405: Evergreen Focus & Motivation: 12 Mind Hacks to Become a Better Author, Speaker, Coach, Entrepreneur, and Your Best Self

Listen in as we reveal the twelve secrets all entrepreneurs (including you reading this right now) need to know in order to take massive action and enjoy rapid success.

1. Quiet the Noise: Don't check email or texting in the morning
2. Minimum Viable Product: what's important?
3. Body Health: Exercise, wake up early, drink water, and get a good night's sleep
4. Better Relationships: contempt, criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling (expert John Gottman)
5. Be Present: avoid multitasking, distractions, waiting for X to do Y, or "sticking it out"
6. Write Things Down: journal to document and "crack the nut" plus gratitude list
7. Negative Self Talk: ask better questions about your situation, such as: What's good about this? What action will you take moving forward? Is the thing you're worried about always true in all circumstances?
8. Be Independent: You are in control. Even if luck or people get you down,
9. Be Positive: Why did you get started with your business in the first place? What used to get you excited?
10. Triggers, states, habits, responses
11. Entrepreneurial Skill: distill the information down quick enough to take action. Don't be arrogant. Pay attention. Take the steps and see if you did it correctly. Don't give up.
12. Chunking: Adjust the size of your "laundry basket" to work your productivity muscle (focus muscle)

Quotes:                                                                                                                                   

“Half the battle is just knowing where you're at and knowing what needs to be fixed.” – Robert Plank

“You're in control of everything you're doing today. The day can be spent the way you choose.” – Robert Plank

“Don't just learn and then put it aside. And don't just find a way to talk yourself out of implementing.” – Robert Plank

Takeaways:

02:19 Quiet the noise in your morning by avoiding immediate email and text checks to prevent starting your day in a stressed state.

11:50 Exercise doesn't require complex routines; simple actions like walking can significantly improve mental clarity and physical health.

21:42 Writing down daily tasks increases the likelihood of completing them and helps track actual productivity versus perceived productivity.

29:47 Recognize your emotional triggers and choose to respond differently, breaking predictable patterns that hold you back.

38:14 Focus on completing a few meaningful tasks daily rather than creating overwhelming to-do lists that rarely get finished.

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Filed in: Archive 2: 2017 • Mindset • Podcast • Productivity