Here are 5 Ways to Achieve Insane Productivity

Here are 5 Ways to Achieve Insane Productivity:

I have been referred to as, “One of the Most Disciplined Men.”?

The truth though is that I’m not “disciplined”... in fact, I’m weak like everyone else.?

However, I was smart enough to recognize that if I just built a few systems into my routine, that I could ‘trick’ myself into getting more done in less time... thus giving an illusion of discipline!??

Here are 5 hacks that I’ve used to increase productivity...

1. Add Deadlines to Destroy Parkinson's Law

Ever have a meeting or call that dragged on & on & on interrupting the flow of your day, backing up your schedule, and making you late for dinner??

That’s because you allowed a form of Parkinson’s Law to invade (and conquer) your day.?

Parkinson’s Law, first introduced to me through Tim’s book, The 4-Hour Work Week, states:?

“Work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion.”?

And when you don’t have an end time for a meeting or call, unnecessary chatter expands and exceeds your expectations for the event.?

The solution:

Never start a call or meeting that does not have a defined end time.?

How do you do that??

Answer every call / meeting invitation with a set amount of time you are willing to invest.?

For example, when I’m invited to do a podcast – and it fits my criteria of 2,500 downloads per show – I also tell them that I only have 30 minutes scheduled for the interview.?

That deflates the hot air (unnecessary chatter) and keeps my day on track.?

For call invitations, I say, “Yes, I have 10 minutes at 1:45pm on Tuesday.”?

Be strict. Be specific. Be safe with your time.

2. Automate-Delegate-Eliminate Every Day

Last month I told a client to delete Instagram from his phone.?

That one single action allowed him to boost his company sales $20K (recurring!)...?

Deletion of distractions allows addition of assets.?

Your job...?

You must repeatedly review your daily tasks to make sure you’re not doing anything below your pay grade, or that causes an unnecessary amount of stress or angst, or that can be done equally well through automation.?

Editing your own videos => Delegate

Manually booking calls into your calendar => Automate

Reading irrelevant news articles that fire you up => Eliminate?

Hour by hour...

Action by action...?

Eradicate what you hate... automate... and delegate.?

There’s money on the table that needs your attention & action.?

3. Match your toughest task with your highest mental energy (magic time)?

Remember when you were a toddler and you played with a?Baby Blocks Shape Sorter?

The object of the game is to take different shaped blocks and put them in a similar shaped hole...?

Ok, good. Now...?

Think about the most difficult project you need to finish this week.?

Now assign a “square shape” to that task.?

Next, look at your calendar...?

Imagine if you tried to cram that difficult project into your schedule at a time of day where you were tired... That would be like trying to cram a square peg into a round hole. Ain’t gonna work.?

Instead, what you need to do is realize that your Magic Time – the time of day when you are 3X’s more creative, productive, and energetic – is the same shape as your toughest task.?

Take that square peg (toughest task) and insert it into your Magic Time (square hole).

That’s how you win.?

Stop trying to do hard things when you’re weak.?

And stop doing easy things when you’re strong.?

Match the Intensity of the Task to the Intensity of your brainpower...?

...And you’ll triple your productivity on that tip alone!

4. Develop Distraction Free Zones?

Next time you’re sitting at your workstation...?

Lift your arms up to shoulder height... now rotate 180 degrees each way...?

This is your Distraction Bomb Zone!?

Anything within arm’s reach is a big risk for throwing you off track...?

That unread book... the TV remote... your phone... the newspaper... invoices...?

When you have to focus... MOVE everything... Or Move yourself to a distraction free zone.?

5. Build Your Business Around Your Life, Not Your Life Around Your Business?

If you do things with a purpose, your “Why”, motivation will never be hard to find.??

Let me know if this was helpful?