Rise and shine, it’s another day you can make count. Whether you are working the 9 to 5, or call yourself an entrepreneur, you can adopt small changes over time to create the ultimate productive daily routine. You’ll find that successful entrepreneurs have a couple of correlations of which they swear by. Here are the 5 essentials of an entrepreneur.
1. Keep A Strict Schedule
It’s a given, we only have twenty-four hours in one day. Keeping organised can mean that you avoid spending time on useless tasks. Elon Musk simply breaks down his day into 5-minute increments. By thinking logistically it allows him to squeeze the most out of every day. Imagine if you could take back control of the amount of time you give out, rather than being reactive to things outside of your daily schedule.
Mark Zuckerberg utilises another strategy of minimising the number of decisions he makes per day, which enables the most important ideas to stay at the forefront of his mind. But that also includes wearing the same clothes every day, which may or may not be your thing. The idea is to cut corners where you see fit.
2. Never stop learning
Entrepreneurs look to learn constantly. It’s not about mindlessly scrolling through your news app, which can prove useful at times, but not always. Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates read and never stop. Buffett spends approximately 80% of his day reading, while Bill Gates will read 50 books a year. That’s almost a book a week. It’s very doable.
3. Exercise To Unleash Creativity
If you want to stay productive and mentally focused for a long working day ahead, early morning exercise is the perfect way to help you channel your energy. Richard Branson claims that he gets an extra 4 hours of productivity a day because of his exercise routine. His method: wake up at 5am to kite surf, swim or play tennis. Kite surfing may be a bit extreme for most of us, but a short jog every other morning will also do the trick.
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4. Keep A Positive Mindset
Many entrepreneurs swear by meditation. When big business decisions are too stressful many turn to apps for mental clarity. The benefit list is quite extensive, but some worth mentioning are: less stress, more focus, better relationships, less anxiety, a boost in creativity, increased happiness, more restful sleep, and better listening skills. No wonder so many people make this a priority.
5. Stay Connected
Even though you should aim to disconnect from technology from time to time, your friends, family and colleagues most likely depend on you. It’s important to keep your technology in order so you don’t find yourself out of reach. So when your phone, tablet and Mac go awry you don’t have time to wait at a genius bar to get them fixed, there are services like Repairly for that, where you can have your device repaired in less than 3 hours, getting you back to work as quickly as possible.
What essentials have you added into your daily routine? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook.