how to get in a state of flow it’s a question I got from one of my readers
question I got from one of my readers
question I got from one of my readers Donald Donald no chew or chew Donald
Donald Donald no chew or chew Donald
Donald Donald no chew or chew Donald anyway it’s a great question I wrote an
anyway it’s a great question I wrote an
anyway it’s a great question I wrote an email and created a video on flow and
email and created a video on flow and
email and created a video on flow and the importance of it and how crucial it
the importance of it and how crucial it
the importance of it and how crucial it is for your business when you recognize
is for your business when you recognize
is for your business when you recognize you’re in a state of flow and that’s
you’re in a state of flow and that’s
you’re in a state of flow and that’s when things are going right you know it
when things are going right you know it
when things are going right you know it feels right the project you’re working
feels right the project you’re working
feels right the project you’re working on you have to keep going with it it’s
on you have to keep going with it it’s
on you have to keep going with it it’s so important because this is where the
so important because this is where the
so important because this is where the genius is gonna come from and when you
genius is gonna come from and when you
genius is gonna come from and when you try to force something it doesn’t work I
try to force something it doesn’t work I
try to force something it doesn’t work I don’t know if there’s a way to
don’t know if there’s a way to
don’t know if there’s a way to deliberately create flow because if you
deliberately create flow because if you
deliberately create flow because if you try to force flow it’s not going to
try to force flow it’s not going to
try to force flow it’s not going to happen right but what you can do is give
happen right but what you can do is give
happen right but what you can do is give yourself the conditions to create
yourself the conditions to create
yourself the conditions to create something amazing being in the state of
something amazing being in the state of
something amazing being in the state of flow is like create an art or it’s like
flow is like create an art or it’s like
flow is like create an art or it’s like being very creative you know if you come
being very creative you know if you come
being very creative you know if you come down on people and say okay we’re gonna
down on people and say okay we’re gonna
down on people and say okay we’re gonna have a brainstorming session everybody
have a brainstorming session everybody
have a brainstorming session everybody meet here we’re gonna be creative right
meet here we’re gonna be creative right
meet here we’re gonna be creative right now you don’t get great ideas because
now you don’t get great ideas because
now you don’t get great ideas because you can’t force creativity you can’t
you can’t force creativity you can’t
you can’t force creativity you can’t force flow in my opinion but you can
force flow in my opinion but you can
force flow in my opinion but you can give yourself to conditions that will
give yourself to conditions that will
give yourself to conditions that will best lead to flow here’s what I find
best lead to flow here’s what I find
best lead to flow here’s what I find super helpful I give myself freedom
super helpful I give myself freedom
super helpful I give myself freedom again when you try to force something
again when you try to force something
again when you try to force something okay now I want to get into the state of
okay now I want to get into the state of
okay now I want to get into the state of flow it’s probably not gonna happen and
flow it’s probably not gonna happen and
flow it’s probably not gonna happen and when you’re stressed out when you’re
when you’re stressed out when you’re
when you’re stressed out when you’re under pressure when you have deadlines
under pressure when you have deadlines
under pressure when you have deadlines coming up then it’s also really hard to
coming up then it’s also really hard to
coming up then it’s also really hard to get into flow because you’ve got
get into flow because you’ve got
get into flow because you’ve got something crunching down on you I try to
something crunching down on you I try to
something crunching down on you I try to build a business that is not reactionary
build a business that is not reactionary
build a business that is not reactionary I tried to build a no-pressure company
I tried to build a no-pressure company
I tried to build a no-pressure company so that myself and the people on my team
so that myself and the people on my team
so that myself and the people on my team are free to explore are not crunched
are free to explore are not crunched
are free to explore are not crunched down just putting out fires all the time
down just putting out fires all the time
down just putting out fires all the time that’s most companies right you’re just
that’s most companies right you’re just
that’s most companies right you’re just putting out one fire that’s telling you
putting out one fire that’s telling you
putting out one fire that’s telling you go in another fire now and you never
go in another fire now and you never
go in another fire now and you never spend any time actually growing your
spend any time actually growing your
spend any time actually growing your business so you want to try to reduce
business so you want to try to reduce
business so you want to try to reduce those numbers of fires free up your time
those numbers of fires free up your time
those numbers of fires free up your time allow you to focus on bigger picture
allow you to focus on bigger picture
allow you to focus on bigger picture stuff
stuff
stuff when you freed up your schedule you
when you freed up your schedule you
when you freed up your schedule you freed up your time you freed up space in
freed up your time you freed up space in
freed up your time you freed up space in your mind it allows your creativity to
your mind it allows your creativity to
your mind it allows your creativity to enter it allows you to get into the
enter it allows you to get into the
enter it allows you to get into the state of flow and when you get there you
state of flow and when you get there you
state of flow and when you get there you have to run with it if I’m in flow if
have to run with it if I’m in flow if
have to run with it if I’m in flow if I’m really feeling something if I am in
I’m really feeling something if I am in
I’m really feeling something if I am in the zone on something I’m working on
the zone on something I’m working on
the zone on something I’m working on I push everything else that I’m doing
I push everything else that I’m doing
I push everything else that I’m doing I’ll cancel meetings I’ll push
I’ll cancel meetings I’ll push
I’ll cancel meetings I’ll push appointments I’ll push deadlines on
appointments I’ll push deadlines on
appointments I’ll push deadlines on things because I need to finish what I’m
things because I need to finish what I’m
things because I need to finish what I’m doing because if I don’t finish it now
doing because if I don’t finish it now
doing because if I don’t finish it now it’s gonna take me ten times as long on
it’s gonna take me ten times as long on
it’s gonna take me ten times as long on another day and it won’t be as good if I
another day and it won’t be as good if I
another day and it won’t be as good if I ride with this genius right now what I’m
ride with this genius right now what I’m
ride with this genius right now what I’m gonna end up with is amazing and as
gonna end up with is amazing and as
gonna end up with is amazing and as entrepreneurs we don’t get into flow
entrepreneurs we don’t get into flow
entrepreneurs we don’t get into flow that often right it’s not like every day
that often right it’s not like every day
that often right it’s not like every day you’re in flow if you’re writing a week
you’re in flow if you’re writing a week
you’re in flow if you’re writing a week of great flow you are lucky a lot of
of great flow you are lucky a lot of
of great flow you are lucky a lot of times we are stuck forcing ourselves to
times we are stuck forcing ourselves to
times we are stuck forcing ourselves to do something and that’s important for a
do something and that’s important for a
do something and that’s important for a business but the real growth is going to
business but the real growth is going to
business but the real growth is going to come when you are in that state of flow
come when you are in that state of flow
come when you are in that state of flow it starts by opening up your schedule so
it starts by opening up your schedule so
it starts by opening up your schedule so leave time every day for what I call CEO
leave time every day for what I call CEO
leave time every day for what I call CEO time this is where there’s nothing
time this is where there’s nothing
time this is where there’s nothing assigned you’re gonna work on something
assigned you’re gonna work on something
assigned you’re gonna work on something to grow your business but you don’t have
to grow your business but you don’t have
to grow your business but you don’t have a fixed project or something that you
a fixed project or something that you
a fixed project or something that you have to get done take breaks off I like
have to get done take breaks off I like
have to get done take breaks off I like to break my day into 90 minute chunks
to break my day into 90 minute chunks
to break my day into 90 minute chunks and then take 15-minute breaks in
and then take 15-minute breaks in
and then take 15-minute breaks in between and I’ll go outside go for a
between and I’ll go outside go for a
between and I’ll go outside go for a walk whatever it is just clear my head
walk whatever it is just clear my head
walk whatever it is just clear my head I’m taking those breaks refreshes my
I’m taking those breaks refreshes my
I’m taking those breaks refreshes my mind do something active physical I love
mind do something active physical I love
mind do something active physical I love salsa dancing I do that 20 hours a week
salsa dancing I do that 20 hours a week
salsa dancing I do that 20 hours a week and I get most of my best ideas most of
and I get most of my best ideas most of
and I get most of my best ideas most of my creative ideas when I’m not in the
my creative ideas when I’m not in the
my creative ideas when I’m not in the office sitting down in front of my
office sitting down in front of my
office sitting down in front of my computer
computer
computer maybe I’m the strange one but if you’re
maybe I’m the strange one but if you’re
maybe I’m the strange one but if you’re like me then you’ve got to get out you
like me then you’ve got to get out you
like me then you’ve got to get out you know you get your ideas we need in a
know you get your ideas we need in a
know you get your ideas we need in a shower you get your ideas when you’re
shower you get your ideas when you’re
shower you get your ideas when you’re you’re going for a walk when you’re
you’re going for a walk when you’re
you’re going for a walk when you’re doing some kind of physical activity and
doing some kind of physical activity and
doing some kind of physical activity and went on vacation when you’re relaxing
went on vacation when you’re relaxing
went on vacation when you’re relaxing how many times did you go away on a
how many times did you go away on a
how many times did you go away on a vacation and come back with a million
vacation and come back with a million
vacation and come back with a million different ways to grow your business
different ways to grow your business
different ways to grow your business then that’s a big idea to help you take
then that’s a big idea to help you take
then that’s a big idea to help you take off
off
off because you were relaxed and not under
because you were relaxed and not under
because you were relaxed and not under huge amounts of pressure so again I
huge amounts of pressure so again I
huge amounts of pressure so again I don’t think you can force flow you can’t
don’t think you can force flow you can’t
don’t think you can force flow you can’t say flow right now bring it we’re gonna
say flow right now bring it we’re gonna
say flow right now bring it we’re gonna do something but you can create the
do something but you can create the
do something but you can create the conditions that will bring it out to the
conditions that will bring it out to the
conditions that will bring it out to the best of your abilities and it starts
best of your abilities and it starts
best of your abilities and it starts with having as open as schedule as
with having as open as schedule as
with having as open as schedule as possible and having a no crisis business
possible and having a no crisis business
possible and having a no crisis business belief if you guys like this video
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