Gabe, Ryan, and Jon understand all too well how distractions can really derail your entire day. If you feel like you’re getting pulled in a ton of different directions that aren’t moving the needle, then it’s important that you listen to this episode! The guys share how they minimize their distractions by being conscious of what they decide to take on.

 

Key Takeaways:

• Gabe manages his distractions by having an assistant. It’s a game-changer.
• Gabe knows that email is a huge time-waster for him and so his assistant tracks how much time he spends on email.
• The biggest trick is that Gabe doesn’t even look at his email. His assistant does and they do a call about it.
• Jon agrees. The first hire he does is a personal assistant.
• What’s the best communication platform the guys use to communicate with the team?
• Why does Jon love Google Voice?
• The least responsive employees tend to be the most productive.
• Callrail can be a great tool to use when you have a potential sales lead coming in.
• There is software called Robokiller which won’t allow spam calls to come through.
• Ryan has a hard time letting go and filtering his messages/phone calls.
• “Do you have a minute” meetings are killers.
• Jon really doesn’t like to be contacted.
• You have to get your day-to-day time down to 10 hours a week.
• Look into why you have so many distractions. Is it because you haven’t empowered your team enough to make decisions?
• How does Ryan best manage his distractions?

 

Resources:

Freedomblueprintshow.com

Robokiller.com

Voice.google.com

Callrail.com

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