The Best Daily Habits for Content Creators: How to Jack Up Your Energy and Be Crazy Productive!
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The Best Daily Habits for Content Creators
How to Jack Up Your Energy
and Be Crazy Productive!
The 5 AM Miracle PodcastDominate Your Day Before
Breakfast
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My Question"What allows stellar content
creators to consistently produce great work?"
It’s NOT aboutthe content
"I only write when inspiration strikes.
Fortunately, it strikes at nine every morning.”
- Somerset Maugham, British playwright
Great Habits, Great Work
Access your energy, passion, and genius
Focus on ThisWhat #1 habit will change your
life more than any other?
Consistent Content
Better for You AND Your Audience
Deadlines for You,Anticipation for Them
Consistency WinsProductivity is getting important
things done consistently.
Compound Effectbook by Darren Hardy
Tiny habits add up to BIG change.
Growth Over TimeHabits improved my blog and podcast.
Blog: Traffic Increased 4x in 1 YearPodcast: 30,000 downloads per month
Habits Changed My Life250+ Blog Posts in 2 years
46 Podcast Episodes (without missing a
week)
12 Marathons
40 Pounds Lost on Raw Vegan Diet
Crazy Energy
The GoalSolidify healthy AND productive habits to produce stellar content
Pre-Work (habits)+
Work (content creation)
Better Habits = Better Content
Imagine ThisHigh Energy + No Distractions
= Opportunity
The Pre-Work:intentional daily habits focused on
energy.
You May Be Asking1st: Why do healthy habitsmatter for creating content?
2nd: Why should thehealthy habits focus on energy?
1: Healthy HabitsCan’t I just write the blog post
without any pre-work?
Yes, but . . .
Preparation Matters
Peak Physical & Mental Condition
The best content is created by people
who are at their best.
Better Habits = Better Content
When Great Work Doesn’t Happen
Tired, Bored, Burned Out, Distracted, Looking for an Excuse
#2: Why Energy?The Power of Full Engagement
Elite athletes recover faster
Energy is Productivity
Caffeine, Adderall, Cocaine . . .
High EnergyCreativity, Passion, and Enthusiasm
Willpower, Discipline, and Endurance
The Transfer of Enthusiasm
My audience like my energy more than my content.
Which Daily Habits Produce the Most
Energy?
#1: SleepFoundation of Everything
10 Year-Old @ Football Game
#2: HydrationEnergy and Clarity
1-liter H2O while Blogging
#3: ExerciseEnergy is Fitness, Not Fatness
1-Minute Workouts
#4: Nature’s BestFruits & Veggies
15+ Bananas a Day
#5: Daily Progress
Forward Motion is Addictive
Create Content Every Day
Trade OffsMore:WaterExerciseStructureSleep
Less:FatExcusesDistractionsBurnout
The 5 AM MiraclePlan Tomorrow, Tonight
Early mornings are POWERFUL.
My Morning5 am
1 liter of waterReading
Exercise + Smoothie
The Work:structured and repeatable content creation in focused, uninterrupted
blocks of time.
Focus on FocusDistractions are the Enemy.
Read everything by Steven Pressfield
What Matters Most
The Calendar is Sacred Space.
Planned in Advance w/ ZERO Distractions
Execution is Everything
Stellar Content Won’t Create Itself
Volume = QualityMore Mistakes, More Often
Better Habits = Better Content
The best content is created by people
who are at their best.
Which Habit Will You Start?
. . . on Monday Morning