True productivity and success for the top 1% are not about working harder, but about mastering efficiency and focus by strategically eliminating the non-essential, guarding prime time, and designing systems that reduce cognitive load.
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So, in today's video, I'm going to tell
you some stuff that will either
infuriate you or liberate you. The
choice is yours because quite frankly,
most of you guys know how to work hard.
It's not like hard work is the reason
you're not where you want to be in life.
The reason you're not where you want to
be in life is because you don't
understand how to take time and just
squeeze everything out of it possible.
And this is what the top 1% of people
do. The top 1% of people can accomplish
more in 1 hour than it takes you 10
hours. And until you learn those same
abilities, you will forever be behind
them. And that, my friend, is exactly
what I'm going to reveal in today's
video. So, let's get into it. Now, this
leads us into our first point of
discussion. You see, there is someone
out there doing 10 times better than
you. Not because they're smarter than
you, but because they have learned to
say no more often. Let me explain. The
first secret of the ultra wealthy is
they are professionals at saying no.
They know how to say no to make space
for the few yeses, but those few yeses
are the reason they are in the position
that they are in. In the exact same way
that a garden becomes beautiful not by
planting everything, but by weeding out
what doesn't belong. You see, you guys
think that if you keep planting more and
more and more that you'll be successful,
but if you don't remove the weeds, well,
then none of what you are planting will
ever even come into fruition. You have
to remember that in life, you can have
anything you want, but you just can't
have everything you want. Let me repeat
that once again because I think a lot of
people really do misunderstand this. In
life, I'm being serious right now.
Anything you want, you can have it. But
you can't have everything you want. The
people you look up to the most,
including myself, we all have our
shortcomings. We all have areas of our
life where we're lacking, where maybe
we're not as strong at. And quite
simply, you have to pick your battles.
So, just like a gardener who prunes away
at the overgrowth, so that way only the
best flowers can thrive. So too do
productive people say no to good
opportunities so that way they have
space for the great ones. I forget who
said it but I read it 10 years ago. In
life, unless it's a yes, it's a no. And
what that means is you really don't have
to say yes to that many things. You know
when something is right for you. You can
feel it in your gut. But the biggest
shame in life is when you have things
that are absolute yeses, like home runs,
but you just have too much clutter in
your life. You've added too many things.
So that way you can't go all in on the
things that actually matter. Quite
simply, every yes is a seed. But if you
plant too many, your focus gets choked
by clutter. Let's imagine another very
visceral example. A sword is only sharp
because the blacksmith chips away at the
excess metal. That's the only reason it
commands the power that it does, by
removing excess, not by addition. And
because of that, a warrior doesn't win
battles by swinging wildly. A sharp
sword is the result of precision, not
excess. Similarly, your time and energy
gain cutting power when you say no to
unnecessary meetings, distractions, and
obligations. That gives you the space to
go all in on the yeses. You know, it's
funny. When I think about being more
productive, the first thing I think of
is what can I get rid of? What can I say
no to? And funnily enough, in my life,
the biggest seasons of growth have been
the seasons where I removed stuff. I
didn't add new things. So life usually
gets bloated and then you need to start
cutting things off. Because when you cut
things off, you then have the space and
the clarity and the focus to actually go
for the home runs. Speaking of, that is
why I made another video for you that I
want you to watch right after you
completed this video. These are the
laziest ways to make money online in
2025. And by the way, when you hear the
word lazy, I want you to think efficient
because that's really all it is. Lazy
people are some of the most successful
people in the world cuz they have learn
efficiency. So, in that video, I'm going
to give you the blueprint on how to make
money online as quickly and efficiently
as possible. No email, no opt-in, no
landing page. I'll leave that video in
the description. Watch it right after
this one. Anyways, going back to my
productivity principles, the second
thing that the top 1% performers do is
they guard the first hour. This is your
sacred start to the day. You need to
remember this crucial concept. How you
start is how you spiral. The first hour
is your anchor. If you drift in the
morning, you will be lost by noon. Now,
on the flip side, I see some people with
like 5 hour morning routines and
everything is just like and that's also
not success. I'm not saying that you
need to have a 15step morning routine or
this or that. I'm just saying that first
hour, that's your sacred hour. That's
your power hour. Okay? That really sets
the tone for the rest of the day. So,
I'm not saying for the, you know, first
six, seven hours of your day, don't
check your phone or this or that. If you
can even just have that first hour as
your sacred hour, that really sets the
tone for the rest of the day. So please,
as you are learning how to be more
productive, the first hour of your day,
no phone, no people, and no dopamine
drip. Your morning ritual is your mental
armor. That first hour sets the
trajectory of your nervous system and
sets the tone for the rest of your day.
The third thing that ultra successful
people do is they remove any guesswork.
They design their defaults. Most people
live by reaction. The top 1% live by
default. So what do I actually mean by
this? Well, you want to set up your
calendar so everything important is
automatic. Default meals, default wake
times, default gym times equals zero
cognitive load. Anything you can
standardize, the better. Now, for some
people, they love food so much that
every day they need to eat something
different. Whereas, if you're a person
that isn't the biggest foodie in the
world and you can just eat the same
breakfast every single day, then amazing
because now you don't need to think
about what you're eating first thing in
the morning. Now, for some people, they
wear the same clothes every single day.
That way, that removes cognitive load. I
don't do that personally, but what I do
do is I lay out my clothes the night
before. So that way in the morning, I
don't need to think about it. I just put
on my clothes that are already pre-laid
out and that's it. And even better, if
you can plan your day before your phone
wakes you up. So plan your day the night
before. So that way, even while you're
sleeping, you're thinking about, okay,
what needs to get done tomorrow? And
your brain's just ticking over and it
knows the mission for the next day. And
it's a shame because I see everyone
talking about, oh, I'm not motivated
today. I just don't feel like uh, you
know, I know what needs to be done. I
don't feel like doing things, blah,
blah, etc., et, etc. And it's like,
well, yeah, listen, at the end of day,
you can never rely on emotions. You can
never rely on feelings. But you know
what? You can rely on systems. And
that's why quite simply, if you need
motivation, your systems are trash. And
you haven't set things up in the correct
way. Now, speaking of setting things up
in the correct way, we all have
different cadences. I don't believe that
you have to wake up at 4:00 a.m. or 5:00
a.m. to be successful. For example, for
me, my home base is in the UAE in the
Middle East, whereas most of my
companies operate out of the US. So, for
that reason, I'm up at about 9 or 10:00
in the morning. no 5:00 a.m. club, but I
also go to bed at 3 to 4:00 in the
morning. So, that works for my personal
lifestyle. And with that, I manage my
energy cadences throughout the day to
accommodate for it. And that's what you
need to do as well. And that's what most
successful people do because you don't
have a time problem. Most people have
enough time. They have energy management
problems. Okay? You don't have enough
energy to actually accomplish everything
that's on your list. So, what elite
performers do is they optimize their
cycles, not their schedules. Sleep,
diet, sun, and people affect performance
more than tools. So, step number one is
cut one energy vampire from your life
this week. Whether that's a person, a
habit, or a food. You're going to start
to look in your life and you're going to
start to see, okay, what is draining
energy? Whether that be a specific
activity, whether that be a person,
whether that be a habit, whatever it is.
And then also, you're going to learn
your energy cadence throughout the day.
So, for example, for me, I get my best
work done between like 9:00 p.m. and
3:00 a.m. That's me personally. I don't
get my best work done in the morning.
I'm actually not really much of a
morning person. And even before, like 7
8 years ago, I used to wake up at 5:00
a.m. 6:00 a.m. in the morning. And I
still wasn't really that productive in
the morning. So, every person is
different. And with that, you need to
find your energy cadence. You need to
find how your energy flows throughout
the day. And then from there, tweak
based on that. The fifth thing that the
top 1% do is they stack identity, not
just habits. The 1% ask, "What would a
high performer do right now?" Because
when that's your identity, you almost
don't need to have habits in place.
Identity precedes habits. Because if you
have a certain identity, you'll take on
the habits of that person. So for that
reason, I use identity based goals. So
instead of, oh, I'll try to read daily,
instead I say, I'm the kind of person
who never misses a day of learning.
Change your default identity and the
rest will follow suit. Honestly, your
identity dictates pretty much 80 to 90%
of all of your actions. Now, moving on
to the next thing that high performers
do, the top 1% do. And it's quite
interesting when you speak to especially
people who are earlier on in their
journey. They're like they get so
overwhelmed and they're like, "Oh, you
know, I don't have enough time and this
and that." And it's like, "Okay, cool."
Well, let's treat your calendar like a
crime scene. And why do I say that?
Well, your calendar exposes the truth.
It never lies. You see, every yes is a
trade against what matters most. Look at
your week. Would a top performer live
like that? Color code things, revenue,
creation, maintenance, and also wasting
time on screen. By the way, it's a lot
of work, but if you actually track it
for a week, you're going to start to see
where are the leakages. Like, where are
you literally spending 45 minutes
messing around on something that isn't
an IPA? IPA stands for income producing
activity. Where are you scrolling and
wasting time and messing around, but
then selling yourself a story that for
some reason you don't have enough time?
And finally, we get to the seventh and
potentially my favorite weapon of the
top 1%. And that is weaponize boredom.
You see, boredom is a feature, not a
bug. It is the gateway to creativity and
depth. Do you ever notice how most of
the time your best ideas come in the
shower or when you're doing something
like I don't know driving. I guess most
people these days are listen to music or
podcasts or whatever driving but like
yeah let's say in the shower. The reason
why most of the time people have great
ideas in the shower is cuz you're not on
your screen. You're not on your phone.
You're not looking at Tik Toks or this
or that. Like you have time to actually
sit in silence. And that weaponized
boredom is actually where the best ideas
come from. It's where you can actually
tap in with your intuition. And you know
you don't need to think. You don't need
to ask someone. You don't need to
consult anyone. You know what the right
next step is and generally what the
right direction to move towards is. So
with that I encourage no music walks,
phone free mornings and silent work
sprints. There is something deeply
profound when you just give yourself
space. Okay? When you give yourself
space to be to sit in the silence,
things come to you. You get downloads.
You get things in you know whatever you
believe in life. You get this divine
energy where all of a sudden you're like
problems that were ongoing for so long.
All of a sudden, you know, the answer
just comes to you like that. But you
have to allow space. Going all the way
back to the first thing we discussed,
which is learning how to say no. Okay?
When you give yourself that space, you
give your intuition space to find the
answers. So please, I beg of you, let
the mind breathe and rebuild. Boredom is
your brain detoxing, flushing the junk
so original thoughts can breathe. I
think that's really important. Let me
repeat that. Boredom is your brain
detoxing. Okay? flushing out all the
junk so that way the original thoughts
can breathe and have room to breathe. So
listen, now that you understand my seven
productivity principles, you just need a
clear plan on how to make money online
as quickly as possible. Now you're like,
"Okay, cool. I'm productive. Now I'm
firing on all cylinders. Now I can do in
1 hour what used to take me 5 hours.
Amazing. Like this is great." But then
the next logical question is like,
"Okay, what do I do with this new
superpower I have?" Well, the best thing
that you can put that attention to is
making money online in a way that fits
your lifestyle and is on your own terms.
So, that is exactly why I'm going to
recommend you the video I mentioned
earlier. As I said, it's going to be a
link in the description. No email
opt-in, no taking you to some other
funny website. It's literally going to
keep you on YouTube. So, I want you to
go ahead and check that video out in 1
second. Before that, it's really
important that you engage in videos like
these. So, if you were me, what would
have been the eighth productivity tip of
the top 1%? So, I'm actually going to
read all the comments. Go ahead and
leave a comment. What's the one thing
you think I didn't mention that I should
have included in today's video? I'm
going to be curious. I'm going to be
reading the comments. Once you've
commented that, go ahead and make sure
you click on the video. We're going to
be dissecting many, many different
paths. There is no right or wrong
answer. The truth is, life is very
nuanced and you have to find the right
option for you. So, that is what we
explore in this video. And with that, I
hope you enjoyed today's video. Go
ahead. I will catch you in the next
video. And as always, I'm watching from
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