the best daily habits for content creators: how to jack up your energy and be crazy productive!
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I spoke at PodCamp Nashville 2014 on May 17th at Nossi College of Art and gave a presentation titled: “The Best Daily Habits for Content Creators: How to Jack Up Your Energy and Be Crazy Productive!”TRANSCRIPT
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The Best Daily Habits for Content Creators
How to Jack Up Your Energy
and Be Crazy Productive!
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The 5 AM Miracle PodcastDominate Your Day Before
Breakfast
JeffSanders.com
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#5amMiracle
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JeffSanders.com/podcampVideo, Audio, Slides, and Notes
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My Question"What allows stellar content
creators to consistently produce great work?"
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It’s NOT aboutthe content
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"I only write when inspiration strikes.
Fortunately, it strikes at nine every morning.”
- Somerset Maugham, British playwright
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Great Habits, Great Work
Access your energy, passion, and genius
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Focus on ThisWhat #1 habit will change your
life more than any other?
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Consistent Content
Better for You AND Your Audience
Deadlines for You,Anticipation for Them
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Consistency WinsProductivity is getting important
things done consistently.
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Compound Effectbook by Darren Hardy
Tiny habits add up to BIG change.
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Growth Over TimeHabits improved my blog and podcast.
Blog: Traffic Increased 4x in 1 YearPodcast: 30,000 downloads per month
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Habits Changed My Life250+ Blog Posts in 2 years
46 Podcast Episodes (without missing a
week)
12 Marathons
40 Pounds Lost on Raw Vegan Diet
Crazy Energy
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The GoalSolidify healthy AND productive habits to produce stellar content
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Pre-Work (habits)+
Work (content creation)
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Better Habits = Better Content
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Imagine ThisHigh Energy + No Distractions
= Opportunity
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The Pre-Work:intentional daily habits focused on
energy.
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You May Be Asking1st: Why do healthy habitsmatter for creating content?
2nd: Why should thehealthy habits focus on energy?
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1: Healthy HabitsCan’t I just write the blog post
without any pre-work?
Yes, but . . .
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Preparation Matters
Peak Physical & Mental Condition
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The best content is created by people
who are at their best.
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Better Habits = Better Content
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When Great Work Doesn’t Happen
Tired, Bored, Burned Out, Distracted, Looking for an Excuse
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#2: Why Energy?The Power of Full Engagement
Elite athletes recover faster
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Energy is Productivity
Caffeine, Adderall, Cocaine . . .
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High EnergyCreativity, Passion, and Enthusiasm
Willpower, Discipline, and Endurance
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The Transfer of Enthusiasm
My audience like my energy more than my content.
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Which Daily Habits Produce the Most
Energy?
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#1: SleepFoundation of Everything
10 Year-Old @ Football Game
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#2: HydrationEnergy and Clarity
1-liter H2O while Blogging
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#3: ExerciseEnergy is Fitness, Not Fatness
1-Minute Workouts
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#4: Nature’s BestFruits & Veggies
15+ Bananas a Day
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#5: Daily Progress
Forward Motion is Addictive
Create Content Every Day
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Trade OffsMore:WaterExerciseStructureSleep
Less:FatExcusesDistractionsBurnout
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The 5 AM MiraclePlan Tomorrow, Tonight
Early mornings are POWERFUL.
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My Morning5 am
1 liter of waterReading
Exercise + Smoothie
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The Work:structured and repeatable content creation in focused, uninterrupted
blocks of time.
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Focus on FocusDistractions are the Enemy.
Read everything by Steven Pressfield
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What Matters Most
The Calendar is Sacred Space.
Planned in Advance w/ ZERO Distractions
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Execution is Everything
Stellar Content Won’t Create Itself
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Volume = QualityMore Mistakes, More Often
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Better Habits = Better Content
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The best content is created by people
who are at their best.
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Which Habit Will You Start?
. . . on Monday Morning