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Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy | with guest CJ Bilangino
Stop confusing being busy with being productive.
The ability to concentrate single-mindedly on your most important task, do it well, and finish it completely is the key to success. But how do you actually execute that when you are drowning in a sea of emails, Slack messages, and daily fires?
Joining me to share his exact productivity playbook is CJ Bilangino, CEO of Gorilla Commerce. CJ has led finance and operations teams at multiple high-growth startups and relies on the frameworks in Eat That Frog to manage his energy, prioritize tasks, and lead his teams.
Today, we discuss why checking your email first thing in the morning is destroying your momentum, how to ruthlessly apply the 80/20 rule to your to-do list, and why planning your day the night before is the ultimate productivity hack.
Key Takeaways & Timestamps00:00 – Introducing Eat That Frog and the Mark Twain quote that inspired the book's famous title.
02:25 – Tackle Your Biggest Task First: Why your "frog" is the hardest, most important task—and the one you are most likely to procrastinate on.
03:55 – Stop Hiding in Your Inbox: CJ explains why he wakes up at 4:35 AM to do 45 minutes of deep work before he ever opens his email.
06:11 – Prioritize Ruthlessly (The 80/20 Rule): 20% of your activities will account for 80% of your results. How to identify the vital few and ignore the trivial many.
09:31 – The Championship Framework: How to use the process of elimination to find the least amount of "moves" required to hit your annual goals.
12:31 – Plan Every Day in Advance: Why every 1 minute spent planning saves 10 minutes of execution time.
15:05 – The ABCDE Method: How to categorize your tasks.
16:20 – Digital vs. Analog: Why CJ uses an app for long-term tracking but relies on pen and paper for his daily task list to force ultimate accountability.
Get the book here📚Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy
Mentioned in the episode- Todoist. The simple digital task manager CJ uses to track his annual, quarterly, and weekly business goals.
- Deep Work by Cal Newport. A highly recommended companion read to help you protect your morning "frog eating" time from distractions.
- Atomic Habits by James Clear. The definitive guide to making your evening planning routine an automatic, frictionless habit.
CJ Bilangino, CEO of Gorilla Commerce
Follow Sam on LinkedIn
Want to get in touch? Whether you want to suggest a guest, sponsor the show, leave some feedback or just get in touch to tell me what you're working on, here's the link for you: https://forms.gle/NHGL9ftFRhu4cKFLA
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By Sam BrownStop confusing being busy with being productive.
The ability to concentrate single-mindedly on your most important task, do it well, and finish it completely is the key to success. But how do you actually execute that when you are drowning in a sea of emails, Slack messages, and daily fires?
Joining me to share his exact productivity playbook is CJ Bilangino, CEO of Gorilla Commerce. CJ has led finance and operations teams at multiple high-growth startups and relies on the frameworks in Eat That Frog to manage his energy, prioritize tasks, and lead his teams.
Today, we discuss why checking your email first thing in the morning is destroying your momentum, how to ruthlessly apply the 80/20 rule to your to-do list, and why planning your day the night before is the ultimate productivity hack.
Key Takeaways & Timestamps00:00 – Introducing Eat That Frog and the Mark Twain quote that inspired the book's famous title.
02:25 – Tackle Your Biggest Task First: Why your "frog" is the hardest, most important task—and the one you are most likely to procrastinate on.
03:55 – Stop Hiding in Your Inbox: CJ explains why he wakes up at 4:35 AM to do 45 minutes of deep work before he ever opens his email.
06:11 – Prioritize Ruthlessly (The 80/20 Rule): 20% of your activities will account for 80% of your results. How to identify the vital few and ignore the trivial many.
09:31 – The Championship Framework: How to use the process of elimination to find the least amount of "moves" required to hit your annual goals.
12:31 – Plan Every Day in Advance: Why every 1 minute spent planning saves 10 minutes of execution time.
15:05 – The ABCDE Method: How to categorize your tasks.
16:20 – Digital vs. Analog: Why CJ uses an app for long-term tracking but relies on pen and paper for his daily task list to force ultimate accountability.
Get the book here📚Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy
Mentioned in the episode- Todoist. The simple digital task manager CJ uses to track his annual, quarterly, and weekly business goals.
- Deep Work by Cal Newport. A highly recommended companion read to help you protect your morning "frog eating" time from distractions.
- Atomic Habits by James Clear. The definitive guide to making your evening planning routine an automatic, frictionless habit.
CJ Bilangino, CEO of Gorilla Commerce
Follow Sam on LinkedIn
Want to get in touch? Whether you want to suggest a guest, sponsor the show, leave some feedback or just get in touch to tell me what you're working on, here's the link for you: https://forms.gle/NHGL9ftFRhu4cKFLA