405: Evergreen Focus & Motivation: 12 Mind Hacks to Become a Better Author, Speaker, Coach, Entrepreneur, and Your Best Self

Published: Sept. 25, 2017, 8 a.m.

Listen in as we reveal the twelve secrets all entrepreneurs (including you reading this right now) need to know in order to take massive action and enjoy rapid success.\n\n \tQuiet the Noise: Don't check email or texting in the morning\n \tMinimum Viable Product: what's important?\n \tBody Health: Exercise, wake up early, drink water, and get a good night's sleep\n \tBetter Relationships: contempt, criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling (expert John Gottman)\n \tBe Present: avoid multitasking, distractions, waiting for X to do Y, or "sticking it out"\n \tWrite Things Down: journal to document and "crack the nut" plus gratitude list\n \tNegative Self Talk: ask better questions about your situation, such as: What's good about this? What action will you take moving forward? Is the thing you're worried about always true in all circumstances?\n \tBe Independent: You are in control. Even if luck or people get you down,\n \tBe Positive: Why did you get started with your business in the first place? What used to get you excited?\n \tTriggers, states, habits, responses\n \tEntrepreneurial Skill: distill the information down quick enough to take action. Don't be arrogant. Pay attention. Take the steps and see if you did it correctly. Don't give up.\n \tChunking: Adjust the size of your "laundry basket" to work your productivity muscle (focus muscle)