Hey Reader, Being an entrepreneur is largely a game of survival. If you can stay on the treadmill long enough, you win. So, the best way to survive is to care for your health by designing your day around your health. Here’s how: I schedule my health tasks and stick to them. I treat my health tasks as important as meeting a new customer. Just like a meeting, I
The time left over is available for work, relationships, and fun. This pushes me to be efficient with my time. Remember, “work expands to fill the time available for completion.” Here are my critical health tasks, aka non-negotiables:
I map them on my calendar so I don't double-book myself. It saves me time by reducing thinking, and it ensures I never double-book myself. The time I block for my health is for me to take care of myself and, honestly, the best thing for my business. If I’m burned out, my business falls apart since I’m a one-man show. Prioritize your health, and you’ll be able to survive anything! |
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Hey Reader, Today, I want to talk about the most important milestone in starting a business. If you don’t do this, you’ll waste a year while building your business. That's what happened with my first business, Breadcrumbs, doing things like Forming my C-Corp Open a business bank account Setting up my website Building a product Surprisingly, none of these are the most important things. Don’t get me wrong, they’re important, but still not the most important. The most important thing is...
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