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What is your philosophy behind your days off?

Sometimes your days off are incredibly important in order to build the life you want instead of escaping the one you have. It's the only time you have to really dig into deep work and make progress on what you're working on. This is what's called a weekend warrior. I used to hear this many times through my career as a musician.

Other times you may need to actually shut off for at least one day. You may need that mental break and remove yourself entirely in order to recharge and refresh.

Today you get to listen into a live coaching call where myself and Abhinn go deep into his schedule. We really look at the reasons behind WHY he wants to make a change and what he wants to feel at the end of his day off.

This very well may be a good thought exercise into your own philosophy behind your days off.

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Implementing a child's daily routine is fairly common practice for most parents and teachers.

Considering I work with adults and distilling how Ritual Design can help upgrade their lives, I thought maybe we can learn something from a child's day. Most kids have such structure that it might be beneficial to dive deep into why this is the case.

So today on the show I talk about the four ways we can look at a child's daily routine and use this to our productivity quest and personal development.

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Working with children is an entirely different animal.

Especially when you realize that the brain of a high school and college level student has not technically finished forming!

So I asked myself..."is it possible to teach some of the personal growth and productivity philosophies that I teach adults to teens"?

Well today I brought on Keith Senzer in order to help my learn how he's been empowering today's youth.

Keith Senzer is a youth leadership empowerment coach. He helps teens find their true north and follow it through their words and actions, to create a more loving, accepting, responsible and committed adult. Keith runs numerous styles of workshops for children of all ages.

I was very excited to have Keith on today because I wanted to to see if some of the concepts we I teach to adults can be also taught to teens.

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Your PM Routine can be something of a silver bullet. Not only does it help maximize your evenings but it can help set up the next day for success.

You may be reading this saying to yourself "after dinner I'm shot. There's no way I can be productive at that time of night". Well you don't have to! It all comes down to priorities. This is why Elon Musk has different priorities compared to the rest of us. No one is holding a gun to his head saying you have to develop all of these world changing companies or I'll shoot....

With that being said, today I dive into some of the best use cases for the PM routine!

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The After Work Routine is often overlooked. Most people when wrapping up their work day are simply thinking about....being finished with work!

They're ready to get home, kick up their feet and relax a bit (which is totally cool).

But planning specifically when you'll spend time to relax is the strategy because otherwise we'll be left the outside influences. That never works. If you've ever told yourself "ehhh just one episode" and 2 and a half hours later you get off the couch asking yourself what the hell happened then you know what I'm talking about.

Or maybe you find yourself bringing home the problems you have at work and unloading them on your family.

Today we're going to unpack the After Work routine and why it's another crucial part of Ritual Design.

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The Before Work Routine is one of the more difficult routines to implement. That is if we make it really challenging.

Welcome back to the second episode in a four part series where we discuss the fundamental four of Ritual Design. The fundamental four are the four primary routines throughout the day. When we first wake up, before work, after work and before we go to bed.

Today we're going to dive into the Before Work Routine.

Why even have a before work routine?

#1 There are four major inflection points that make or break someones day (the fundamental four) and transitioning from home to work is definitely one of them.

#2 Without a before work routine, the average person may do something like this. Leave late, get stuck in traffic, emotionally beat yourself up while you'r sitting in said traffic and finally get to work only to immediately have people demanding your attention before you even turn on your computer!

Not a clear and calm way to start the day!

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Creating a consistent morning ritual can be tricky.

But it's worth it.

Welcome to the first in a four part series where we discuss the fundamental four of Ritual Design. The fundamental four are the four primary routines throughout the day. When we first wake up, before work, after work and before we go to bed. What better place to start than your AM Routine! You've probably heard many people tout the "millionaire morning" or the "CEO morning routine". I believe this has gotten so much traction is because it truly is one of the most powerful routines you can implement.

So today I'm going to dispel the three most powerful benefits of the AM routine and a few strategy ideas in order to actually create a consistent morning ritual.

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Learning How To Hit The Reset Button is different to many people.

Sometimes it's a simple walk around the block and other times it's a week long retreat!

We get to a point where we're trying to make progress and we're trying to instill healthy routines in our lives and just can't seem to get ahead. There's always something that is interrupting us or stealing our attention. There's always something that is a mess and causing stress and it all feels too much (especially with the ambitions we have)!

Today I teach 5 ways that I know how to hit the reset button of life and start fresh.

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Weekly planning is extremely powerful in addition to your daily Ritual Design.

We have 13 weeks in a quarter and 52 weeks in a year....that's not a lot of week!

While mapping out your day and designing a perfect system of daily rituals is a huge part of personal productivity, having your weeks mapped out is a close second. I often tell people that if they can only do one routine, the Keystone routine (the one you do once a week) is where you might want to start.

So today on the show I break down my weekly planning process.

Ultimately it's divided into two sections...

The previous week review and the upcoming week prep

Take a listen to today's episode and dive into the weekly planning process!

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Goals vs. Domains… This might not be a burning question for you but it might have peaked your interest!

What is a domain?

How do I set goals?

What is a smartER goal?

Let me start by saying that I believe it's not a question of goals vs. domains. I think you should actually use both. Although if you're someone who is just starting out in the personal development world you may wish to take it slow and only set goals or focus on life domains.

So first let's define the differences.

Goal: a result or achievement that is objectively measurable Domain: an area or category of your life that is difficult to track progress

If you notice the big difference is whether or not we can measure the outcome. If I want to become a better father, that is almost impossible to measure. If I want to lose 3 percent body fat by the end of the quarter, that fits all of the SMARTER goal framework and can be tracked.

Take a listen today to hear all the details and how I actually score my domains.

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