Welcome back to the Saturday Success Series email!
This week we have:
Master Yourself: Struggling to find success?
Master Your Money: Humility and wealth
The Weekly Special: 8 Easy Habits of Highly Productive People
The goal here is maximum value, so let’s get to it.
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Master Yourself
Finding success in anything is a grind. But it shouldn’t feel painful.
People love to say “life is hard, choose your hard”.
Actually, being average is pretty easy. That’s why most people do it. Path of least resistance.
But, if you’re trying to “make it”, make sure you’re doing what you really want to be doing. Don’t follow a path because you “should”.
Example, a lot of people say they want to make it as a online creator.
They want the event.
But they hate the process.
If you hate the process, you won’t make it.
Let me show you.
This is my ‘content creator’ schedule:
Distribution schedule:
3x tweets per day
2x LinkedIn post per day
2x Instagram per day
1x TikTok video per day
5x Medium articles per week
2x Twitter thread per week
1x Substack newsletter per week
Engagement schedule (daily minimums):
1x Bad Assery community share
1x Hypergrowth share
1x Masterclass share
10x Twitter replies
5x Medium replies
5x LinkedIn replies
5x Instagram replies
Now, I don’t think it’s a lot. But some people have said- wow, I can’t do that.
And what they really mean is, wow I don’t really want to do that.
And if that’s you, that’s okay. Don’t feel bad about it.
There’s something you really want to do. So, you should find it and do that instead.
I’ve tried my hand at:
coding
UX design
project management
All hard no’s. I knew quickly I would NOT want to go through the process to become great.
You’re not lazy if you’re not going through the process- you simply don’t really want what you thought you did.
It’s more important to sit with yourself and find the direction you need to be aiming.
Master Your Money
“In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.” - Reed Hastings
Humility can be a tough pill to swallow when life dishes it out.
So, it’s best to just keep some humility along the way.
Understand it’s not just your hard work that carries your successes. There’s plenty of luck along the way.
I keep in mind- I’m not special. I’m not a genius, I’m not overly talented, I’m not incredibly wealthy. I just keep plugging away.
I’m also well aware that being born in America in modern times was a big ole lottery win.
You’re going to build wealth. You’re going to build success. But it’ll all come toppling down if you don’t build humility with it.
Weekly Special
8 (Easy) Habits of Highly Productive People
Habit 1: Remove the junk.
Focus on what matters.
Remove the nonsense.
I’ll use health as an example. Focus on compound lifts 3x/week, walking at least 8k steps, getting 7+ hours of sleep and eating at least 5 servings of veggies/fruit per day.
Don’t worry about which supplements you take. Or creating complicated workout plans. Or meal plans that require you to cook 2 hours a day.
Habit 2: Practice 80/20.
That whole 80/20 thing is pretty universal. Find the 20% of your work that produces 80% of your results. It may even be 70/30 or even 90/10, but find it.
My 20% is hitting my numbers at my 9–5 every week. Publishing every day. And eating dinner with my family.
Habit 3: Take useful breaks.
These aren’t just random “check my social media real quick” breaks. These are planned breaks.
Where you do stuff like take a walk or a power nap or meditate.
Roughly every hour I take a break like this.
Habit 4: Remove all distractions.
Whether it’s social media, or noise, or your TV.
If a distraction is there, you’ll turn to it. It’s human nature.
It’s the same concept when you’re trying to eat healthy and your trainer tells you to stop buying Oreos. If they’re not there, you won’t eat them.
Create environments that set you up for success.
Habit 5: Set a deadline.
This helps focus on what actually needs doing. You need to know when you’re finishing each part.
If you give yourself all day, it’ll take you all day.
My daily schedule allots certain times for certain things. When the time’s up, I’m done.
Habit 6: Create the right environment.
Your space should inspire you.
The goal is flow, with low barriers to get there.
I have my Must Do list next to my computer. And a nice cup of tea or coffee. I’m alone with just the cats snoozing nearby.
My brain just knows- it’s work time.
Habit 7: Use time blocking.
Make the best of every minute by knowing what you’re focusing on right now.
This also helps with anxiety. No need to worry about what’s next, it has its own pocket of time.
Habit 8: Automate where possible.
Whenever you can. Because wherever you make life easier, it gives you more time. Time to do more important work. Time to spend with family and friends.
I have email templates I use daily.
I schedule Tweets in bulk in advance.
I pre-write and schedule articles to publish in advance.
Having more free time is your goal.
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