EntrepreneurLife #SideHustle #SecondWindEnergy
Hey fellow hustlers! 💪 How do you give yourself a second wind of energy after your 9-5? It can be tough to find the motivation to keep going after a long day, but I know we’re all in this together trying to make our dreams a reality.
Here are some possible solutions that might help you too:
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Morning Workouts: Starting your day with exercise can give you the energy boost you need to tackle your side hustle after work.
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Power Nap: A quick 20-minute power nap can do wonders for your energy levels without making you feel groggy.
- Set a Routine: Creating a schedule and sticking to it can help you stay productive and avoid succumbing to the siren call of your couch.
What are your tips and tricks for staying motivated and energized after work? Let’s share our best practices and support each other on this entrepreneurial journey! 🔥🚀
Exercise helps a lot.
I used to give myself a second wind because I hated my job more than working tired.
Spend your best brain power before you go to the job. The morning time imo is the best time.
Also get really good at automating your job or getting as much as possible in the shortest amount of time and use the rest of the time to work on your business.
Coffee, the answer is always coffee.
You have to find a reason, or create a reason, for your brain and self to form that sense of urgency. When i knew i had to pay for that plane flight, or that hotel, or that trip next month, there’s no searching for motivation – your body and energy respond to the moment and you’ll crank through projects.
Cold shower and a 10-min morning journaling session gets me pumped for the grind!
Cocaine
Short nap. 5 minutes
A practice I read about years ago actually works. Wash your face and put on a fresh pair of socks at a minimum. More advanced recommendation. Get some reflexology foot care tools and pick up some recreational O2. Available at sporting goods stores.
I trick myself into it by telling myself I don’t have to do the whole thing just do a little piece of it.
Eg, say I have to write something. Committing to writing the whole thing feels like too much at the end of day. So I’ll say, “hey I know you’re tired. Just create the file, add a title to it, and drop in the rough notes.” 9/10 times I’ll look at that and start to edit and make changes. That builds momentum and next thing I know I’ve done the thing.
Discipline is the only real answer.
I would wake 4:30am, prep breakfast for my kiddos, pick, pack, load orders. At 6 a.m., I started cold calling my lead list I made the night before. East Coast repair shops usually opened at 8 a.m., but the owners were usually there early to prep their day and roll up the bay doors. Getting the owner on the phone 90% of the time was a slam dunk. Make 50 calls or more, emailing templates/quotes as I went. Around 7 a.m., I started coffee for my wife, got breakfast on the table, and got ready to leave for work.
45 min drive to work. Listened to podcasts: MFCEO Project, Ed Mylett, or old Jim Rohn and Les Brown talks.
8am work till noon. I’m not a much taker, but I took my hour to drop orders off at the post office, follow up on emails, and follow up on sales calls.
1pm work until 5pm.
45 min drive home, follow-up calls, podcasts, or business audio book.
6pm home. Jump in and help with dinner prep, or do and fold laundry. Or play with kids if my wife was handling dinner.
7pm after dinner was play with children time.
8:15 start baths, prep kiddos for bed, read stories.
8:45/ 9 pm kids in bed….this time is now 100% for my wife. Whatever she wants to do until she falls asleep. No phone, no distraction.
10/10:15 pm wife asleep….sneak out of bed, dishes, clean kitchen. Print, pick, and pack orders. You might have to leave a few for am sometimes. Build lead list. I always kept 150 cold calls ready, so sometimes the list building was less than depending on how many calls I got through that day. Most days, I averaged 50-100 while juggling a job. Answer factory, manufacturing, and inventory emails.
Usually, I went to bed between midnight and 1:15 a.m., sometimes later.
Up at 4:30 am. if I need to finish picking and packing orders. If not, I’d sleep in until 5 am.
Rinse /repeat M-Fri. Saturday, I’d get up at 6:30 am, get coffee started, start cold calling, and then follow up calls. Working East Coast to West Coast as the day progressed.
With 6 kids at home at that time, I’d have put play time in on Saturday, then heavy chores Saturday nights and early Sunday.
I was going through a vicious divorce. I have 2 daughters I still have found. I did find my son after 7+ years and have now reunited with him.
Losing children who have not died is something a human can not completely grieve over. It tore my being up. Sleeping was not fun.
So I decided to build a business until I had fuck you money and could get my children, control my time, and have any options my heart desired.
We are in year 8. Years 1-3 were rough. Lost my job late year 3. Covid hit. I went full-time in our business and made 100-150 cold calls every day.
We went from 4/5 figures, with occasional 6 figures in revenue to string 7 figures in year 4. 8 figures followed each year since.
We took a draw at the end of year 4 because the CPA said we had to or get possibly audited. We started taking salary each year after with additional dispersments as needed.
Discipline.
Everyone wants what I have, but they are not the person it takes to get it or even survive the list of horrible shit that happened along the way in those years that I’m not sharing.
It’s worth it. Give yourself 5-10 years of shit sandwiches to do whatever you want long past your children or possibly grandchildren lifetime.
I still make 50-100+ cold calls every day. I wake when I want to and control my time as we see fit. Work from anywhere in the world, usually in a beautiful place.
Our goals have grown as much as we have, though. More is the only answer for me.
Exercise and adderall
Sativa
Vodka usually helps me as long as I’m not driving
Working out which helps sleep which helped with energy for the next day
Exercise, walking the dog, music and then starting to learn and try new things are always good choices.
Honestly I just force myself to push through the mid-day slumps. It’s hard and most days I don’t want to but I tell myself “no one is going to achieve your goals for you nor help you. This is for your future!”
I’m on my feet all day unless I’m driving lol
Exercise and meditation/mindfulness are key. Also, making time for your loved ones, even if it’s just a few minutes. Caffeine is always a good stimulant, but I’ve come to realize that for me to do my best work, I have to be in the right headspace. Also, it’s ok to not go completely balls to the wall every single day. Then after that it becomes easier. Honestly also I feel way more passion and drive towards the own companies I’m building because it’s my ass that’s truly on the line. That’s probably the reason we’re all wired like this to begin with lol
For me personally smoking made me very exhausted without me realising.
I quited smoking cold turkey – I have so much energy now and my thoughts changed all of a sudden in a good direction.
I started feeling all these after 2 weeks of quitting.
Adderall