My Peak Performance Playbook!

Hey there Peak Performers,

As a founder, here are three things I do regularly:

Run, Read, and Listen to podcasts.

And if I skip any of these, I see a difference in my creative process. Why and how?

Let's dive in.

First, WHY?

For you to be in a world-class service business, you have to have some leverage.

What is your leverage? How are you trying to get to it?

You gotta have a path.

I create that path with a plan (more details on planning in an upcoming edition).

Long story short, I line up content to consume.

How do I curate the content I consume?

As a founder, I have a revenue target I am trying to hit by the end of this year. Questions I ask myself:

1. Who is at that destination already? Learn from them.
2. How did they get there? Ask for that recipe and
3. Follow it to the needle.

The wheel doesn't have to be re-invented every time.

Well, you can; but you don't HAVE to.

So HOW do running, reading, and listening (to that curated content) help me in achieving the above?

(Believe it or not, I am ready to cross the finish line of my first half marathon this Sunday, wish me luck :)

Let's break it down...

As human beings, we are wired to seek pleasure.

Running: Running is more than a physical workout. When you run, your body initially resists and your mind looks for excuses to stop.

Pushing past these barriers not only boosts your stamina but also trains you to do things you find discomfort in doing.

Why is that helpful?

It primes your mind to make difficult decisions (which entrepreneurs will do daily).

If they do it well, the business will thrive. If they don't, well, the business will suffer.

Reading: Imagine gaining access to an author’s years of research, distilled into roughly 200 pages, for the price of just two cups of coffee. No brainer!

I read this quote recently and I’m paraphrasing, “If you think reading 10 books can transform your life, try writing one.” (I am working on my 5-year plan to get there)

Podcasts: I’ve embraced podcasts during my runs, and I haven’t looked back. You are subconsciously feeding your mind.

(Eventually, targeting to run without any aid, to get to a clear state of mind. Not there yet, but will be in 6 months).

Every 1 or 2-hour run, I usually finish with 2-3 takeaways for the problem I am trying to solve in my business.

As a business owner, I also suffer from "shiny object syndrome" (more details on an upcoming issue).

I also talked about almost creating a hampster wheel with my startup in my previous edition (you can read it here).

Dan Martell famously says "Entrepreneurs don't suffer from starvation, they suffer from indigestion".

We live in a golden age of "free" podcasts, use them to build your leverage.

So, there you have it. Doing these three activities regularly keeps me focused, building one thing at a time, strategize how to get to the next milestone (what that milestone is) and not shying away from the discomfort of running a new business.

Well, we covered a lot. I hope you find these tips helpful!

What works for you? Don't forget to share.

Btw, I just launched my new educational course that arms CEOs and founders with an incredible Toolkit.

You can find it here:

saasceotoolkit.com

It will help you avoid the biggest mistakes a founder can make during the first crucial years of their product development and launch.

The best part? It's FREE!

While I use SaaS as an example here, you will notice the underlying frameworks and arguments can help any founder who is on this journey and wants to build an MVP, raise funding, and attract customers.

Grab it!

And don't forget to share this resource with someone who you might think will find it useful!

Love & Respect,