There’s no doubt about that when it comes to the most successful digital entrepreneurs, anyone would do anything to get their success recipe.
How did they get where they are today?
Are there precious success tips and secrets they are willing to share?
Are there specific steps that everyone should apply on their own paths in digital entrepreneurship?
All these are questions to which miraculous answers are always expected – for instance, a magic potion that digital entrepreneurship success seekers can take in and hit their targets overnight!
So, where would you look for clues, if not in the daily life of some of the people you look up to and admire?
Note that we all love to play detective and analyze the repetitive patterns and everyday routines of the most successful digital entrepreneurs.
We do it to identify that one activity, personality trait, concept, or custom that help in bringing these people to the peaks of glory.
Probably is something in their motivation or the way they schedule and perform their tasks. Whatever this trigger is, one thing is for sure; successful digital entrepreneurs have something to teach us all.
They have grown from scratch to where they are and must have learned a thing or two about this business. So, what better way to learn what’s unique about how they carry out their activities than taking a peek into a typical day in their lives?
Over the last few years, we interviewed many digital entrepreneurs across different industries, and almost all of them revealed details about their daily routines.
What a day in a digital entrepreneur’s life looks like
While responding to a question about his typical day, Ric Dean, the famous co-founder of Caffeinated, shared a few important things about his typical day.
He said, “From the time I get up to the time I retire to bed, these are no minute to lose. I opt to work at home to save time. I always work on a fixed schedule: wake up at 7:00 am and start working as soon as possible. Engrossed, I rarely take my first meal before 1 pm. At 7:30 pm, I attend the gym or a fitness class and then head home. Sometimes, I may work until 1 am!”
“Basically, I dedicate more than 10 hours, five days a week to helping my clients succeed online. Yet, it isn’t enough to get all the tasks done, but I have a great team behind me to pick up the slack” He concluded.
One important thing you can learn from Ric’s day is the undeniable importance of time management. Time is a scarce, non-renewable resource. Indeed, it’s among the most important resources any digital entrepreneur requires. Therefore, the amount of time you dedicate to your work and how you schedule your activities matters.
The founder of networkr, Andy Hughes, admitted the fact that his days are a bit unique from the other CEOs’. He travels a lot, and he only manages to engage with his team personally four to five days in a month. The rest of communication between Andy and his team is all through emails, video meetings, and Slack.
Gupta’s business doesn’t require permanent face-to-face engagement because most of the things can be easily done via different communication channels. “I outsource most of the tasks to professionals and get things done in time. Effective planning is a necessity in the success for any business.” Concluded Andy.
Among all the digital entrepreneurs we interviewed, Kate Stevens’ response was the most interesting. She is the founder of Reviewlatest. According to her, her day doesn’t have precise limits in the sense that it never starts or stops. “It’s just like the universe,” she said.
“Even when I am out of office, I may remind myself of a task or get an idea randomly without consciously doing it. However, this doesn’t mean that I do my tasks randomly. Prioritizing daily tasks is importa…
