It’s easy to be excited and motivated about a new idea or project at the beginning but many entrepreneurs find that they lose momentum when they start running into challenges or things don’t work out as planned. If you’re looking to maximize your time while getting your business off the ground, I recommend borrowing from these five productivity lessons of famous entrepreneurs.

1. FAMOUS
ENTREPRENEURS
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PRODUCTIVITY LESSONS FROM

2. If you run your own business or are thinking
about jumping into entrepreneurship any
time soon, you’ll need to adopt some habits
that will keep you motivated and productive
for the long haul.
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3. These are five productivity lessons
from famous entrepreneurs to help
you maximize your time while
getting your business off the ground
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4. ‘WIN YOUR MORNING’ WITH THE
RIGHT PRIORITIES
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TIM FERRISS
Author of ‘The Four-Hour Workweek

5. Tim Ferriss is a
big proponent of
eliminating
unproductive
tasks from the
daily routine so
you avoid the
busy trap.
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6. In his podcast, titled ‘5
Morning Rituals That Help
Me Win The Day,’ Ferriss
explains that he focuses
only on three things he
can accomplish in the first
60 to 90 minutes of the
day to ‘win his morning.’
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7. THEME YOUR DAYS
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JACK DORSEY
CEO of Square & Founder of Twitter

8. Jack Dorsey
says that being
very disciplined
about his time
and ‘theming’
his days helps
him stay
focused even in
the middle of
interruptions.
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9. You could ‘label’ each day in your
calendar to give it a theme so you know
what to focus on for that entire day.
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10. LOOK FOR THE SIGNAL,
NOT THE NOISE
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ELON MUSK
CEO of SpaceX

11. Elon Musk is no
stranger to working
hard and going the
extra mile. In this
commencement
speech, he
recommends
‘focusing on signal
versus noise.’
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12. In our hyper-connected world, it’s easy to get
caught up in the ‘noise’ of daily life and
Internet activities and lose focus and fall off
task.
Are you focusing on improving yourself and
performing better than ever?
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13. STAY PHYSICALLY FIT
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RICHARD BRANSON
Founder of Virgin Group

14. Richard Branson says that
keeping the endorphins going
with regular exercise and
keeping the brain active helps
him, ‘achieve twice as much in a
day’ than he would otherwise.
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15. Making your health and fitness a high
priority can help you stay productive.
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16. DO FEWER THINGS
...OBSESSIVELY
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EVAN WILLIAMS
Co-founder of Blogger, Twitter & Medium

17. Evan Williams
recommends that
everybody ‘Do
fewer things’ and
focus on one task at
a time with a laser-
like focus.
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18. Focusing on only one thing at a time is
the key to success.
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19. Use some of these tips to stay productive
and motivated during even the most
challenging times.
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Good Luck!

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Thank you for viewing!
- Mike Brubaker