Firing The Man · with Joel Bower · February 2, 2021 · 45 min
Summary
This episode tackles the common entrepreneur's dilemma: a perceived lack of time. It challenges listeners to critically examine their daily schedules, highlighting how small, often unnoticed time expenditures (like social media scrolling) accumulate. The hosts provide actionable strategies for reclaiming wasted minutes, enabling aspiring and current ecommerce operators to dedicate more consistent time to building and scaling their businesses.
Key takeaways
Audit your screen time: Use phone features or third-party apps to track time spent on social media and other non-essential apps. Most people are surprised to find they spend 30-60+ minutes daily that could be reallocated.
Identify "time wasters": Recognize activities that consume significant time without providing substantial value or progress towards your goals. This often includes mindless scrolling or excessive consumption of passive content.
Prioritize "just-in-time learning": Instead of trying to learn everything at once, focus on acquiring knowledge only when it's immediately applicable to the next step of your business. This prevents overwhelm and ensures learning is directly actionable.
Integrate motivational triggers: Whether it's a specific song, a quick inspirational video, or a morning routine, find ways to "get jacked" and focused for productive work sessions, especially when tackling less exciting tasks.
Batch tasks and focus on small, consistent blocks: Even 30-minute segments, consistently applied, can lead to significant progress over time in building a side hustle or growing an existing business.
Episode 58 Today, we have an awesome guest to talk about his entrepreneurial journey and share the tips that helped him along the way. Joel Bower is the co-founder and owner of Owning the Edge, a high-end consulting and intimate mastermind business, helping established entrepreneurs and executives get personalized advice and training they need to replace cookie-cutter solutions that simply don’t work for growing businesses. Listen to Joel and learn the tricks to get intentional with your en...
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Audit your screen time: Use phone features or third-party apps to track time spent on social media and other non-essential apps. Most people are surprised to find they spend 30-60+ minutes daily that could be reallocated.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Identify "time wasters": Recognize activities that consume significant time without providing substantial value or progress towards your goals. This often includes mindless scrolling or excessive consumption of passive content.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Prioritize "just-in-time learning": Instead of trying to learn everything at once, focus on acquiring knowledge only when it's immediately applicable to the next step of your business. This prevents overwhelm and ensures learning is directly actionable.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Integrate motivational triggers: Whether it's a specific song, a quick inspirational video, or a morning routine, find ways to "get jacked" and focused for productive work sessions, especially when tackling less exciting tasks.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Batch tasks and focus on small, consistent blocks: Even 30-minute segments, consistently applied, can lead to significant progress over time in building a side hustle or growing an existing business.
