Oct 12, 2021
Building Systems That Make Success More Automatic
In today’s episode, we’re joined by the world’s most disciplined man and an author of three books, Craig Ballantyne. Craig is also the owner of earlytorise.com, where he works as a coach for thousands of entrepreneurs in over 45 countries. Born lazy and an introvert, Craig suffered from crippling anxiety attacks. He’s now built systems that have allowed him to build multiple 7-figure businesses stress-free. Join us and listen to Craig sharing about building systems that make success more automatic, becoming time-efficient, and breaking away from suffering.
Key Highlights in This Episode:
[04:02] From “lazy’ to the world’s most disciplined man
[09:44] Being efficient with your time
[14:21] The four-quadrant metrics in our gene
[16:38] Questions to help you make an extra 10 hours/week
[20:33] The magic time and the science behind it
[24:15] How early should you wake up?
[25:25] How much sleep do you get?
[27:45] Breaking away from suffering in silence
[31:49] Separating your emotions from the job
[35:20] Only fans inquiry: Finding a mentor
Powerful Quotes
- It all comes down to building systems that make success more automatic for you. That’s what allows you to be disciplined in the eyes of other people and get great results
- If somebody has any ambitions at all, the reason why they are not successful is that they haven’t built systems that protect them from roadside bombs.
- You can’t be doing anything else in the morning but going after your number one priority.
- It’s not about the hour that you get up. It’s about what you do in the hours that you’re up.
- You want to go to somebody (mentor) because they know exactly the steps that they took. But most importantly, they know the mistakes that you do not have to make.
Mentioned Resources
Dilbert comic by Scott Adams