DeepSummary
This podcast episode features an interview with Steve Scott, author of over 70 books, discussing ten foundational habits for side hustlers and entrepreneurs to improve their health, wealth, and happiness. The habits covered include tracking your time, reviewing your goals daily, writing down completed tasks, fixing 'broken windows' or disorganized spaces, wearing a step-tracking device, keeping a food diary, researching potential side hustles, breaking down big projects into actionable steps, following an evening shutdown routine, and practicing mindfulness through deep breathing or meditation.
Steve provides practical tips and insights on implementing each habit effectively, drawing from his own experiences as a prolific writer and entrepreneur. He emphasizes the importance of quantifying aspects of your life to gain awareness, prioritizing essential tasks, maintaining a work-life balance, and cultivating mindfulness to reduce stress and increase productivity.
The discussion highlights how these habits, while seemingly small, can have a significant impact on overall well-being and success when consistently applied. Steve encourages listeners to experiment with one or two habits at a time, track their results, and gradually build a foundation of positive routines that align with their goals and values.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Tracking various aspects of your life, such as time spent on tasks, food intake, and daily steps, can provide valuable insights and enable data-driven decision-making.
- Reviewing your goals daily and having them visible can help align your actions with your priorities and make it easier to say no to non-essential tasks.
- Breaking down large projects into small, actionable steps can make them feel more manageable and increase the likelihood of completion.
- Implementing routines like an evening shutdown and mindfulness practices can promote work-life balance, reduce stress, and increase productivity.
- Identifying and focusing on the vital few activities that drive the majority of results (the 80/20 rule) can help eliminate non-essential tasks and optimize time and energy.
- Experimenting with one or two new habits at a time, tracking the results, and gradually building a foundation of positive routines can lead to significant improvements in health, wealth, and happiness.
- Seeking ways to automate or delegate tasks that are not part of your core responsibilities can free up time and mental bandwidth for more important endeavors.
- Cultivating self-awareness through practices like time tracking and food diaries can reveal unconscious patterns and facilitate positive behavioral changes.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Just a simple thing of just getting out of your bed and making your bed, it's the first thing you've done from the day and you already feel kind of a positive result.“ by Steve Scott
- “Whenever there's a clock going, if my wife comes and talks to me, I actually have to turn off the clock. I get really a bit OCD about it.“ by Nick Loper
- “The idea of tracking your time is you want to get it pretty much gives you a good, realistic overview of where you're actually spending time with your side hustle.“ by Steve Scott
- “I strive to do about 30% writing each month and about 20% on book marketing. And if I see at the end of every month that I'm not spending as much time in those categories as I should be, then I try to eliminate other aspects of my business.“ by Steve Scott
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The Side Hustle Show
Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation
1/18/24