Growing a business is not about hustling 24/7.
The real key is something simpler: Laser FOCUS in a world of cheap dopamine hits.
How to protect your focus and avoid distraction: 🧵
The real key is something simpler: Laser FOCUS in a world of cheap dopamine hits.
How to protect your focus and avoid distraction: 🧵
1. Wake up without an alarm
Alarm disrupts your sleep cycle and can lead to:
- Sleep inertia
- Drowsiness
- Raised cortisol levels
Also, every time the alarm goes off, your body goes into fight-or-flight mode which is stressful for the body.
Alarm disrupts your sleep cycle and can lead to:
- Sleep inertia
- Drowsiness
- Raised cortisol levels
Also, every time the alarm goes off, your body goes into fight-or-flight mode which is stressful for the body.
Waking up without an alarm ensures you're:
• Well-rested and wake up when your body is ready
• Less likely to use your phone upon waking
• More clear and primed for the day
No productivity tip will save you from sh*tty sleep.
Waking-up feeling good is objective #1.
• Well-rested and wake up when your body is ready
• Less likely to use your phone upon waking
• More clear and primed for the day
No productivity tip will save you from sh*tty sleep.
Waking-up feeling good is objective #1.
2. Execute my Clear Mind morning routine
Things my routine includes:
• Pray for 10 mins
• Visualize for 10 mins
• Goal Review for 10 mins
• Write/journal for 15 mins
• Read something inspiring for 15 mins
• Workout/breathe/move for 30-60 mins
Win your AM, win the day.
Things my routine includes:
• Pray for 10 mins
• Visualize for 10 mins
• Goal Review for 10 mins
• Write/journal for 15 mins
• Read something inspiring for 15 mins
• Workout/breathe/move for 30-60 mins
Win your AM, win the day.
3. Use “Win-the-Week” 1-pager
I write out my "Win the Week" pager every week by hand - it's the only guide I look at every single day.
It's a distillation of my quarterly goals.
This is what it looks like 👇
Like & comment "Win the Week" and Ill send you this PDF for free.
I write out my "Win the Week" pager every week by hand - it's the only guide I look at every single day.
It's a distillation of my quarterly goals.
This is what it looks like 👇
Like & comment "Win the Week" and Ill send you this PDF for free.
4. Use my quarterly goals system
I never just do what I feel like, but what my protocol tells me to do.
My custom Notion template, HyperGrowthHQ ensures I'm only working on high leverage sh*t.
Success comes down to doing the right things consistently over a long period.
I never just do what I feel like, but what my protocol tells me to do.
My custom Notion template, HyperGrowthHQ ensures I'm only working on high leverage sh*t.
Success comes down to doing the right things consistently over a long period.
5. No phone or distraction until deep work is finished
3 days/week, from 8 am to 12 pm, I lock my phone and focus entirely on working.
The aim is to get more done than most do in a week.
This is also the reason why...
3 days/week, from 8 am to 12 pm, I lock my phone and focus entirely on working.
The aim is to get more done than most do in a week.
This is also the reason why...
6. Every meeting is scheduled in the afternoon
With few exceptions, meetings are the least effective way to spend your time.
Your first few hours should only be focused on doing your highest leverage activities.
Selling, creating, building, improving, problem-solving, etc.
With few exceptions, meetings are the least effective way to spend your time.
Your first few hours should only be focused on doing your highest leverage activities.
Selling, creating, building, improving, problem-solving, etc.
7. Delegate everything I can to my EA
I connect with my EA as soon as my focus work is complete.
She is my first line of defense against things like:
• Communicating with others
• Managing my email
• Setting-up calls
FOCUS = getting rid of most of your work!
I connect with my EA as soon as my focus work is complete.
She is my first line of defense against things like:
• Communicating with others
• Managing my email
• Setting-up calls
FOCUS = getting rid of most of your work!
8. Optimal nutrition
It's wild how many people don't think about optimizing their nutrition when trying to improve their focus.
Your cognitive function is directly correlated with the quality of fuel you put in your body.
Nutrition matters most.
It's wild how many people don't think about optimizing their nutrition when trying to improve their focus.
Your cognitive function is directly correlated with the quality of fuel you put in your body.
Nutrition matters most.
My nutrition-based focus tips:
• Power-packed smoothie every AM (protein, creatine, almond butter, fiber, blueberries)
• No sugar/high glycemic carbs throughout day - nuts, cottage cheese, veggies/hummus as snacks
• No caffeine in the afternoon - use ketones instead
• Power-packed smoothie every AM (protein, creatine, almond butter, fiber, blueberries)
• No sugar/high glycemic carbs throughout day - nuts, cottage cheese, veggies/hummus as snacks
• No caffeine in the afternoon - use ketones instead
9. Nighttime routine
Review your entire day's progress.
What didn't get done? Reschedule it on your calendar.
Any areas of improvement? Note it down as well.
Your next day depends on how you plan it the night before that.
Review your entire day's progress.
What didn't get done? Reschedule it on your calendar.
Any areas of improvement? Note it down as well.
Your next day depends on how you plan it the night before that.
Bonus:
• Set-up an accountability partner. Most people are less likely to let other people down than themselves.
• Have a dedicated part of the house only for focused work. No emails/social media there.
• Let your family know your schedule so there's low disturbance.
• Set-up an accountability partner. Most people are less likely to let other people down than themselves.
• Have a dedicated part of the house only for focused work. No emails/social media there.
• Let your family know your schedule so there's low disturbance.
Counterintuitive stuff:
• Successful people don't do all the boring stuff you waste your time on. Outsource everything you can.
• Rate yourself every week/month/quarter at the speed you can do something. As time progresses, you must do things faster.
• Successful people don't do all the boring stuff you waste your time on. Outsource everything you can.
• Rate yourself every week/month/quarter at the speed you can do something. As time progresses, you must do things faster.
• Anyone can make more money by working more.
The idea is to work less/same & still make more money which can only happen if you're getting better.
• If people do not get mad at you for how unavailable you are, you're far too available. Create walls around your time.
The idea is to work less/same & still make more money which can only happen if you're getting better.
• If people do not get mad at you for how unavailable you are, you're far too available. Create walls around your time.
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A bit about me:
20 years ago, I was a broke biomedical engineering college student trying to get my first biz off the ground.
Since then, I’ve grown six 7-figure businesses, three 8-figure businesses & raised $50M+ in VC.
I'm also a General Partner at The Family Fund.
20 years ago, I was a broke biomedical engineering college student trying to get my first biz off the ground.
Since then, I’ve grown six 7-figure businesses, three 8-figure businesses & raised $50M+ in VC.
I'm also a General Partner at The Family Fund.
And I do all of this while prioritizing my health, traveling for fun every month & not grinding 247.
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A bit about me:
20 years ago, I was a broke college student trying to get my first business off the ground.
Since then, I’ve grown six 7-figure businesses, three 8-figure businesses, and raised over $50M in venture capital. I am also a General Partner at a VC firm.
And I do all of this while prioritizing my health, traveling for fun every month & not grinding around the clock.
I go deeper into everything I’ve learned about elevating founder performance in my newsletter.
Join thousands of founders
20 years ago, I was a broke college student trying to get my first business off the ground.
Since then, I’ve grown six 7-figure businesses, three 8-figure businesses, and raised over $50M in venture capital. I am also a General Partner at a VC firm.
And I do all of this while prioritizing my health, traveling for fun every month & not grinding around the clock.
I go deeper into everything I’ve learned about elevating founder performance in my newsletter.
Join thousands of founders
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