So, Dave, before we run out of time, I want to talk a minute about your book and maybe your planner. So, first, our energy, obviously, and also our attention. Here's a program that's going to get me there. Words that end with ruler. " The approach that he's been talking about is really all about how to do that. So, there's two things that I do. Really appreciate it. So, actually, they do use it quite a bit more. I was more of a routine person when I was in bodybuilding and I had no kids. It's just different.
That's the way I see business. Or if you don't have a team, like said, you've got to automate things in order to get that stuff off, because you don't want to spend your time on these tasks that don't have a big impact in your business. TCC Podcast #237: How to Get More Done with Dave Ruel. There's an ongoing need to get more done in less time, and Dave paves the way to do just that. And then you're going to realize that "Well, that's actually really, really heavy. So, in the impact matrix, the second most important task that we have, the second most impactful task is routines. I like the way that he's married it with energy management and the things that he did in his bodybuilding business and career as a competitive bodybuilder.
The key question that we asked regarding time management is, "If you only had before noon in order to do everything that you have to do, how would you structure your days? " Yeah, that's a good idea. Here's what we talked about: • The plus side to bodybuilding and fitness and how it can be applied to business. Five letter words that end in rue. Maybe parts of these routine tasks can be outsourced, delegated, outsourced or even automated sometimes now with AI. So, this is the thing that you have to adapt that workload over time.
It's more about that. It really depends on the size of the project. So, creating that big picture, it needs to be specific in some ways, but it's like going on a trip, right? Covey and Eisenhower both talked about one of the axes is important and one of the axes is urgent. I think you're more disciplined than I am. It's having a salad for lunch. This is how you get lost. So, that's, I guess, the thing that I'm working on myself. The bucket is really the project, finishing a big project. I was out for a run this morning early in the rain actually. So, there's a way to actually start looking at that and not having your day just filled with reactive tasks. The other thing that I saw is that there's a lot of methodologies that are collection of hacks, collection of tricks, they're going to have this, they're going to have that, but there's no actual system that involves that. I saw there's too many weird similarities between both worlds. So, first of all is gratitude.
The problem is when you have a business that you own yourself, when you're CEO of your own copywriting business, is that almost everything that comes across your plate is going to be both urgent and important. Work-life balance really implies that we have two competing forces against each other. So, one thing I do every single morning when I wake up is hydration, rehydrate, tall glass of water, then fill up my big jug of water. But if you're interested in getting a copy of Dave's book, I don't believe it's available on Amazon.
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