1. Life scrum board.
That's right, I use agile (Trello to be precise) to organize my week/month into:
- Backlog (never ending to-do list)
- This Week (must get done)
- Today (goals for the day)
- Done (Halleluja, let's hope the task stays there)
- Trashed (because priorities and plans change).
I assign coloured labels for : business, content creation (youtube, etc.), fitness, family, and errands. This makes it easy to visually see that the week is balanced.
2. Mini awesome-ness journal.
Tony Robbins always says :
You can't be grateful and angry/stressed at the same time.
He is absolutely right. Practicing gratefulness is really making an impact on me, although it can sometimes be easy to forget to be grateful throughout the day. A sure-fast way I go with is taking a few minutes right after waking up, and right before going to sleep.
In the morning I note 2 or 3 things that: I'm grateful for, that I will make me grateful if they happen that day. In the evening, I reflect and write down 2 or 3 things that: were awesome, I could have made better, and will certainly make better the next day.
3. No iPhone mornings.
I used to be the kind of person that checked messages and e-mails first thing in the morning, but ever since I banned myself from checking them for the first hour of my day (about a year ago), everything has changed (and nothing bad happened as a result of that)! Focusing on myself first thing in the morning, doing things like stretching, cardio, relaxing with tea while I work on a project near and dear to my heart, and setting goals for myself for the day are typically what I do. The change has been incredible.
Starting your day off by responding to what other people want sets you on a stressful path for the day where your own goals are secondary.
Focusing on your own goals and needs in the morning (even if that means waking up earlier), is sure to make the rest of your day a whole lot calmer and productive as you already took care of the most important things: you and your goals.
4. I take productive day-vacations.
Entrepreneurs, part-time or full-time, are known for being happy to work 16 hr days 7 days a week to avoid working an 8 hr day 5 days a week. But that doesn't mean we are sitting in front of the laptop coding or designing or making sales calls all day every day - at least it shouldn't look that way.
When you're working so much, even when it's something you love, you need proper downtime without compromising what you're working for.
Meaning? Travel! Go out! Take a drive outside the city! And when you're in the train/bus/boat/car/plane, use that commute time to whip out something amazing and refreshed on your laptop.
When you get to the location, network and learn from others (what better way to test your latest idea, or workout a problem you're working on than with real people?) and your surroundings.
And in the evening? Get yourself a massage, go steam, and watch the stars. An hour or two of completely unplugging from the hustle is guaranteed to centre you, give you clarity, and get new juices flowing.
The chances that your servers will go down, or your number one client will have an emergency needing your immediate attention, are low. And, everything you'll get from that mini vacation will be just what you need to crush another week of hustle.
5. Apply the 80-20 rule to everything.
Consuming vs. creating is the latest place that I'm finding this rule extra helpful. It's easy to get caught up in being super productive, creating/building all day/night long, just as easy as it is to spend hours bouncing between blog posts and videos.
80% Creating, and 20% Consuming
Aim to spend 80% of your time building and creating, and 20% of your time consuming things that will help you 1. be more creative when you get back to building, and 2. see where what you're creating fits in with what everyone else is consuming.
These 5 things have really helped me in the last year to reduce stress, accomplish more, and most importantly, feel great more of the time.
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