Matt is excited about today’s episode because Garrett is hopped up on all kinds of allergy medications due to his “really, really bad allergies”. Get ready for a fun episode. Either that, or a disaster! All jokes aside, Matt and Garrett are talking about time today. Their coaching calls are dominated by planning, time management, and helping people take ownership of their time. So they wanted to bring this topic to the Ninja Selling Podcast. Because it’s that important. Tune in today to hear Garrett and Matt’s thoughts and strategies for taking ownership of your time and building your calendar so that it supports the person you strive to be. Join the Ninja Selling Podcast group on Facebook at Ninja Selling Podcast Facebook, and find a community of over 8000 Ninjas who share ideas, ask and answer questions, collaborate, and network. If you’d like to offer more direct feedback, leave a voicemail at 208-MY-NINJA. Check out Ninja Selling Events for upcoming installations and other events, and if you’d like personalized help in achieving your goals, visit Ninja Coaching to connect with one of our amazing coaches. Episode Highlights: Deadlines Time blocks Hypothetical vs. scheduled time Find a ‘virgin week’ to build from Guard your time Schedule with intention Reflect Matt’s challenge Quotes: “Our coaching calls are spent on planning, time management, …how can we focus on getting the right activities done… so it’s really something we can’t talk enough about.” “When people are struggling with time management, or they’re like, ‘I just need more time’, they’re not planning their time well to begin with.” “It’s important to have focused time blocks. Because if that’s gone today and gone tomorrow, and those are your two opportunities this week to be in flow, you’ve now lost a week of proactive flow.” “I think it’s important to embrace that an hour lost is an hour lost and an hour captured is an hour captured.” “At the end of the week, the person who was more organized is going to be in better physical and mental shape, they’re going to sleep better, their body is going to be able to perform better, they’re not going to be as exhausted as the person who is disorganized.” “This is the time that it’s going to happen. And it’s not like, ‘It’s important to me to get it done’. It’s like, ‘this is the only time allowed to make that happen’… That’s a game-changer for a lot of people when they figure that out in their calendars. Because it’s not just this hypothetical idea on the calendar. No, it’s going to get done. That’s the time and I’m committed to it. And that mindset needs to happen for people to maximize their time.” “Instead of going like, ‘Well, I can schedule over all this stuff here’, you just go, like, ‘No, no, no. Those are all set in my schedule. Now I need to figure out how to make this… work around this stuff. Because this is what drives me to be the person that I strive to be… now we fit in these things around it’. And that’s what will allow you to be more organized.” “Ask yourself, ‘Did I make the most of that time? Did I take that one hour that was given to me and really turn it into something that’s going to help me be the person I want to be?’.” “I’ll throw out a challenge for people… schedule for yourself one hour of deep focused work every day.” Links: www.TheNinjaSellingPodcast.com Email us at TSW@TheNinjaSellingPodcast.com Leave a voicemail at (208) MY-NINJA Ninja Selling www.NinjaSelling.com @ninjasellingofficial Ninja Coaching: www.NinjaCoaching.com @ninja.coaching Ninja Events www.NinjaSelling.com/Events Garrett garrett@ninjacoaching.com @ninjaredding Matt matt@ninjacoaching.com @matthewjbonelli The Ninja Selling Podcast Facebook Group