318: Michael Hyatt – Achieve More By Doing Less, Work Productivity Hacks, The Power Of Constraints

Michael Hyatt (IG: @michaelhyatt) is the CEO and founder of Michael Hyatt & Company. He’s scaled multiple companies over the years, including a $250M publishing company and his own leadership development company that has grown over 60% year over year for the past 4 years.

Michael is a New York Times bestselling author whose latest book is titled, Free to Focus, which focuses in on productivity and how to achieve more by doing less.

He’s been married for over 40 years, has five daughters, and nine grandchildren.

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In this episode, we discuss:

• Michael’s health scare, 20 years ago
• Achieve more by doing less
• Establish a hard boundary
• Make the commitment
• The 4 types of freedom
• Be intentional about rejuvenation
• Optimize your sleep routine
• What are your three big wins today?
• 4 daily rituals
• Start your day by journaling
• What is the double win?
• The power of constraints
• The Freedom Compass
• The development zone
• Setting up your workday routine
• Don’t respond to messages instantly
• Work productivity hacks
• Setting up email signatures & autoresponders
• Hiring an assistant
• What is the best use of your time?
• Strategies for saying no
• The Yes-No-Yes Formula
• Unyielding integrity
• The 3×3 Strategy
• Paper planners help you stay focused
• Realize your full potential

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Michael Hyatt – Free To Focus (book)
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Michael Hyatt’s Lead to Win Podcast
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263: Jonathan Fields – Uncovering The Work That Sparks You

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