As the author of more than 70 books, Steve “S.J.” Scott is one of the most productive and disciplined people I know.
His latest title, Habit Stacking, became a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and served as the inspiration for this episode.
(Long-time listeners might remember Steve from WAY back in the archives; he was my guest in episode 9 where we discussed how to earn money as a side hustling author.)
This time though we’re diving into a few of the habits that allow Steve to continually drive his business forward, and lead a healthier and happier life. Plus, you’ll learn why we think they’re important and how you can apply them in your own life.
The 10 habits we cover are:
- Tracking your time
- Reviewing your goals daily
- Writing down the tasks you got done
- Fixing your “broken windows”
- Wearing a step-tracking device
- Keeping a food diary
- Researching one side hustle
- Breaking down a big project into actionable steps
- Following an evening shutdown routine
- Practicing mindfulness
As you can see, they’re not all directly business-related, but most take 5 minutes or less and are designed to increase your productivity, reduce stress, prioritize your workload, and help you find a healthy work-life balance.
Tune in to hear how Steve and I incorporate these habits into our daily routines (or plan to, in my case). As you’ll see in the links section below, there are a lot of books, apps, and resources mentioned.
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Learn:
- The tools Steve uses to track his time and increase his productivity.
- Steve’s top 5 goals / priorities for the year, and how he reminds himself of them multiple times a day.
- How to find out which repetitive tasks you can outsource or delegate.
- How fixing “Broken windows” will increase your productivity.
- Why certain items on your to-do list seem to stay on there and never get done.
- Why Steve’s “Evening shutdown” routine is important to him.
- Steve’s #1 tip for Side Hustle Nation.
Links:
- DevelopGoodHabits.com
- HabitStackingBook.com
- Steve on The Side Hustle Show in 2013
- aTimeLogger
- Toggl.com
- The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran
- Momentum (The Chrome extension I couldn’t remember)
- Evernote
- Chris Ducker’s 3 Lists to Freedom
- Virtual Staff Finder
- IFTTT
- Zapier
- I Done This
- Nudgemail | My Daily I Done This and Gratitude Journal Setup
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
- Fitbit Charge 2
- Treadmill Desk Revolution
- My home office setup
- Essentialism
- MyFitnessPal | My HealthyWage review: Get Paid to Lose Weight?
- Buy Buttons
- Listen Money Matters property evaluation tool
- Todoist
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- HARO
- Deep Work by Cal Newport
- Declutter Your Mind by Steve Scott and Barrie Davenport
- 10-Minute Mindfulness by Steve Scott and Barrie Davenport
- John Lee Dumas on The Side Hustle Show
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Great stuff Steve. I found you off a news alert I have about Treadmill Desks. I read Dr. Levine’s book GetUP two years ago and was so inspired I built my own treadmill desk. That treadmill desk made such a huge improvement in my life physically, mentally and as a result emotionally that I started up a new company, http://www.UnSit.com – we have designed and built a truly unique Treadmill Desk, the WALK-1. Check it out. Whether you buy a TreadmilL Desk or not, GET UP AND MOVE EVERYONE, your body AND your mind will thank you. And follow Steve’s Side Hustle other tips too, it’s great stuff.
~Rob Jacobs
Chief UnSitter
http://www.UnSit.com
In lieu of keeping a food diary, I would recommend for prep for the week. If you plan meals in advance (create a four week meal plan for the month to save time and money) you’ll already have decided to eat healthy and can avoid the usual temptations.
Great tips. There is a new happiness/productivity app for women called You Totally Rock that would be a good fit for the female listeners of your show: https://www.youtotallyrock.com/