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1 1 The 5 AM Miracle with Jeff Sanders #222: 10 Productivity Tips You Need to Know September 25, 2017 Introduction [Play Double Stoker ] [FreshBooks - Summer 2017] Hey, it s Jeff Sanders. FreshBooks is a ridiculously easy-to-use cloud accounting software for small business owners that saves you time and gets you paid faster, now used by over 10 million people worldwide. For your 30 day free trial, go to FreshBooks.com/5am and enter 5am Miracle in the How Did You Hear About Us? section. Can you ever really have enough productivity strategies? I don t think so! This is The 5 AM Miracle - Episode #222: 10 Productivity Tips You Need to Know [Fade Out Music]

2 2 [Intro Song] Good morning and welcome to the 222nd episode of The 5 AM Miracle. I am Jeff Sanders and this is THE podcast dedicated to dominating your day before breakfast. Every Monday morning my goal is to help you bounce out of bed with enthusiasm, create powerful lifelong habits, and tackle your grandest goals with extraordinary energy. Here on The 5 AM Miracle Podcast we discuss early mornings, and we dive deep into topics like healthy habits, personal development, and rockin productivity! But first, the Audiobook for The 5 AM Miracle is now live on Audible, Amazon, and itunes! This has been a work-in-progress for many months, and I m so excited to be able to share it with you now! This audiobook is full of specific how-to advice and action steps to help you wake up early, dominate your day, and achieve your life s grandest goals. Just visit 5amBook.com to get your copy today. Once again, that s 5amBook.com. Now, let s begin with this week s feature segment!

3 3 [Fade Music Up and Out] For the last few months I have been collecting a variety of productivity strategies, ones that I have found helpful on a variety of levels. This week I ll break down those 10 and hopefully 2-3 of them spark motivation in you to get the extra edge you need right now. Let s dig in! 10 Productivity Tips You Need to Know 1.Enneagram Test a.nine interconnected personality types i. 1: Reformer ii. iii. 2: Helper 3: Achiever (me!) 1.Basic desire: to feel valuable 2.Temptation: pushing self to always be the best 3.Virtue : authenticity iv. 4: Individualist v. 5: Investigator vi. 6: Loyalist vii. 7: Enthusiast viii. 8: Challenger ix. 9: Peacemaker

4 4 2.Goal Cast a.great motivational videos, quotes, and stories b.facebook page provides great updates c. Quick, powerful, and surprisingly helpful 3.Google Backup & Sync replaces Google Drive a.backup files to the cloud b.backup your entire computer if you want to c. Great for simplistic backups d.not great if your upload speeds are slow 4.Timeboost App a.organize your time like a budget b.lots of great graphs, charts, and schedules, to see how you use your time from a variety of perspectives c. Works with Google Calendar, Apple icloud Calendar, and Microsoft Exchange 5.Sense of Moment App a.phone usage and social time tracker b.tracks how long you use various apps on your phone c. Set limits for yourself d.blocked after you hit your limit Now, after this quick break we re going to talk about...

5 5 1. Cold showers 2. Extreme structure, and One of the best videos on productivity I have ever seen! Stick around! [Play Spring in My Step ] Now I want to take just a minute to feature and thank my premium sponsors of The 5 AM Miracle. As a listener of this show, you get access to some of their incredible and exclusive discounts and bonuses. These amazing folks also help me to deliver high-quality content for you, for FREE, each and every week! [Academy] This week s episode is being brought to you by The Rockin Productivity Academy - my premium productivity membership experience designed to help high achievers and entrepreneurs dominate their day! The Academy provides online training and experiences that I cannot deliver here on the podcast. Every month you can hop on a live webinar with me,

6 6 get custom coaching for your current grand goals, hear exclusive interviews with high achievers, and get access to video trainings where I teach my latest and greatest strategies. This fun-filled membership is launching again in May and I want you to be the first to know all about it. Head on over to RockinProductivity.com to sign up for updates and get a free video interview. Once again that s RockinProductivity.com. [FreshBooks - Summer 2017] A quick question if you re a trailblazing freelancer: If you could reclaim up to 2 days a month of your precious time, would you? Our friends at FreshBooks, who make ridiculously easy cloud accounting software for freelancers, are the architects behind this question, and for good reason. By simplifying tasks like invoicing, tracking expenses and getting paid online, FreshBooks has drastically reduced the time it takes for over 10 million people to deal with their paperwork.

7 7 If that s not enough incentive, the FreshBooks platform has been rebuilt from the ground up. They ve taken simplicity and speed to an entirely new level and added powerful new features. If you re listening to this and not using FreshBooks yet, now would be the time try it. To claim your 30-Day unrestricted free trial, with no credit card required, go to F reshbooks.com forward slash 5AM and enter 5AM Miracle in the How Did You Hear About Us? section. [Fade Out Music] 6.Cold Showers a.wim Hof Method b.great to boost your energy early in the morning c. Not great if you can t get cold water d.ice baths are great for recovery after a workout 7.Create Specific Structure a.blogger asked me to answer 2 dozen questions about podcasting for a guest article. I wrote 1,800 words in 1 hour. b.in contrast, if he had asked me to write 1,800 words about podcasting with no clear direction,

8 8 I would have froze like a deer in headlights. c. When I began writing my new book, I froze. Then, I began creating specific structure to outline to details, and my speed and quality increased immediately. 8.Watch Darren Hardy s Secrets of Great Achievers video on YouTube a.amazing 90 minutes of motivation and teaching b.some of the best advice on how to achieve productivity I have ever seen 9.You Only Have 30 Minutes to Read a.limit yourself each day so you never think of reading as a huge chore, but instead as a limited reward that you want to maximize and get every ounce of value from. 10. Have an FBOT Account on Your Computer a.create a 2nd account on your computer called FBOT b.only install the apps you need c. Only include the apps you use on your dock d.use parental controls if it s convenient (I found it to be very annoying) Quick Review 1.Take the Enneagram Test 2.Watch daily Goal Cast videos

9 9 3.Use Google Backup & Sync 4.Use the Timeboost app to visualize your time usage 5.Use the Sense of Moment app to track and limit your usage of social media on your phone 6.Take cold showers every morning 7.Create specific structure with ultra clarity 8.Watch Darren Hardy s video Secrets of Great Achievers 9.Limit yourself to 30 minutes of reading each day 10. Create a 2nd FBOT account on your computer [Play Opening Night ] 1 Action Step: Pick just one. I know I discussed 10 tips today, but choose only one to pursue right away -- one strategy, tip, or idea that can boost your productivity in a big way. There is a full list of the links I discussed in the show notes page at JeffSanders.com/222. If I had to recommend just one to pick from this week s list, it would be to watch the video from Darren Hardy. It truly is motivational, and FULL of great ideas to jumpstart whatever you are working on now.

10 10 [Fade In Music] As always, if you would like to see the complete list of the links I mentioned in this episode, please visit the show notes page at JeffSanders.com/222, as in Episode 222. Finally, on the next episode I will be chatting with New York Times bestselling author, Jon Acuff, about his latest book, Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. Well, that's it for this episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast. Until next time remember, you have the power to change your life, and the fun begins bright and early. [Fade Music Up and Out]