the middle if possible
3. Don't check email, Facebook, or Skype for a few days. The world will still be there when you come back.
4. Four Daily Tasks: all money making tasks, and one of them is some form of content creation
5. Don't Force It: if you can't seem to get anything done, get away from the computer, but also get away from TV and your phone (possibly, read to collect your thoughts). Get back "in state."
6. Stop Multitasking: Turn off all pop-ups and keep your phone out of your office (or in a drawer) so you can focus on those money-making tasks
7. It's Just One Hour: Time yourself and put even one focused hour (all other windows closed) on a timer for your business
8. Clear files off your desktop every week (into a monthly "overflow" folder)
9. Don't have a notebook filled with ideas. I have one single piece of paper and one pen on my desk to take notes, then I delete them.
10. File everything away and have it on auto-backup. I have a G-SAFE external drive and Cloudberry Backup running every night to Amazon S3.

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