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Productivity

Maximizing Productivity: Applying Pareto’s 80/20 Principle for Success

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PARETO’S LAW: Vilfredo Pareto is an Italian economist who is credited with coining the term the 80/20 principle. That is, 80% of results are driven by 20% of effort.

Tim Ferriss, author of 4 Hour Work Week, claims that each of us should revisit the 80/20 principle every four weeks and apply it to both our work and personal lives to see how we can focus on maximizing our productive output.

Sample questions to prompt your own 80/20 analysis:

Personal

Which 20% of daily foods provide 80% of nutrients?

Which 20% of daily activities support 80% of growth?

Which 20% of daily movement provide 80% of results?

Which 20% of daily actions provide 80% of energy?

Which 20% of worries fuel 80% of anxiety?

Work

Which 20% of my network supports 80% of my growth?

Which 20% of business activities generate 80% return?

Which 20% of content gets 80% of engagement?

Which 20% of finance activities bring 80% of results?

Which 20% of customers are driving 80% of revenue?


My experience with 80/20 analysis

I started implementing the 80/20 analysis in 2020. It’s a great exercise to help me narrow my focus on what I should be doing on a daily basis and who I should be surrounding myself with if I want to be happy, healthy, and fit in all areas.

The 80/20 analysis helps me produce more result with less effort. A few right things done each day = long term success. Analyzing the 80/20 principle helps you figure out what those few right things are for you.

And because we are always changing and evolving, reviewing 80/20 multiple times throughout the year allows us to keep a pulse on what’s really working for us, adjusting along the way.

When we start to narrowing in on the 20% activities that give us more result, our personal and work KPIs skyrocket. Going all in on a handful of activities each day is way better than overcommitting and being spread too thin.

I love this quote by Bruce Lee: “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”

After I review my 80/20 analysis, I update my Life Map accordingly and use the Powerlist to keep on top of my daily goals.

Each day, in every way, we are getting better and better.

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Word of the Year: Unleash the Power of a Single Word to Transform Your Life

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Happy first day of the new year!!! As tradition goes, it’s time to choose a word that defines our upcoming year. A word that will help us get 1% better everyday.

Kinda like a mantra, a Word of the Year is simple, has meaning, and when you say it – you feel it.

Words like relentless, focus, intentional, acceptance, clarity, and joy bring power, especially when they’re repeated over and over again (i.e. throughout the year).

When choosing your own word, think about what each word means; behind each word what is the message?

What does it mean to be relentless, to have focus, to be intentional, to accept, to have clarity, to have joy?

What does it feel like?

Do you notice the subtle difference in energy between all of these words?

A simple word can provide us guidance, comfort, motivation, and inspiration in the new year, so choosing one that you vibe with is important.

My word for 2024 is ‘Now’.

Now means that wherever I am, whatever I’m doing, I’m in 100% doing the best I can with what I got.

Now feels easy like peace, clarity, and love; like I’m just going with the flow, focusing on what I can control, and enjoying life as it unfolds in front of me.

Any ideas for your Word of the Year?

Some other fun words are adventure, change, newness, shine, become, connect, freedom, healing, yes, no, serenity, patience, peace.

Happy New Year everyone – major blessings are coming our way ♡

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Timeblock Session Template

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A timeblock session is a simple system we can implement on a weekly basis that prompts us to check in on our goals and plans.

Remember the three-step system of success: plan, do, review?

A timeblock session is review and plan; reviewing the previous week and planning the upcoming week.

Below is a template for your weekly timeblock session. Take what’s useful for ya, forget the rest, and add in your own flare, making it your own personalized system 🙂

Timeblock Session Template

  1. Review all written plans
  2. Review Life Map + set Weekly Goals
  3. Plan workouts for the week
  4. Update calendar for the week
  5. Review needed fixes
  6. Update Impossible List
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10 Minutes to Inbox Zero

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Let’s clear out your digital mail box!

If you can relate to having thousands of emails in your inbox, we may just have to do a clean break using the 10 Minutes to Inbox Zero rule, it goes as follows:

  1. deal with all email that arrived within the last 48 hours
  2. create a folder called Old Emails
  3. move ALL of the emails sitting in your inbox into the Old Emails folder
  4. YAY, now you’re starting fresh at Inbox Zero

I love this system because it’s quick, I can keep my old emails in case I need to go back to them, all while getting a fresh start with an empty inbox.

And now that we have that fresh start, we just gotta keep up with it.

STAR, FILE, FORWARD, DELETE is a system you can use to manage all future emails.

STAR: in Gmail, you can star an email – I use this feature when an email requires me to take action. If the to-do takes 5 minutes or less I try to get it done during email time. If the to-do takes more than 5 minutes, I schedule it in my calendar to get done at a later date & time.

FILE: creating folders can be super helpful to organize emails you wish to keep. Projects, properties, clients, (insert any topic here).

FORWARD: think twice before forwarding an email.

DELETE: goodbye spam, junk, and all the like (unsubscribe from subscriptions as you go).

Other fun email management tips to help you be a more productive and happy individual:

Unsubscribe to newsletters that don’t bring you joy or flood your inbox (multiple emails a day/week). Narrow your list down to your top 3 newsletters who provide value in a short email once a week / month.

Turn off all email notifications (remember: email isn’t a form of urgent communication).

Limit how many times you check your email per day (try 3: morning, noon, and night).

source: 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse

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On the Blog: Manifestation Template

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Manifestation Template

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Use this template daily when you’re looking to create something new, change your life, attract new life energy, accomplish a goal, etc.

Affirmations

  1. Affirm what you want (Life Map)
  2. Affirm why you want it (your WHY)
  3. Affirm what specifically you must do today
  4. Affirm when specifically you are doing it
  5. Affirm the obstacles that could hold you back

Visualization

  1. Visualize in great detail the end result of what you want and why (#1 & #2 Affirmations)
  2. Visualize in great detail what you have to do today to make that long term vision possible (#3 & #4 Affirmations)

Obstacles

  1. Review positive emotions
  2. Read self-confidence formula

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On the Blog: Misogi Challenge

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Misogi Challenge

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If you’ve heard of Jesse Itzler, you’re probably familiar with the Misogi Challenge.

As Jesse put it, “The notion around the misogi is you do something so hard one time a year that it has an impact the other 364 days of the year. Put one big thing on the calendar that scares you, that you never thought you could do, and go out and do it.”

Origins of Misogi

Misogi began as an annual Japanese purification process for both the body and the mind.

The word misogi translates to “water cleansing” and is usually done by standing under an icy waterfall while winter waters pour over the body.

Nat Geo had explored traditional misogi in Japan and the writer shared in their article that standing under the waterfall was like “pressing Control-Alt-Delete on your body.”

The Modern Misogi

Itzler’s version of the Misogi Challenge is designed to help us uncover what we’re capable of. Once we complete the challenge, it serves as a constant reminder that we are stronger than our thoughts and that anything is possible if we put our mind, body, and soul to it.

My Misogi Challenges

I started doing a yearly misogi challenge in 2021. I love it and find it super beneficial for my overall health and well being 🙂

✓ 2021: Bike outdoors 100 days in a row

✓ 2022: Run 13.1 miles

✓ 2023: Run 26.2 miles + 50 miles 12 hours

✓ 2024: Build 6 calisthenics basic skills (6/6):

  • 5 chin-ups ✓ (October 2024)
  • 10 push-ups ✓ (June 2024)
  • 10 pistol squats ✓ (June 2024)
  • 10 straight bar dips ✓ (October 2024)
  • 10 hanging leg raises ✓ (July 2024)
  • 15 second handstand ✓ (August 2024)

✓ 2025: Invest 20k into Vanguard

sources: Depth Not Width | Jesse Itzler

It’s November 2025, Joey and I decided to get Jesse’s mini Big Ass Calendar (love!) and he sent some great misogi tips! See them below:

A Misogi (mis·ō·gē) is one year-defining event that will be the pinnacle of your year. When you look back, you’ll remember 2025 as the year you made it happen. It could be a physical challenge, a trip, a business goal, or a life bucket item. Make sure it’s within the realm of possibility, but go BIG.

Maybe there are milestones or checkpoints you need to hit leading up to your Misogi. Color-coordinate these points using our adhesive labels, a highlighter, or certain color pen. Then, simply follow the script and track your way to your Misogi.

Now your year-defining event is locked in, and that’s half the battle. Remember—it’s unwavering. Give yourself permission to say NO to other things that come up, and use your calendar or planner as your excuse.