I’m not talking about smoking, overeating or drinking too much alcohol, but I am talking about something equally addictive, and possibly just as harmful.

I’m talking about your smartphone addiction.

Did you know that the average person checks her phone 110 times a day? That’s crazy!

Here are some more statistics that might surprise you about cell phone addiction:

• Three-quarters of people check their phone first thing when they wake up.
• 1 in 3 smartphone users wakes in the night to check their phones (it’s 50 percent for people 18-24).
• Researchers found high mobile phone use was associated with stress and sleep disturbances for women.
• The same study found that high mobile phone use was associated with sleep disturbances and symptoms of depression in men.
• Long periods of cell phone use cause you to arch your neck and hold your body in a strange posture. This can lead to chronic back pain.

Look, I’m not suggesting that cellphones are bad and that you should give them up. It’s not realistic and they’re very beneficial in a lot of cases.

I carry mine daily but I am saying to become aware of how often you’re using it and how it might be harming parts of your life.

Why?

Recent studies have linked social networking to depression and anxiety. Since 2010, around the time when most people got smartphones, searches on Google for depression and anxiety rose incrementally. Here’s how to tell if you have a problem and how you can solve it. 

5 Phone Addiction Warning Signs

It wasn’t until I became an entrepreneur in 2017 that I realized just how much I was on my phone. When I went from a 9-5 to earning every dollar on my own, I realized what a time suck it is.

Here’s how you know you might have a problem with your phone:

1. You check your phone in the middle of the night. Seriously, what app will help you sleep better (other than a meditation app)?
2. You text-walk. This happens to a lot of us but if you’re running into people and missing out on life because you’re looking down, you might have a problem.
3. You can’t help but use your phone when face to face with others. Do you fear real-world conversations and instead choose to watch a video or scroll through social media?  
4. Your phone is your constant bathroom companion. Do you really need it in there all the time?
5. You get anxious when you forget your phone. Think back to the last time you left your phone somewhere. Even if you knew where you left it and you’re still anxious, this might mean a dependency problem.

7 Ways to Take Control of Phone Addiction & Take Back Your Life

1. Acknowledge You Are In Control

First off, who’s in charge, you or your phone? You of course! The reason you’re checking your phone so much is that you’re in the habit of checking your phone.

Any habit, whether good or bad, is hard to break as your brain sees habits as a way of survival. Obviously, checking your phone 100X a day or smoking a pack of cigarettes isn’t a good habit but your brain doesn’t realize that.

It’s up to you acknowledge you are in control first off. Then, use the other steps below to change your habits.

2. Get Rid of Apps | Phone Addiction

How many apps on your phone are actually helping you become more successful in life? Most likely, apps are just sucking time away from working towards your goals and dreams.

One app that might be worth downloading is one that tracks your usage. This way you can figure out which apps are taking up the most of your precious time.

For example, Instagram now lets you know how much time you spend on the app within your setting. Sometimes, I look back and am appalled I spend so much time on there mindlessly scrolling.

If you’re using social media too much, make sure you’re following motivational pages or limiting your time to certain parts of the day.

3. Turn Off Notifications

Notifications are one of the biggest distractions that are killing your productivity. Whether its email, Facebook, or something else, notifications can make it nearly impossible to stay focused.

Because one notification can lead you to email, social media or texting. Turn off all notifications and I can almost guarantee your phone time will go down a ton.

And your productivity will skyrocket!

4. Take Short Phone Free Vacations

Remember, right now you’re in the habit of checking your phone frequently. But with a few tweaks, you can learn to live without it.

Start by taking a mini phone vacation by putting it in a drawer for an evening or 3-4 hour chunk of time. Tell people that you regularly communicate with that you’re taking a phone break and I’m sure they will understand.

Learn to live without it for a few hours and you will find time for other things you love doing. And not find yourself as dependent on your device.

5. Pay Attention | Phone Addiction

Not only is your phone robbing you from other things in life, sometimes its extremely dangerous. People die every year from taking selfies, looking down on their phone at crosswalks and texting and driving.

Don’t let your phone ruin your life. Be mindful of when you are using it and make sure you’re not endangering yourself or your others!

6. Don’t Take It To Dinner

Unless you’re a food blogger who needs to take pictures of your meal for work, leave it in the car or at home. It’s amazing how much more present you will feel and how you can focus on a real conversation.

If you must take it to the meal, make sure to leave it in your pocket or purse. Even having it on the table is a subconscious reminder that it’s there and will make it easy to check for notification.

7. Set a Digital Detox Alarm

Each night, at 9 pm I have an alarm on my phone go off. At that point, I switch to airplane mode or leave it in another room until 8am the next morning.

Friends and family have learned that I’m basically unavailable during those times. If you can’t do this, make sure to at least take an hour off at night and in the morning to give your eyes and brain a rest.

Final Thoughts on Your Phone Addiction

Hopefully, these tips can help you live a much better life with less phone time involved. Remember, you run the device, it doesn’t run you.

If you’re finding yourself struggling, don’t’ beat yourself up. You’re not alone.

The people who create them intentionally make them addicting so you stay on them longer. Start using some of these strategies and I promise you can beat phone addiction and will love your new life.

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He’s got one of the best Instagram accounts to follow and has made it his mission to inspire the world with his actions and content. As he’s already worth $400 million, that he’s made through his financial business, he’s solely putting out content to help people succeed.

Even his book, #Maxout Your Life, is only $10 for shipping. He’s not in the self-improvement space for money, he’s here to bring others up in the world.

Here are the three biggest lessons from his book to help you dominate life.

Ed Mylett: 3 Ways to Max Out Your Life

1. Max Out Your Morning

As Tim Ferriss said, “If you win the morning, you win the day.” High-performance Ed Mylett agrees entirely. One of his first tips in the book is to start creating a morning routine that sets you up for success.

As you can’t always control the middle of your day, you can always control the beginning and end. Most people lose control of their day within the first ten minutes because of hitting the snooze, browsing social media, and not having any real structure.

Instead of reacting, you should start taking control of your day as soon as you wake up. Here’s how Ed structures his morning rituals:

• Wakes up early – starts each day between 4:30-5 am
• Hydrates with at least 16 oz of water
• Takes a cold shower with breathing exercises
• Spends time meditating or praying
• Sets his intentions for the day
• Exercises for at least 60 minutes

2. Max Out Your Mind

Ed goes in depth about the power of the mind in his book. He says that if you want real change, you must first change what you’re thinking about.

As he says, “Your subconscious thoughts are always trying to prove you right. Change 10% of your thoughts and you can dramatically change your life.”

Here’s what he recommends doing to upgrade your mindset:

• Focus on your beliefs. Make sure you are always thinking and believing the thoughts that will help you get further in life and business.
• Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want. As he said, “Your obsessions become your possessions.”
• Think of life happening for you, not to you. Instead of thinking the world is out to get you, reframe every challenge as a way to learn, grow, and evolve.
• Stay blissfully dissatisfied. Spend 80% of your time being grateful for everything in your life to appreciate and attract more. But spend 20% of the time expecting more from yourself to reach higher levels of success.

3. Max Out Your Body

If you’ve seen any pictures of Ed you know this guy is a machine when it comes to never skipping a workout. He’s committed to fitness because he understands its more than just health, it’s creating the habit of discipline.

As Ed said, “Keeping a healthy physical routine is one more way you are keeping a promise to yourself. It’s a daily validation that you are worthy and value yourself enough to keep your promises to you.”

Here’s what he recommends doing to get into amazing shape:

• Hire a trainer or get an accountability buddy.
• Follow inspiring social media accounts to keep you motivated
• Eat healthy as you can’t out exercise a bad diet
• Train in the morning to not skip it later
• Listen to music to stay motivated and inspired
• Measure your workouts and diet

Hopefully, you can max out these three areas of your life with Ed’s tips. Remember, success is all interconnected.

If you have better thoughts you’re going to have better days and moods. If you have better health, you’re going to have more energy for your business.

Like Ed said, “Now is the time to become the person you were destined to be. The ultimate max out version of you!”

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We all mistakes.. However it’s often much easier to point out the mistakes of others, than mistakes of our own doing.

What’s worse is when ‘smart people’ make stupid mistakes. If you’re in the ‘smart’ category it can be super embarrassing when you make stupid mistakes in public.

Recently, I was reading an article on The Knowledge Project, about why people actually make these dumb mistakes in life..

Why Smart People Make Stupid Mistakes

According to the research, people, make mistakes primarily because of these 7 reasons:

1. Stress
2. Rushing or urgency
3. Too much information
4. Concerned with fitting in
5. Fixed on a specific outcome
6. Being outside the comfort zone
7. Being in the presence of an “authority”  

Learning how to minimize each of them, will have you performing at a much higher level.

1. Stress

We’ve all been there. If you’re stressed it’s easy to make mistakes.

To help reduce these mistakes spend some time meditating, creating a set of morning rituals so that you can plan your day more effectively and do some deep breathing exercises.

Less stress will help you make fewer dumb mistakes but it’ll also help you live longer as cortisol is released when you’re stressed.

Remember, less stress equals a longer life!

2. Rushing

Think back to the last time you went rushing out the door trying to make it to work on time. It’s really easy to leave your notes for your work presentation, or forget to bring your lunch.

Minimize rushing by making sure you’re getting up earlier, creating a schedule, and maximizing the time you get each morning. Rush less to do more.

3. Too Much Information

We’re bombarded with information everywhere we go.

There’s never been more information on every single subject, ever.

But sometimes, too much information makes life harder rather than easier.

Instead of looking for another book or another how-to guide, filter out the information coming in and focus on your most important task each day, smash that out and the rest of the day is downhill.

4. Concerned With Fitting In

Most people want to fit in and be accepted by others too much.

Instead, be bold enough to be yourself, not only will you attract the right people into your life you’ll be much happier.

5. Fixed on a Specific Outcome

Sometimes we want very specific results. And when something else happens we get flustered and make stupid mistakes.

Don’t be so concerned with the outcome and instead, focus on getting it right. Even if the outcome isn’t as originally desired.

6. Being Outside Your Comfort Zone

Almost always you have to leave your comfort zone for growth.

But if you find yourself doing it too frequently and not being confident with your skills, mistakes are bound to happen.

While you shouldn’t avoid the comfort zone, make sure you are prepared for every eventuality, each time you do do something outside you zone.

7. Being in the Presence of an “Authority”  

The easiest example is having a cop car following you on the road. It’s natural for people to make stupid mistakes that they wouldn’t normally make.

Quit letting “authority figures” bother you. Take a deep breath, relax and I’m confident you’ll avoid making a stupid mistake that could cost you. Remind yourself of everything you’ve overcome so far to even get to this point. This is nothing.

Remember, making mistakes is part of life. Don’t beat yourself up, if you find yourself making the occasional mistake. It’s a human trait that every single person possesses.

But if you find yourself making them a habit, try to identify if one of these seven causes is the reason. Then work on eliminating it from your life for more consistency.

What If The Results Don’t Come?  Watch & Grow

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Let’s face it, not even Tony Robbins wakes up motivated every single day. Tony will tell you himself .. maintaining a strong mindset is part of a continuous process towards self development.

The most successful people have triggers to help them get into peak state and own the day.

For some it’s meditation, others hit the gym or listen to some epic music. Personally, I love YouTube. 

It’s an amazing place to get an instant hit of motivation and get pumped up. A quick 3-5 minute video can light a fire under you to demolish your daily tasks. Or there are more extensive sources and interviews which can alter your perception on life and how you do things.

Here are seven of the best Youtube channels to help you crush it in business & life.

7 Youtube Channels for Instant Motivation and Inspiration

1. Tom Bilyeu

Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of Quest Nutrition and founder of Impact Theory.

His company’s mission is, “To share information with people that will actually help them execute on their dreams.”

Tom’s channel has incredible videos that are no fluff and packed with tons of useful information. He interviews high achievers on his show Impact Theory like Ed Mylett, Gary Vee, Mel Robbins, and others. His channel also has shorter motivational videos (Impact Quotes), and Q&As with Tom himself. 

Tom’s 1:1 video content has things like starting a morning routine, growing a business, self-care, and endless other tips. This guy is so committed to his vision to share knowledge that his studio is actually inside his Beverly Hills mansion!

I’m confident in saying following his channel has changed my life and business!

2. Jay Shetty

Jay Shetty is the millennial monk turned entrepreneur who’s changing the world with his viral videos. After being a monk for several years, working in corporate America, Jay was discovered by Arianna Huffington & his videos started getting huge views.

Since being spotted by Arianna, he’s gone to produce tons of quality content that goes viral on a regular basis. In fact, his videos have been viewed over 3 billion times! His content is all about helping you lead a better life and achieve your dreams.

One of my favorite videos of his I recommend watching is “Before You Waste Time.” He talks about the importance of spending every moment of your time cherishing it and not wasting it.

His channel also has videos on self-care, success habits, and inspirational stories. He’s definitely a must follow!

3. Brendon.com

Brendon.com is the Youtube channel of best-selling author and motivational speaker Brendon Burchard.

Brendon’s content will help you lead a better quality of life because he’s been through so much himself and this knowledge shines through his videos.

After nearly committing suicide as a teen he goes on to become the master of his life, building a successful business, and helping millions of others do the same. His channel is all about the step by step process for you to do the same.

His videos are focused on motivation, success habits, overcoming fear, and so much else. A lot of his videos are under 10 minutes long so it’s easy to throw on for a quick zap of motivation to start your day.

4. London Real

London Real is a Youtube channel hosted by Brian Rose. Brian has a wildly successful interview show and is himself an incredibly successful businessman, after graduating from MIT.   

In 2011, he founded London Real to introduce people to the most fascinating people in the world.

And he’s done just that, as his 350 episodes have been watched over 50,000,000 times! His guests have included people like Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Tim Ferriss, Grant Cardone, and many more.

Besides the amazing 60-minute guest interviews, Brian also has videos about business, passion, and even workout advice. They’re both entertaining and educational which makes for a fun watch.

I love Brian’s channel as it has a little bit of everything and will help you in all areas of life.

5. Gary Vee

Everyone knows Gary Vee as the hustle king because he is constantly putting out epic content that turns heads.

And his Youtube channel is no different. He is regularly producing video content for entrepreneurs and people who need instant motivation and real life advice.

He gives in-depth strategies on producing content, growing your business, and maintaining a successful mindset. Gary Vaynerchuk also excels at short videos to snap you out of a slump and start executing on your dreams.  Passion isn’t lacking in any of Gary’s videos!

But of all the videos on his channel, one of my favorites is “Haters.” In this short clip, he talks about why people can’t let others get them down and quit on their dreams.

Anytime I’m in need of a spark to get the day going, Gary Vee is my go-to channel!

6. Lewis Howes

Lewis Howes is another channel I love following as it offers something for everyone.

He has interviewed incredibly successful entrepreneurs, doctors, and many different experts on his show, School of Greatness.

Some of them include Tony Robbins, Kobe Bryant, Jim Kwik, and so many more!

The channel is filled with tons of content on social media, life hacks, relationships, and building an online business. If you’re trying to improve your health, wealth or start an online business, Lewis Howes is a must follow.

7. Evan Carmichael

The last channel I highly suggest taking a look at is Evan Carmichael. Evan is a very popular entrepreneur and Youtuber who creates epic clips of “10 Rules of Success.” Whether it’s the 10 rules of Steve Jobs, Jack Ma, Warren Buffett and more.

His Youtube channel gives you the exact steps that people have successfully used to get where they are today. While a majority of the channel is about success it also including some incredible life advice and inspiring stories.

I love watching Evan’s videos in the morning or when I want to watch something interesting that will also teach me something useful.

I’m confident these 7 Youtube Channels will give you a better quality of life in your business, family, and life.

Remember, what you watch, read or listen to in the morning has a dramatic impact on your day. Start the day right by turning off negative news and focus on building yourself up with these epic channels.

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Humans always want to do more and we live in a society where “doing more” is often rewarded. Instead of cranking out another energy drink or pulling more late nights, learn how to become more productive.

I’m confident if you follow these 7 productivity hacks you’ll have the most efficient year of your life.

7 Insanely Easy to Follow Strategies For Greater Productivity

Work on Stuff You Love

Have you ever noticed that when you’re doing work you love that time flies? But when you’re working on something you care less about time stands still?

If this sounds like how you spend a majority of your day, I recommend that you figure out how to spend more time doing what you love. That’s not to say quit your job and follow your passion tomorrow.

If you like your employer, try to find a new role, ask for a promotion or create your own. Or, if you’re over it, then leave! Go all in your passion to spend more time doing what you love.

Turn Your Phone on Airplane Mode

Social media, texts, emails, and every other notification make it nearly impossible to get work done in a timely fashion. If you want to do more, simply put your phone in airplane mode and out of sight. The less you’re on your device, the more you’ll get done and the more you’ll realize it doesn’t control you!

Do the Hard Stuff First

Sometimes it’s hard to get momentum if you have 5-10 things you need to accomplish in a day. If this is the case, I recommend doing the hard stuff first. Knock down the big domino to create momentum for the rest of your tasks.

Plus, if the rest of the day gets busy you completed the biggest tasks of the day!

Minimize Meetings As Much as Possible

Let’s face it, most corporate meetings last about 10x longer than they need too. Try to minimize your time spend in meetings so you can focus on getting more work done. If you’re running meetings, try to shorten them and get people out of the boredom.

Declutter Your Home and Workspace

Have you ever noticed when your desk or home is a mess you feel the same? I know personally that the cleaner and less clutter, the better I feel. To get more done, clean up the house or desk to make it tidy.

Decluttering makes it easy to find clarity and get more done in less time.

Minimize Your Information

Another easy productivity hack to getting more done is commit to doing, reading, or consuming less. Don’t read 12 websites every day or subscribe to 20 email lists. That clutter I was referring too in the previous hack happens with technology as well.

Minimize all of your content or have set times where you check email or social media instead of looking all day every day.

Wake Up Early & Crush Your Mornings

If you want to get more done, wake up earlier. It’s simple but it’s true. You have to maximize your time awake so you can accomplish more tasks.

Once you’re up, look to win each morning. If you can spend time on self-care and get the hardest thing done, you’re well on your way to an epic day.

Hopefully, these productivity hacks will help you get more done in 2019. Remember, less is more. Once you stop trying to do everything, then you can do anything.

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• They aren’t all rocket scientists. In fact, some of them didn’t ever graduate college (i.e. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, etc.)
• They aren’t afraid to fail. Actually, they love failure as it’s a way to succeed faster.
• Lastly, they all have great habits. And one of those habits is creating a winning morning routine.

As the legendary motivational speaker and author Brian Tracy said, “Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” And he’s right. Especially when it comes to winning the morning.

One of the ways to do this is known as the hour of power. The hour of power routine has a few different versions but all have a lot in common.  

Hour of Power: Create Your Powerful Morning Routine

Jack Canfield’s Hour of Power

Jack Canfield, author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series and The Success Principles, love his hour of power. His version includes:

• 20 minutes of exercise
• 20 minutes of meditation
• And 20 minutes of reading or watching something positive and/or inspirational

Each of these helps him start the morning off with gratitude, movement, and inspired. One common thing among ultra-successful people is avoiding your phone for the first hour of the day. Give yourself a digital detox.

Besides, how many times have looking at your phone in the morning actually made your day better?

If you’re like most people its just a distraction and easy to end up on the vortex of social media.

Tony Robbins’s Hour of Power

Tony Robbins is another huge proponent of morning routines and has several different rituals, depending on the amount of time you have available. While the hour of the power of is good in theory, not everyone always has a full 60 minutes each day.

In this case, it’s important to have a variety of 15 and 30-minute versions instead of skipping altogether. Here’s what Tony’s 15-minute ritual looks like:

15 Minutes of Fulfillment

1. Move and Breathe (5 minutes): As Tony says, “Motion creates emotion.” Use some sort of diaphragm breathing or short burst of exercise to wake up your nervous system once you wake up.
2. Gratitude Exercise (5 minutes): Go to any Tony Robbins seminar and you’ll instantly understand the importance of gratitude. In this exercise, focus on three things you’re grateful for in life. Nothing is too small or big.
3. Incantations (5 minutes): Incantations are a form of affirmations in which you use your body and breath more than simply reading positive statements. Tony’s said in several interviews he used to shout incantations at max volume while driving in his car. He’s said that they’ve helped rewire his subconscious and help him achieve more.

Start Your Hour of Power

If you’re ready to start your hour of power for the new year here are some easy rituals to add to your routine:

• Writing in a gratitude journal or expressing gratitude outwardly
• Journaling your goals and future plans
• Exercising, yoga, stretching or going for a brisk walk
• Watching or reading something inspirational or uplifting
• Having a healthy breakfast and preparing a healthy lunch

Remember, you can always change the terms of your hour. It is your Hour of Power. But have fun with it, and know that it’s extremely effective in centering you, uplifting you, and helping you create a powerful, positive day.

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So many of us fantasize about the perfect day only to end up going to jobs we hate and creating lives that are good but not extraordinary. I know I’ve had to work extremely hard to create more “perfect days” but it’s not easy for most people to make this colossal shift.

I learned about this concept from “The Perfect Day Formula” and attending the 2-day event, “The Perfect Life Retreat” from the author, Craig Ballantyne. If you can learn how to create more perfect days, you’re sure to create a life you love. 

Here’s how to create the perfect day and ultimately, the perfect life.

Who is Craig Ballantyne?

Before I cover the fundamentals of creating the perfect day, I want to talk about the author, Craig Ballantyne. He’s a high-performance coach, best-selling author, and known by many as “Mr. Discipline.” In fact, he’s a machine for efficiency and productivity on a daily basis. 

He regularly wakes up at 3 am, writes for two hours, then does his morning routine, writes for another two hours and goes on with his day. Craig works with high-level entrepreneurs, runs elite mastermind programs, and speaks around the world. To accomplish all this, he’s become a master of his time and made it his life’s work to help others.

After suffering crippling anxiety attacks in his 20’s he decided no more. He changed everything about his life to working toward achieving his long-term vision. Now, he’s doing just that by helping everyday people to billionaire CEOs maximize their time and create their own perfect days.

Here are seven ways you can create your perfect life:

The Perfect Day Formula: 7 Steps to Proven Success 

1. Get Clear on What You Want In Life

The first thing we did at the event was thinking about our long-term vision for life. Not setting goals, but creating a big picture vision. Start by asking yourself questions like:

• Where do you want to be in 1, 3, 5, 10, and 20 years?
• Who will you be spending time with?
• What will you be doing on a daily basis?
• Where will you be living? Will you be traveling?

As Tony Robbins said, “We all need a compelling future, something will get us up and excite us. If you don’t’ have that, life feels very dead for high performers.

2. Create Four 90-Day Goals

Goals are great but so many people set too many or aren’t clear about how to get the result. Craig is very detailed about this process and recommends only setting four, 90-day goals. This way you can stay focused, committed, and not get overwhelmed. Plus, 90 days is great because you get a lot done and still stay motivated as the finish line is close.

Craig recommends setting these four outcome goals:

• Health goal: Example: Lose 10 pounds in 90 days
• Wealth goal : Example: Earn $5,000 dollars from a side business
• Social self goal (your relationship with others) – Example: Take your family on a vacation
• Personal enrichment goal (your own self-improvement) – Example: Read a book a week for three months

Then, for each of these goals create process goals. What is the process to make those goals become a reality? Write them down and review them regularly so increase the chances of making them happen.

3. Start an Empowering Evening Morning and Evening Routine

As Craig said in his book, “One of the reasons you must attack your number one priority first thing in the morning is that you are armed at that early hour with the greatest willpower to act and avoid getting into trouble. The morning holds the fewest external distractionS and temptations from other people.”

While you don’t have to get up at 3 am like Craig, it’s important to get up early and take advantage of the morning. Whether it’s working on a side project, investing in yourself, reading or spending time getting clear, it all helps.

But the morning isn’t a time to waste so make sure to plan your morning routine before going to bed. Spend 5-10 minutes recapping the day, journal wins, and plan what you’re going to do tomorrow morning.

4. Create Rules for Your Life

You might be thinking, “I don’t want rules in my “perfect day.” The only way you’re going to end up living a “perfect day” and life is to have a set of rules to get you from A to B.

As Craig said, “Your rules state what you will and will not do. Your rules automatically indicate that you make the right decision, making it easy to overcome obstacles and resist temptation.”

Some of Craig’s rules include:

• Going to bed at 8 pm and waking up at 4 am
• Writing for at least 60 minutes each morning
• Helping ten million men and women transform their lives

He has a total of 12 rules that are non-negotiable in his life. I’ve since done a similar exercise and found it much easier to say yes and no to certain decisions.

Figure out your own non-negotiables so you can eliminate willpower and distraction.

5. Make Health a Top Priority

Craig is also a fitness freak who’s appeared in Men’s Health, GQ, and other magazines for his jacked physique. Working out and eating healthy is a huge priority for him which is why he’s able to do so much in his life.

Let me ask, how is your fitness affecting your life? If you’re not exercising and eating clean on a regular basis it’s going to be extremely difficult to create a perfect day or life. Setting a clear health goal and making it a top priority.

Chance are, if your health improves so will other areas of your life. Discipline is contagious, a few small tweaks to your exercise or nutrition can positively affect other areas of your life.

6. Find Mentors and Coaches

As successful as Craig is, he still heavily investing in himself. He is involved in top-level masterminds and regularly hires coaches to help him grow in different areas of his life.

Do you have a mentor, coach or mastermind to help you improve your chances of success? I’ve personally spent thousands on them this year and seen a huge shift in the quality of my life. Sometimes paid accountability to someone who is where you want to be in life is an incredible motivator.

Remember, as Tony Robbins said, “Success leaves clues.” Model successful people so you can create your own version of success.

7. Surround Yourself With Successful People

The last way to create your perfect day is surrounding yourself with a group of like-minded people. It’s nearly impossible to achieve great things in your life with mediocre people. If something isn’t helping you, chances are they are hurting you.

Become relentless with your inner circle and friends becoming high-level individuals. Go to events, join Facebook groups, reach out to people you admire on social media.

Get a “whatever it takes” mentality to immerse yourself with winners. Not only will you enjoy your days more but you’ll enjoy the mindset shift that will help you become 100x more successful.

Use these seven hacks to create your own perfect day. String along enough perfect days, weeks, and months you’ll look back on the perfect life that you created for yourself.

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Others sleep in, hit snooze and simply go through the motions of life. While it’s easy to think that some people are born with more motivation than others, it’s just not true.

The human brain loves a challenge and some people routinely flex their brain with challenges. But the brain only likes a challenge if the difficulty isn’t too much out of your comfort zone. Here’s why: 

The Science of Motivation

Motivation is a weird thing. It comes, it goes, and sometimes never arrives when you need it most. But you can use the Goldilocks Rule to find it when you need it most.

For example, let’s say you love playing golf. If you’re an experienced player and you’re playing against a beginner, you’ll get bored from the lack of competition quickly.

But if you play against Tiger Woods you’ll lose motivation as you’re most likely losing by a huge margin. The trick is to find something in the middle. You need to play against someone who is close to you in ability levels you’ll have a good chance to win.

You will find that your brain is trying hard to help you win, it enjoys the challenge as much as you do. You’ll find yourself focusing more and being 100% invested in the outcome.

What is the Goldilocks Rule?

This golf example is a challenge that is just manageable enough with the difficulty level and a perfect example for the Goldilocks Rule.

The Goldilocks Rule states that humans experience the most motivation when working on tasks that are on the edge of their current abilities. These tasks or events aren’t too hard or too easy but a perfect balance.

How The Goldilocks Rule Can Make You Perform at a Higher Level

Working on a big project or goal might feel intimidating at first. In fact, it might be such an outrageous goal that you want to quit before you even begin. I know because I’m talking from experience here as well.

Not only do you need to manage the difficulty level and try to slightly increase your skills each time, but you also need to measure your progress. This looks different depending on your goal but you need a blend of motivation and happiness to have the drive to keep going.

For example, if you’re an athlete, you get instant feedback when you are competing. If you make the shot or score a goal, the crowd cheers. And if you miss the shot or goal, the crowd boos or gasps. This instant feedback helps your brain understand progress.

If you want to perform at a higher level you need to measure your progress. Whether it’s tracking on an excel sheet, creating a graph or some other methods. Try to give your brain a visual representation of how you’re doing.

Ambiguity doesn’t help the brain. As Jack Canfield said, “Vague goals produce vague results.”

What To Do Next

If you’re coming up on an end of year goal or project in business or life, use these two steps. Stick to the Goldilocks Rule and do the tasks that are uncomfortable and will help you grow, but not too uncomfortable.

And make sure to measure and track your progress. As Peter Drucker said, “If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it.”

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Outside of his unbelievable track record of investing. he’s also a machine when it comes to his daily routine. He reads for five hours every day, hits the drive-thru at McDonald’s every morning, and drinks Coca-Cola.

While I’m not recommending his diet program, his reading is a great one. There’s a method behind his madness and when you look at most of his habits, it’s no surprise he is the massive success he is today.

He has an unbelievable tool to help you set goals so you can achieve massive success as well. It’s known as the two list rule.

Warren Buffett’s ‘2 List Rule’

This “2 list rule” started when Mike Flint, Warren’s personal pilot of 10 years, went through a goal-setting process when talking with Warren. Like many of us, Mike had a lot of goals and looked to a mentor to help him achieve them.

Step One

Mike wrote down his top 25 goals for his career. By the way, I also recommend you doing the same while you’re reading this post. Start by writing out 25 goals you want to accomplish this month, this upcoming quarter or your entire career.

Step Two

Buffett asked Flint to check his list and find the five that were the most important to him. After much deliberation, he chose the top five from his list. If you’re following along, make sure you circle your top five here as well.

Step Three

Flint now had two lists after step two. The first list had his big five goals and the other list was his other 20, less important goals.

Flint said he committed to start with the top goals first. Buffett asked him about the second list and if he’d do those as well. Mike said they were important but he’d focus on the big five and do the other ones when he had time.

Buffett replied, “No. You’ve got it wrong, Mike. Everything you didn’t circle just became your Avoid-At-All-Cost list. No matter what, these things get no attention from you until you’ve succeeded with your top five.”

How to Use the 2 List Rule In Your Life

If you’re an overachiever or even someone who wants to set and achieve goals, I’m sure you’ve had this problem before. You have too many goals and not enough time or people to help you make it happen.

It’s a good problem to have considering most people don’t even set goals. But too much ambition might lead to not getting anything done which is the same as not setting goals.  

This 2 list rule is great because it forces you to pick out your top big five goals. Often times, one of those big five goals will make such a massive impact in your business or life it will help take care or eliminate the rest of them.

I challenge you t to do this exercise and get really caller on your goals. Do the 25 goals for the next 30 days or even for the rest of the year.

Goal Setting Tips

• Eliminate distraction, narrow your focus and make the top five come together by your given deadline 
• Get an accountability partner to help you ensure you have the necessary support
• Add strong reasons or “why’s” to each goal
• Review your goal regularly so it stays top of mind
• Speak your goals to your trusted inner circle
• Do at least one thing each day to move you to closer to one or several of your goals

I’m confident if you use Warren’s 2-List rule you will amaze yourself. Develop laser-like focus, stay disciplined, and start climbing the ladder to massive success.

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Technology is now controlling us but it wasn’t meant for that.

Humans are supposed to be the ones that controlling it. Otherwise, we’ll end up in a Terminator judgment day movie where the machines take us out!

If you’re addicted to your phone here’s why it might ruin your life unless you take control of the addiction. 

Here are four ways you could benefit from a digital detox to take back control of your life.

Addicted To Your Phone: How A Digital Detox Can Help

Killing Your Sleeping Patterns

The light from your phone is killing your sleeping patterns. It’s why so many people lie in bed restless and unable to get quality sleep.

While some hardcore digital detoxers might have you remove phones from your bedroom, I’m not sure that’s very practical. Instead, try to minimize technology or screens at least 60 minutes before bed if you have trouble sleeping.

Starting Your Day Reactive

Successful people aren’t waking up and scrolling through social media. As Mel Robbins said in The 5 Second Rule, “ Imagine Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey. Do you think they are lying in bed scrolling through social media?”

Of course not! So why are you?

This year I’ve made it a point to ignore my phone for at least one hour when I wake up. I’ll use it for guided meditation but I don’t look at the text, social media, or emails. Anytime I even look at one wrong email I find myself getting pissed off, frustrated and reactive.

You want to start your day energizing yourself, not giving your energy away to mindless social media or maybe even worse, the news.

Instead, focus on creating in the first hour. Work on yourself by reading a book, meditating, observing your thoughts or writing in a journal.

Feeling Anxious and Depressed

Phone addiction is creating anxiety in our culture. It’s no surprise that since 2010 (when social media took off and the first iPhone was released) that searches for depression and anxiety have increased at an alarming rate.

If you are dependent on your device, you most likely feel anxious and depressed when you aren’t using it. Quit seeking a quick hit of dopamine from Twitter or Instagram and only use social media at specific times. A good example would be 10-minute windows at lunch or after work.

If you are struggling to find happiness, pleasure, and a relaxed mood put the phone down and do something else. Run, exercise, take a walk or meet up with a friend.

Lose Relationships

A Forbes study found that 3 in 5 people spend more time on their phones than they do with their partners. 

If you can’t go out to dinner with your significant other or friends without your phone you might have a problem. Instead, put it on airplane mode and keep it off the table.

Don’t even have it out where you can see it. This will subconsciously show your brain that you are still thinking about it.

Start Your Digital Detox Today

Only you know how much your technology is hurting certain parts of your life. Since I’ve made the changes this year I can say 100% that it’s helped increase my happiness and decrease worry, stress, and anxiety. The longer I go without looking at my phone the prouder I am.

This year I started actively trying to start controlling my technology instead of it controlling me!

Here are a few things you can start doing:

• No phone on the table when eating with anyone
• No phone on my desk when you’re working
• A great morning routine: no social media, emails, or texting the first 60 minutes of the day

The result?

You’ll feel happier, healthier, and sleep better than ever before. Remember, you control technology, it doesn’t control you.

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