Squirly Schedules of Wantrepreneurs Without the Nuts to Do Whatever It Takes – A Knowledge Bomb

Show Notes

Are you feeling like you don’t know where to start? In the past have you been the “idea of the week” guy. Clay Clark breaks down the action steps needed to ensure that have the time build an intentional life and the success you desire.

Here is a link to the working version of Clay’s new book

1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oArdSv6L3aqg0FHugeKENQWEp9s0ANdO/view?usp=sharing

ACTION ITEM #1: Use One Day-Planner for Your Entire Life (Personal and the Workplace)

NOTABLE QUOTABLE – “What gets scheduled gets done.” – Lee Cockerell (The former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World Resorts who once managed 40,000 + employees)

1. MYSTIC STATISTIC – “According to Entrepreneur Magazine there are between 25 million and 27 million small businesses in the U.S. that account for 60 to 80 percent of all U.S. jobs.
   1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccabagley/2012/05/15/small-businesses-big-impact/#5b1bd70575cd
2. MYSTIC STATISTIC – “Average American watches 5 hours of TV per day, report shows”
   1. http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/average-american-watches-5-hours-tv-day-article-1.1711954
3. MYSTIC STATISTIC – The typical smartphone user interacts with their phone around 85 times per day.
   1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/startup-your-life/201801/why-your-smartphone-is-destroying-your-life

ACTION ITEM #2: Block Out Time to Take the Action Steps Needed to Achieve Your Goals

1. NOTABLE QUOTABLE – “It all comes down to what you do daily. I believe that the secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.” – John Maxwell (Best-selling author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership)

ACTION ITEM #3: Say No To Everything That Is Not Related to Your F6 Goals

1. NOTABLE QUOTABLE – “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.” – Steve Jobs
2. MYSTIC STATISTIC – Five Reasons 8 Out Of 10 Businesses Fail
   1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericwagner/2013/09/12/five-reasons-8-out-of-10-businesses-fail/#5a16e4826978
3. MYSTIC STATISTIC – 90% Of Startups Fail: Here’s What You Need To Know About The 10%
   1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilpatel/2015/01/16/90-of-startups-will-fail-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-10/#b86d39066792
4. MYSTIC STATISTIC – Why half of the Americans can’t come up with $400 in an emergency
   1. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/10/06/why-half-of-americans-cant-come-up-with-400-in-an-emergency/106216294/
5. FUN FACT – “Past statistics have shown that in the U.S. 50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second, and 73% of third marriages end in divorce.” – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-intelligent-divorce/201202/the-high-failure-rate-second-and-third-marriages
6. FUN FACT – “17 percent of couples are content in their partner.” – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/contemplating-divorce/201709/are-you-among-the-growing-number-unhappy-married-people

AMPLE EXAMPLE #1:

1. Inviting 900 guests onto The Thrivetime Show each and every week.
2. Editing the Mastermind Manuscripts

ACTION ITEM – Be careful who you are getting advice from.