if you want to be productive as an entrepreneur then you need to make sure
entrepreneur then you need to make sure
entrepreneur then you need to make sure you’re freeing up your time to focus on
you’re freeing up your time to focus on
you’re freeing up your time to focus on the highest priority tasks otherwise
the highest priority tasks otherwise
the highest priority tasks otherwise you’re going to be constantly dragged
you’re going to be constantly dragged
you’re going to be constantly dragged down and sucked into the day-to-day crap
down and sucked into the day-to-day crap
down and sucked into the day-to-day crap that’s involved in running the business
that’s involved in running the business
that’s involved in running the business hi I’m Evan Carmichael I believe that
hi I’m Evan Carmichael I believe that
hi I’m Evan Carmichael I believe that hunger entrepreneurs deserve help and
hunger entrepreneurs deserve help and
hunger entrepreneurs deserve help and today maintain an email from a question
today maintain an email from a question
today maintain an email from a question right to question from an email that
right to question from an email that
right to question from an email that came in from one of my readers ahead who
came in from one of my readers ahead who
came in from one of my readers ahead who wrote a long email here basically
wrote a long email here basically
wrote a long email here basically summing it up he has a cleaning business
summing it up he has a cleaning business
summing it up he has a cleaning business he’s watched a lot of videos and
he’s watched a lot of videos and
he’s watched a lot of videos and channels he subscribed to mine he thanks
channels he subscribed to mine he thanks
channels he subscribed to mine he thanks me a lot thank you for subscribing
me a lot thank you for subscribing
me a lot thank you for subscribing anybody watching you can subscribe to I
anybody watching you can subscribe to I
anybody watching you can subscribe to I love seeing that right now he’s losing
love seeing that right now he’s losing
love seeing that right now he’s losing focus he says he gets distracted he’s
focus he says he gets distracted he’s
focus he says he gets distracted he’s about minor disturbances it takes a lot
about minor disturbances it takes a lot
about minor disturbances it takes a lot of time to get back into gear he’s
of time to get back into gear he’s
of time to get back into gear he’s living off of energy boosters really
living off of energy boosters really
living off of energy boosters really gets to the gym and he’s not living a
gets to the gym and he’s not living a
gets to the gym and he’s not living a healthy lifestyle wants to be able to
healthy lifestyle wants to be able to
healthy lifestyle wants to be able to get more stuff done and one at my advice
get more stuff done and one at my advice
get more stuff done and one at my advice so thanks to the question show head hey
so thanks to the question show head hey
so thanks to the question show head hey you know what welcome to the club this
you know what welcome to the club this
you know what welcome to the club this is the life as an entrepreneur right
is the life as an entrepreneur right
is the life as an entrepreneur right we’re all doing way too much we’re
we’re all doing way too much we’re
we’re all doing way too much we’re working crazy hours and the reality is
working crazy hours and the reality is
working crazy hours and the reality is you shouldn’t be doing eighty percent of
you shouldn’t be doing eighty percent of
you shouldn’t be doing eighty percent of the things that you are doing the way to
the things that you are doing the way to
the things that you are doing the way to overcome it is one eliminate there’s
overcome it is one eliminate there’s
overcome it is one eliminate there’s probably things in your business that
probably things in your business that
probably things in your business that you don’t need to do and nobody else
you don’t need to do and nobody else
you don’t need to do and nobody else should be doing take it away a quick
should be doing take it away a quick
should be doing take it away a quick example I used to host meetings or I
example I used to host meetings or I
example I used to host meetings or I still do their master my marina to meet
still do their master my marina to meet
still do their master my marina to meet once a month I used to write minutes of
once a month I used to write minutes of
once a month I used to write minutes of what everybody talked about and sent off
what everybody talked about and sent off
what everybody talked about and sent off to notes to everybody one month I forgot
to notes to everybody one month I forgot
to notes to everybody one month I forgot you know what happened nobody cared I
you know what happened nobody cared I
you know what happened nobody cared I first saw I felt a little sad you know I
first saw I felt a little sad you know I
first saw I felt a little sad you know I spent all this time every month making
spent all this time every month making
spent all this time every month making these notes sending them people think
these notes sending them people think
these notes sending them people think i’m offering a value ID service and
i’m offering a value ID service and
i’m offering a value ID service and nobody cared so I stopped doing it and
nobody cared so I stopped doing it and
nobody cared so I stopped doing it and we all have those things in our
we all have those things in our
we all have those things in our businesses I still look for them now
businesses I still look for them now
businesses I still look for them now today in mind things that you’re doing
today in mind things that you’re doing
today in mind things that you’re doing that you should just not do they are not
that you should just not do they are not
that you should just not do they are not adding enough guide to your business you
adding enough guide to your business you
adding enough guide to your business you need to eliminate them second you need
need to eliminate them second you need
need to eliminate them second you need to automate find software tool systems
to automate find software tool systems
to automate find software tool systems that you can use to get a lot of things
that you can use to get a lot of things
that you can use to get a lot of things off your plate if I’m doing something
off your plate if I’m doing something
off your plate if I’m doing something repetitively if I do with two or three
repetitively if I do with two or three
repetitively if I do with two or three times I find a way to make it automatic
times I find a way to make it automatic
times I find a way to make it automatic I’ll have my programmer create a tool or
I’ll have my programmer create a tool or
I’ll have my programmer create a tool or I’ll find something off the shelf I use
I’ll find something off the shelf I use
I’ll find something off the shelf I use a web tool some software whatever I can
a web tool some software whatever I can
a web tool some software whatever I can find to automate things because
find to automate things because
find to automate things because computers don’t take vacations they
computers don’t take vacations they
computers don’t take vacations they don’t call in sick and they take a lot
don’t call in sick and they take a lot
don’t call in sick and they take a lot of the crap off of your plate and off of
of the crap off of your plate and off of
of the crap off of your plate and off of your team and the third is delegated you
your team and the third is delegated you
your team and the third is delegated you need to get rid of the rest of those
need to get rid of the rest of those
need to get rid of the rest of those tasks give them off to somebody who can
tasks give them off to somebody who can
tasks give them off to somebody who can do it maybe even better than you but
do it maybe even better than you but
do it maybe even better than you but basically you’re trying to free up your
basically you’re trying to free up your
basically you’re trying to free up your time to focus on the high-priority
time to focus on the high-priority
time to focus on the high-priority projects if you’re stuck doing all the
projects if you’re stuck doing all the
projects if you’re stuck doing all the crap all the time in your business
crap all the time in your business
crap all the time in your business you’re never going to get anywhere
you’re never going to get anywhere
you’re never going to get anywhere you’re gonna you’re going to level off
you’re gonna you’re going to level off
you’re gonna you’re going to level off here you’re never going to be able to
here you’re never going to be able to
here you’re never going to be able to get way higher because your time is
get way higher because your time is
get way higher because your time is spent doing the task you should not be
spent doing the task you should not be
spent doing the task you should not be doing you need to build a team you need
doing you need to build a team you need
doing you need to build a team you need to offload those tasks that have to get
to offload those tasks that have to get
to offload those tasks that have to get done in the business I can’t be
done in the business I can’t be
done in the business I can’t be eliminated that can’t be automated
eliminated that can’t be automated
eliminated that can’t be automated through software or other tools that
through software or other tools that
through software or other tools that still needs some personal connection to
still needs some personal connection to
still needs some personal connection to do it but doesn’t have to be you and the
do it but doesn’t have to be you and the
do it but doesn’t have to be you and the last bit of advice I have is chunk your
last bit of advice I have is chunk your
last bit of advice I have is chunk your time this has been so helpful for me
time this has been so helpful for me
time this has been so helpful for me wear anything that you do multiple times
wear anything that you do multiple times
wear anything that you do multiple times a day do once a day if you’re checking
a day do once a day if you’re checking
a day do once a day if you’re checking your email 20 times a day do it once a
your email 20 times a day do it once a
your email 20 times a day do it once a day anything you do multiple times a
day anything you do multiple times a
day anything you do multiple times a week is once a week multiple times a
week is once a week multiple times a
week is once a week multiple times a month once a month and so on it gets you
month once a month and so on it gets you
month once a month and so on it gets you in the zone I find that when I’m
in the zone I find that when I’m
in the zone I find that when I’m switching gears you know if I’m working
switching gears you know if I’m working
switching gears you know if I’m working on something somebody calls me I help
on something somebody calls me I help
on something somebody calls me I help you know whatever answer the question is
you know whatever answer the question is
you know whatever answer the question is then I get back to work I’ve heard I’ve
then I get back to work I’ve heard I’ve
then I get back to work I’ve heard I’ve lost what I was doing you know takes me
lost what I was doing you know takes me
lost what I was doing you know takes me 20-30 minutes to get back into the flow
20-30 minutes to get back into the flow
20-30 minutes to get back into the flow of what I was doing so I don’t list my
of what I was doing so I don’t list my
of what I was doing so I don’t list my phone number anymore nobody calls me
phone number anymore nobody calls me
phone number anymore nobody calls me nobody knows my number and son of my
nobody knows my number and son of my
nobody knows my number and son of my websites out of my business card I don’t
websites out of my business card I don’t
websites out of my business card I don’t even know the number to my cell phone I
even know the number to my cell phone I
even know the number to my cell phone I needed once and I had the right to my
needed once and I had the right to my
needed once and I had the right to my dad to say what’s my cell phone number
dad to say what’s my cell phone number
dad to say what’s my cell phone number phone calls incoming unscheduled phone
phone calls incoming unscheduled phone
phone calls incoming unscheduled phone calls are other people’s agenda for your
calls are other people’s agenda for your
calls are other people’s agenda for your time you need to protect your time it’s
time you need to protect your time it’s
time you need to protect your time it’s the most important thing you have in
the most important thing you have in
the most important thing you have in your business I’ll chunk things up in
your business I’ll chunk things up in
your business I’ll chunk things up in the days so for example I’m doing these
the days so for example I’m doing these
the days so for example I’m doing these videos I mention your question I love
videos I mention your question I love
videos I mention your question I love doing videos I always do videos on a
doing videos I always do videos on a
doing videos I always do videos on a Wednesday have block off the afternoon
Wednesday have block off the afternoon
Wednesday have block off the afternoon to do videos on a Wednesday I love it
to do videos on a Wednesday I love it
to do videos on a Wednesday I love it it’s one of the best times I have in a
it’s one of the best times I have in a
it’s one of the best times I have in a day but it takes set up time you’re
day but it takes set up time you’re
day but it takes set up time you’re going to set up the cameras my
going to set up the cameras my
going to set up the cameras my your phone but more I have to get in the
your phone but more I have to get in the
your phone but more I have to get in the zone I have to think about helping
zone I have to think about helping
zone I have to think about helping people you know the first video is not
people you know the first video is not
people you know the first video is not always the best it takes me a while they
always the best it takes me a while they
always the best it takes me a while they get into it and takes me a while to get
get into it and takes me a while to get
get into it and takes me a while to get out of it so it’s better to chunk it all
out of it so it’s better to chunk it all
out of it so it’s better to chunk it all together if I said I’m going to do one
together if I said I’m going to do one
together if I said I’m going to do one video a day it would take me a lot
video a day it would take me a lot
video a day it would take me a lot longer to do each day because there’s so
longer to do each day because there’s so
longer to do each day because there’s so much set up physically with equipment
much set up physically with equipment
much set up physically with equipment more mentally well if I do one after
more mentally well if I do one after
more mentally well if I do one after another for another for another it’s
another for another for another it’s
another for another for another it’s easier to get in that flow I’ll do my
easier to get in that flow I’ll do my
easier to get in that flow I’ll do my meetings on thursdays anything where I’m
meetings on thursdays anything where I’m
meetings on thursdays anything where I’m interact with people it’s on Thursdays
interact with people it’s on Thursdays
interact with people it’s on Thursdays my radio shows on Thursdays my webinars
my radio shows on Thursdays my webinars
my radio shows on Thursdays my webinars are in Thursday’s my master my meetings
are in Thursday’s my master my meetings
are in Thursday’s my master my meetings are in Thursday’s if I have phone calls
are in Thursday’s if I have phone calls
are in Thursday’s if I have phone calls or meetings or on Thursdays that’s my
or meetings or on Thursdays that’s my
or meetings or on Thursdays that’s my meeting a that’s my talk to the people
meeting a that’s my talk to the people
meeting a that’s my talk to the people get stuff done day because i found when
get stuff done day because i found when
get stuff done day because i found when i’m getting ready for a phone call or a
i’m getting ready for a phone call or a
i’m getting ready for a phone call or a meeting the first you know half an hour
meeting the first you know half an hour
meeting the first you know half an hour into it before the meeting nothing gets
into it before the meeting nothing gets
into it before the meeting nothing gets done if i know i’m going to meet
done if i know i’m going to meet
done if i know i’m going to meet somebody in half an hour 20 minutes it’s
somebody in half an hour 20 minutes it’s
somebody in half an hour 20 minutes it’s hard to get into a project right you
hard to get into a project right you
hard to get into a project right you fiddle around you do little things but
fiddle around you do little things but
fiddle around you do little things but nothing major because you know it has to
nothing major because you know it has to
nothing major because you know it has to end in 20-30 minutes so i put the
end in 20-30 minutes so i put the
end in 20-30 minutes so i put the meetings back to back to back to back to
meetings back to back to back to back to
meetings back to back to back to back to back and thursday is full of meetings
back and thursday is full of meetings
back and thursday is full of meetings and phone calls and the webinars and all
and phone calls and the webinars and all
and phone calls and the webinars and all that stuff so i’m not wasting my time
that stuff so i’m not wasting my time
that stuff so i’m not wasting my time then the very next day fridays i’ll do
then the very next day fridays i’ll do
then the very next day fridays i’ll do my worksheets it’s my writing day I
my worksheets it’s my writing day I
my worksheets it’s my writing day I wanted to come to the office you should
wanted to come to the office you should
wanted to come to the office you should go to Starbucks and I’ll sit down and
go to Starbucks and I’ll sit down and
go to Starbucks and I’ll sit down and I’ll write the whole day I don’t take
I’ll write the whole day I don’t take
I’ll write the whole day I don’t take any phone calls they don’t answer email
any phone calls they don’t answer email
any phone calls they don’t answer email I just sit and write because when I’m
I just sit and write because when I’m
I just sit and write because when I’m writing I need to get in the zone 2 and
writing I need to get in the zone 2 and
writing I need to get in the zone 2 and I don’t want to get distracted one email
I don’t want to get distracted one email
I don’t want to get distracted one email one phone call can set me off and then I
one phone call can set me off and then I
one phone call can set me off and then I forget where I was and I’ve lost my
forget where I was and I’ve lost my
forget where I was and I’ve lost my train of focus so chunk up your day and
train of focus so chunk up your day and
train of focus so chunk up your day and be ferocious about guarding your time
be ferocious about guarding your time
be ferocious about guarding your time don’t let people waste your time force
don’t let people waste your time force
don’t let people waste your time force them onto your schedule and lastly you
them onto your schedule and lastly you
them onto your schedule and lastly you need to build up CEO time you need to
need to build up CEO time you need to
need to build up CEO time you need to have a part of your day every day that
have a part of your day every day that
have a part of your day every day that you spend on things that are growing
you spend on things that are growing
you spend on things that are growing your business not the tasks that you do
your business not the tasks that you do
your business not the tasks that you do in your business growth new
in your business growth new
in your business growth new opportunities new projects hiring people
opportunities new projects hiring people
opportunities new projects hiring people raising capital whatever it is new
raising capital whatever it is new
raising capital whatever it is new things that are going to grow your
things that are going to grow your
things that are going to grow your business
business
business need to make sure you have that time
need to make sure you have that time
need to make sure you have that time there has to be built in and you have to
there has to be built in and you have to
there has to be built in and you have to safeguard it and protect it because if
safeguard it and protect it because if
safeguard it and protect it because if you don’t have new opportunities coming
you don’t have new opportunities coming
you don’t have new opportunities coming into your business you’re always going
into your business you’re always going
into your business you’re always going to be stuck where you are you’re never
to be stuck where you are you’re never
to be stuck where you are you’re never going to really grow and get to that
going to really grow and get to that
going to really grow and get to that next step I’ll work on a new project
next step I’ll work on a new project
next step I’ll work on a new project build it up to a certain point decide if
build it up to a certain point decide if
build it up to a certain point decide if I’m going to keep it or lose it if I’m
I’m going to keep it or lose it if I’m
I’m going to keep it or lose it if I’m keeping it I give it to somebody to
keeping it I give it to somebody to
keeping it I give it to somebody to manage and I’m on to my next project if
manage and I’m on to my next project if
manage and I’m on to my next project if I lose it I lose it try something new
I lose it I lose it try something new
I lose it I lose it try something new you have to make sure you have your CEO
you have to make sure you have your CEO
you have to make sure you have your CEO time a lot of information one video got
time a lot of information one video got
time a lot of information one video got me riled up but a very important topic
me riled up but a very important topic
me riled up but a very important topic because most entrepreneurs suck a time
because most entrepreneurs suck a time
because most entrepreneurs suck a time management and people chew their time
management and people chew their time
management and people chew their time and you can’t afford to have your time
and you can’t afford to have your time
and you can’t afford to have your time wasted at least I care you should
wasted at least I care you should
wasted at least I care you should neither don’t accept people walking all
neither don’t accept people walking all
neither don’t accept people walking all over you you have to set up the barriers
over you you have to set up the barriers
over you you have to set up the barriers thank you guys for watching you like
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