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I didn’t open my computer for about 8 days and it was amazing. I took some legit time off of wo
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I didnât open my computer for about 8 days and it was amazing. I took some legit time off of work for the first time in quite awhile. Even when I travel a lot I tend to work at least 20 minutes to an hour a day. This time I decided I needed the break. I didnât write daily emails. I didnât do much useful stuff in general. I just took some time to reboot the brain. (I think this is the longest Iâve gone without sending an email in YEARS.) Now I feel about as excited as Iâve felt in a long time to work. The one thing I did do over the last couple of weeks is think deeply about how I want my life to look. More specifically, how I want my daily life to look. How many hours a day am I working? What time of day? What am I working on? I got really clear on what I wantâ¦and even more importantly what I DONâT want. That led to me creating a simple schedule that I think will allow for the most productivity and joy. And should limit me to about 4 hours of work a day. (Iâll probably make a YouTube video detailing the new schedule.) It took a lot of thought and reading to decided on what I believe will be optimal for me. I recommend you do the same thing. The reality is my schedule is designed for ME. I think the biggest mistake people make when it comes to productivity is thinking that you can follow someone elseâs schedule and itâll work for you. You need to adapt it to your unique way of working. (Iâll expand on this in the YouTube video.) Anyways, why am I telling you all this? Because itâs a new year and people are more likely to make big changes in their life at the start of a new year. Iâm not personally one for New Years Resolutions. Iâm more of a fan of New Years Intentions. I like to pick ONE word for the year and focus on that word. For this year itâs a word thatâs haunted me for most of my life. Consistency. Consistency has been my weakness in basically everything Iâve done.
In tennis, I hit the ball better than most everyone, but I missed too often. I didnât make mistakes because I wasnât capable of making less mistakes. I made mistakes because I was impatient and uncommitted to being consistent. I lost to significantly less physically talented players because they were willing to be consistent. Consistency isnât something you have or donât have. Itâs a choice. A choice Iâve never really madeâ¦except in one area of my life. Writing. Iâve had periods of time in my life where Iâve written every single day no matter what. Iâve had times where Iâve hand copied sales letters every single day. (Thanks to CopyHourâ¦which is reopening this week.) Iâve written daily because I adopted the mindset that practice mattered more than talent. That showing up everyday mattered more than how well you played when you showed up. I have a tendency to go hard at something for a little while and then stop. Then start again. Then stop. Iâll record 10 videos in a day and post one dailyâ¦then Iâll stop for a month. Then Iâll record one a day for a week and post them dailyâ¦then stop. You get the point. The reality is you gotta be consistent if you want BIG results. Iâm tired of my own lack of consistency. Thatâs why Iâm making it my theme for the year. Iâm committed to showing up and doing the work I need to do (in each area of my life). So whatâs your word for the year? What do you need to work on? What word can you say to yourself as a constant reminder and know that itâll move you towards the life you want? Hope that helps ya. Talk soon,
Ian "bout to be consistent AF" Stanley P.S. Iâve also been consistent with working outâ¦but I donât really count that because I love it and itâs easy for me to do. Although I am more consistent when I have something Iâm training for. Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( 8020emailcopy, 314 upper lake road, Westlake Village, CA 91362, United States
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