Table of contents:
- Listen to yourself
- Start working as soon as you wake up
- Manage your working time wisely
- Build resilient systems
- Take time for yourself
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Not all successful people wake up with the first rays of the sun. You can get up late and do well in business.
Every now and then we come across wise advice on what needs to be done in the morning, as well as inspiring success stories of people who start their working day a few hours earlier than mere mortals.
However, there are owls among millionaires, and they willingly talk about how they manage to combine late ups and a successful business.
Listen to yourself
Getting enough sleep is more important than getting up by a certain time. If your productivity peaks in the evening, plan all the most important things for the evening and do them with full dedication.
When I started my company, I painfully forced myself to get up at 5, and sometimes at 4 in the morning. After six months of living in this mode, I realized that such early ascents only harm me. When I get 8-9 hours of sleep, I’m twice as productive.
Bryan Clayton GreenPal CEO, millionaire, sleeps until 9am
Start working as soon as you wake up
Craig Wolfe, multimillionaire and president of CelebriDucks and Cocoa Canard, shares his secrets to working effectively: “I usually wake up between 8:15 am and 9 am, but since my production is located in other time zones, I have to work late. To be in time for everything, you need to clearly define the time when you are 100% connected and available, as well as allocate a specially allotted time for each type of activity. For example, I can oversleep, but from 9 am you can call me, I will answer anyway. During the day, I have special hours when I answer calls, work with offers or do advertising. It is very important to plan your time and not deviate from this plan."
Manage your working time wisely
It doesn't matter what time you get up. It is important that you have the correct schedule.
I finish each working day by planning the next one. So in the morning I don't have to waste time gathering my thoughts and making to-do lists.
Natasha Nelson, owner of a multi-million dollar fortune and toy company Kauzbots, sleeps until 8-9 am
Scheduling work time wisely also means prioritizing. Build your schedule in such a way that the main role in it is assigned to those activities that bring the most benefit to the company.
Build resilient systems
The success of the enterprise largely depends on the uninterrupted, flawlessly adjusted operation of various systems. The better you can do it, the higher the return will be, the less everything will depend on your personal involvement.
Debugged systems and a strong team allow you to sleep well. Even if you oversleep, work will take its course.
Michele Scism, a millionaire business consultant for Decisive Minds, wakes up at 8-9 am
Take time for yourself
Living on a shifted schedule can be tricky to find a balance between work and personal affairs. But success is not only work. For example, playing sports is not only important for health. They also help keep your thoughts in order and increase productivity.
Waking up late doesn't mean you can't afford lunch breaks, coffee breaks, social events, or hanging out with loved ones. Success is impossible without a harmonious combination of all important areas of life.
You don't have to get up in the dark to be successful. It is much more important to get the most out of your wakefulness, no matter what hours it happens.
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