#1. The Creative Cottage Concept
Your genius adores solitude. Masterwork never gets done in an office, surrounded by people and noisiness and complexity. The artistry that honors your highest gifts and makes the world a more enchanting place gets done in isolation. So go find a place where no one can find you, to make your magic real.
#2. The Daily Napping Practice
I don’t nap as much as I used to but for over 20 years I’d take a Power Nap nearly every single day. Churchill said that his napping habit gave him two days in one. When I was on the road in Greece, I’d sleep for 15 minutes on the way to an event and, in doing so, come back to life. Test this regimen out and see if it delivers excellent results for you.
#3. The 2-Phone Protocol
The CEOs and financial titans I mentor love this one! Have one phone that’s fully-loaded. It has all your social media apps, Netflix, weather and food ordering technology. Then, in a wise and brave act of creative heroism, invest in a cheap and simple phone with only SMS on it. This is your “Spartan Phone” and the phone that’s with you when you need to get real (versus fake) work done. Your productivity is dramatically defined by the environment you set up so set up one that doesn’t have the attraction to distraction.
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#4. The Weekly Design System
I’ve written about my entire planning process in The Everyday Hero Manifesto. The starting principle is to remember that the things you schedule are the things that get done. And without a clear plan for each week, you’re certain to be reactive instead of peaceful, productive and strategic. Here’s the template I use myself to plan each week.
#5. Become a Master of The Polite No
Too many good people suffer from the affliction of trying to please people. This causes them to say yes to nearly every request that comes their way. Mastery is very much about minimalism: building a life around a monomaniacal focus around only a few things. And because all you do are a few things every day (that are the very same things each day), you’re certain to get very very very great at these things. So, politely say no to lost opportunities so you can get your finest work done.
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