What would you do if you had an extra 3-5 hours of leftover time each week? Play a round of golf? Serve a needy cause? Plan a quality outing with your family? Just plain ol’ relax?
Go ahead and pencil your answer into next week’s schedule, because I’m going to give you three ideas that will “a.d.d.” an extra 3-5 hours of disposable time to your week. J
Seriously, these ideas have been extremely helpful in freeing up time for my clients and me. Might as well add your name to the list too!
Have you ever noticed how people are so curious about what holds the “#1” position on lists? Who’s the #1 running back of all-time? What’s the #1 top weight loss tip? Where’s the #1 best beach vacation deal?
No one has every asked me, “Jimmy, what’s your #27 productivity strategy.” J
People want to know what ranks at the top. The best of the best. Numero uno. What I am going to share with you right now is without a doubt my #1 productivity strategy of all-time.
I’ve accomplished more with this strategy than anything else. No exceptions. Here it is in a nutshell…
Note: This article is extracted from the Earncome training program that I’ve licensed, and some of the content might reference that program and/or its author, Jimmy D. Brown.
There are a few additional things that I do which really help me get a lot done in a short amount of time that I think are worth quickly sharing with you. We’ll explore each of these in greater detail as its own module in the future.
For now, let me mention them…
One of the most effective ways to have a major breakthrough in your business is to eliminate the one thing that is holding you back the most.
Stop right there. Hit the rewind button. Let that scene play out one more time before you enjoy the rest of the movie. It’s that important. We’re talking Oscar-worthy stuff…
One of the most effective ways to have a major breakthrough in your business is to eliminate the one thing that is holding you back the most.
You know if something is offset, italicized and in a different font it must be important, right? J
Everyone has distractions. Phone calls. Alerts. Doorbells. Email chimes. People. They come in every shape and size. They come often. And they usually come right when we really don’t need them to do so.
Yet, some people seem to be able to thrive in spite of things that might otherwise lead them away from a focused activity. What’s the secret?
The productive person knows how to defeat distractions.
It’s not that productive people don’t face distractions, it’s that they know how to properly deal with them so their productivity isn’t significantly affected.