Mike Brubaker: Productivity Lessons From 5 Famous Entrepreneurs

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FAMOUSENTREPRENEURS

MIKE BRUBAKER | AUGUST 2016

5PRODUCTIVITY LESSONS FROM

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If you run your own business or are thinkingabout jumping into entrepreneurship any

time soon, you’ll need to adopt some habitsthat will keep you motivated and productive

for the long haul.

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These are five productivity lessonsfrom famous entrepreneurs to help

you maximize your time whilegetting your business off the ground

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‘WIN YOUR MORNING’ WITH THERIGHT PRIORITIES

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TIM FERRISS

Author of ‘The Four-Hour Workweek

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Tim Ferriss is abig proponent of

eliminatingunproductive

tasks from thedaily routine soyou avoid the

busy trap.

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In his podcast, titled ‘5Morning Rituals That HelpMe Win The Day,’ Ferrissexplains that he focusesonly on three things he

can accomplish in the first60 to 90 minutes of theday to ‘win his morning.’

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THEME YOUR DAYS

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JACK DORSEYCEO of Square & Founder of Twitter

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Jack Dorseysays that beingvery disciplinedabout his timeand ‘theming’his days helps

him stayfocused even inthe middle ofinterruptions.

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You could ‘label’ each day in yourcalendar to give it a theme so you know

what to focus on for that entire day.

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LOOK FOR THE SIGNAL,NOT THE NOISE

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ELON MUSK

CEO of SpaceX

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Elon Musk is nostranger to workinghard and going theextra mile. In thiscommencement

speech, herecommends

‘focusing on signalversus noise.’

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In our hyper-connected world, it’s easy to getcaught up in the ‘noise’ of daily life and

Internet activities and lose focus and fall offtask.

Are you focusing on improving yourself andperforming better than ever?

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STAY PHYSICALLY FIT

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RICHARD BRANSON

Founder of Virgin Group

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Richard Branson says thatkeeping the endorphins going

with regular exercise andkeeping the brain active helps

him, ‘achieve twice as much in aday’ than he would otherwise.

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Making your health and fitness a highpriority can help you stay productive.

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DO FEWER THINGS...OBSESSIVELY

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EVAN WILLIAMS

Co-founder of Blogger, Twitter & Medium

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Evan Williamsrecommends that

everybody ‘Dofewer things’ and

focus on one task ata time with a laser-

like focus.

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Focusing on only one thing at a time isthe key to success.

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Use some of these tips to stay productiveand motivated during even the most

challenging times.

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Good Luck!