Do this and your life will change
I couldn’t get myself to do the work I knew I should be doing
People aren’t successful b/c they don’t do the things that make them a success
- We know what to do but we don’t do it
The moment things changed…
- Outside force: Got fired from all the restaurants
- Didn’t want to do it anymore…too small
- I was afraid I would have to get a job
- I cried
- I decided I had enough
- I wanted money
- I wanted to prove to haters
Came across a multimillionaire who scheduled his days
So I scheduled my days & used Pomodoro Technique
- Made the days simple:
- Monday = Find events (90 min segments)
Got me clear on
- Where I’m going
- What to do
Start by getting clear on the WHAT?
- What’s the end result I want?
- What do I need to do to get it?
Keep the activities to a minimum
- Not about doing a lot, it’s about getting a lot done
I kept asking,
- “Is this THE most important thing?”
- “Is there anything more effective to replace this with?”
- Your mind can justify anything so I need to make sure it’s the best activity
- “What if I don’t do this for a month?”
- “If I did this for a year straight, what would happen?”
- This was the most important question
- Shows me the end result of the activity
- “If I cold email all day for a year” = I’ll get booked eventually
- Goal of questions = Make sure I’m doing THE most important thing
You have to adjust based on how you’re responding
- I tried to schedule bathroom breaks – didn’t work – stopped scheduling
- Tired midday = workout & eat fish
- I was unfocused when hungry
When building online business….
- I schedule when to create content, etc
- Created 20-30 videos at once
- Wrote 20-30 emails at once
- Schedule it….was done with everything in 3-4 days
- I stopped doing it & became ineffective
- Didn’t get as many sales, etc
- Started again = I hit 100k/mo
Scheduling everything gives you a…
- Clear idea of where you’re going
- Sense of whether you’re doing the right things
You see the big picture
- How each action will produce a result
Must be CLEAR when it goes on your calendar
- Don’t just put ‘marketing’ on the calendar
- Put ‘write notes for 3 videos’ ‘film 3 videos’ ‘edit videos’
- Put ‘Find events using #meetingprofs on Instagram’
Life doesn’t ‘get in the way’ b/c you create your life by changing how you spend your time
- Treat your schedule like a meeting with your Idol
- Friend shows up, you don’t just ditch your Idol
Not a coincidence CEOs have assistants following them with a calendar
Get pass the frustration & boredom
- You can schedule b/ boredom is the unforseen circumstance
- Story: My prospecting game (beat myself)
- Associate end-goal with the activity
- At the time, it was just money
- Mission – keep reminding yourself
- I think back to The Bruce who struggled & needed help
It’s not about doing what you love, it’s about doing what you must
- Become obsessed – can’t stop if you wanted to
- Mission = obsession
- I hated prospecting but HAD to do it
- Discipline yourself