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The bed, the kitchen, the tv, low-cost weekday golf courses, no-one checking, and yes, even 10 years ago, social media!

So what were the 5 secrets to keeping me on the right path, to starting a couple of successful businesses and raising a healthy family, basically from home?

?? ?????????????????? ???? ?????????????? - when you structure your time, with all the things you love to do built into that structure, you can spend your days feeling variety and fulfilment. I plan fixed times for breaks, email, gym, family meals, music, outdoor time and of course specific work activities. I also plan a couple of outside meetings (lunch, coffee etc.) so I’m venturing out occasionally with a purpose...

?? ?????????????????? ???????? ???????????? ???????? ???????? - it’s super easy to while away a whole day being 'busy' doing low value activities and feeling like it’s necessary. It’s not. If you were not at home you wouldn’t be cleaning your room, organising your photo collection and popping to the shop to get paprika in case you decide to make ‘that’ dish. I’ve outsourced or eliminated cleaning, shopping, cooking, driving, washing, ironing, phone calls, most email, bill paying, commuting. Less excuses to get into something that adds little value. More time for me to focus on my priorities like fitness, family and finances. “It’s ok for you Kevin”, you may say, “this costs money”, but please don’t underestimate the value of your own time when it’s spent doing activities you love...

?? ?????? ???????????? - when I start a period of activity I set a timer. I’ll give myself 50 mins for focused work, 30 mins for lunch, 10 mins for email or social media etc. When the alarm rings I make a conscious decision to continue for an additional set time or move on. It’s a proactive decision and stops me getting lost in ‘surfing’ or ‘drifting’. It also helps set an intention for each time I set...

?? ???????????????? ???????? - this life saver has protected me from other people’s priorities. When I have focused time for work I put my phone in airplane ?? mode which turns off wifi and all notifications. I’ve already set most notifications to mute but in regular time I want to be available to family and close friends. However during focus time everything needs to be off, and a timer still works in this mode. It puts me in control and I’ve never found any ‘emergency’ to have happened when I’ve been off-grid...

?? ?????????????? ?????????????? ?????? ???? ???????????????????? - I want to get my highest priority activities done first thing before any possible distractions creep in. For me it’s fitness, both mental and physical. Therefore my gym, meditation, learning and nature sessions are first thing in the morning. Not only do they make me excited to wake up and get started, the buzz from these activities powers me through the day. For you it maybe a different priority, whatever it is ensure it’s something that fuels your joy first thing, be excited to rise and shine...

I’m far from perfect, I have days that don’t go as scheduled and times when I self-sabotage. I just get back into the structure as soon as I realise what I’ve done. My major goal is to feel fulfilled at the end of the day, which means it’s been a day of growth in one way or another.

???I?G E??? ??TI?ITY I ?T?I?E TO ?EE? ???KE, ??I?E ??? ????E, ?Y ?E??O??? ?E?I?ITIO? O? ????E??.

Freedom does not mean escaping structure, it means having the opportunity to do what you want when you want to. If you structure that in for yourself, it’s that structure that brings you freedom. ????????

With love, Kevin

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