Those Productivity Hacks Won't Work Without This — Alex Barker

Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business Advice

Alex Barker is a coach for high achievers and mastermind creator for entrepreneurs. He’s a big action taker, just like his clients. He built 3 businesses in 3 years, paid off his house in less 3 years, and has coached over 50 people to build lifestyle businesses. He podcasts on the 66 Day Experiment, where he experiments on his life and business, like creating a business in 66 days, reading a book a day, and facing daily rejection. His mission is to help men and women find a disciplined approach to success in life and business.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/alex-barker-productivity/

Key Takeaways

• Are you being productive or just working hard?
• Ask yourself, "What am I doing and how can I change?"
• Change your morning habits to build a new routine that enhances productivity.
• Slay your dragons in the morning. Focus on the hardest things that you tend to procrastinate.
• Decision fatigue affects your ability to make decisions throughout the day.
• Capitalize on the compound effect of taking daily action. Over time it will yield big results.
• All it takes is one big client to enable your business to be successful.
• Accept who you are and capitalize on your strengths.
• If you take action on the first day of a new opportunity, you will be much further ahead than if you hadn't.
• When you have success, people want to know how you got successful. You now have an opportunity to start coaching.
• There is a difference between a coach and a consultant - consultant gives you the information and a coach provides support.
• Everyone believes what they are missing is the knowledge to do something. The thing that is stopping them is their own doubts.
• People are afraid of others judging them. For example, they are afraid of selling their product or service because people will think you're just trying to rip them off.
• The most important aspect of creating productivity is self-discipline, not time management.
• You need both faith and belief.