Same old excuses…
“I do not have enough time”
“Where will I find the time with my 9 to 5, etc.”
Some simple maths…
168 hours in a week
40 hour work-week, call it 50 hours with commuting
56 hours of sleep per week
Simple conclusion: Over of a third of our time is remaining!
“But, Lucho… I need to cook, clean, look after the kids, work out, view latest must-watch Netflix show, etc.”
Possibly that is true. So I have a new proposal for all my 9-5ers out there (including myself) looking to create a fast lane business… and it’s probably obvious. Well, obvious for those who understand sacrifice and the compound effects of focussed work.
Enter The Weekend Sprint...
6pm Friday to midnight Sunday = 54 hours to play with.
What are you going to accomplish in 54 hours?? Forget about sleep, what is the end result that you will show at midnight on Sunday evening? Now, decide a very, clear goal for that time frame… and then f***ing sprint at 100mph towards it! No coffee breaks or dinner dates with friends, no watching sports, no idle fapping... just sprint!
“Why sprint? But don’t we need to rest?”…
I’ll let the words of Naval Ravikant answer this one… and for the second part, you can rest Mon-Fri.
“…building a marathon of sprints” - This is the long-term strategy, this is the system that the sprints build over time.
“But what about my social “obligations” to my friends? What if it makes me happy to see my friends on the weekend?”
Are your friends putting food on the table? No.
Can you not see them on a weekday evening? Of course you can.
“But what if none of my friends will drink a beer with me on the weekdays?”
Great, all the more reason not to poison yourself.
“But what about watching *insert latest Netflix drama*?"
F*** Netflix, if you love video content so much, then produce your own! Take on the producer mindset.
“But what if I am not inspired on Friday?”
This is where the second part comes in.
During the week, you will be doing everything, doing your 9-5, working out, cooking (prepping your meals for the weekend), laundry, dating your wife, paying your bills, whatever… doing all in the week.
This will make your weekdays so dull, that you will be pulling your eyeballs out waiting for Friday evening to come and all the possibilities to work on your business.
If you do experience a strong bout of inspiration during the week, at the very least, spend 30 mins writing your ideas down in extreme detail to the point that when you circle round to Friday, you can pick up straight away on these ideas.
So, guess what day it is today?
That’s right, it’s Friday… the perfect time to start The Weekend Sprint!
So write down the goal and sprint at it NOW!
P.S. Understand I’m writing this is message to myself as much as I am to you.
“I do not have enough time”
“Where will I find the time with my 9 to 5, etc.”
Some simple maths…
168 hours in a week
40 hour work-week, call it 50 hours with commuting
56 hours of sleep per week
Simple conclusion: Over of a third of our time is remaining!
“But, Lucho… I need to cook, clean, look after the kids, work out, view latest must-watch Netflix show, etc.”
Possibly that is true. So I have a new proposal for all my 9-5ers out there (including myself) looking to create a fast lane business… and it’s probably obvious. Well, obvious for those who understand sacrifice and the compound effects of focussed work.
Enter The Weekend Sprint...
6pm Friday to midnight Sunday = 54 hours to play with.
What are you going to accomplish in 54 hours?? Forget about sleep, what is the end result that you will show at midnight on Sunday evening? Now, decide a very, clear goal for that time frame… and then f***ing sprint at 100mph towards it! No coffee breaks or dinner dates with friends, no watching sports, no idle fapping... just sprint!
“Why sprint? But don’t we need to rest?”…
I’ll let the words of Naval Ravikant answer this one… and for the second part, you can rest Mon-Fri.
“…building a marathon of sprints” - This is the long-term strategy, this is the system that the sprints build over time.
“But what about my social “obligations” to my friends? What if it makes me happy to see my friends on the weekend?”
Are your friends putting food on the table? No.
Can you not see them on a weekday evening? Of course you can.
“But what if none of my friends will drink a beer with me on the weekdays?”
Great, all the more reason not to poison yourself.
“But what about watching *insert latest Netflix drama*?"
F*** Netflix, if you love video content so much, then produce your own! Take on the producer mindset.
“But what if I am not inspired on Friday?”
This is where the second part comes in.
During the week, you will be doing everything, doing your 9-5, working out, cooking (prepping your meals for the weekend), laundry, dating your wife, paying your bills, whatever… doing all in the week.
This will make your weekdays so dull, that you will be pulling your eyeballs out waiting for Friday evening to come and all the possibilities to work on your business.
If you do experience a strong bout of inspiration during the week, at the very least, spend 30 mins writing your ideas down in extreme detail to the point that when you circle round to Friday, you can pick up straight away on these ideas.
So, guess what day it is today?
That’s right, it’s Friday… the perfect time to start The Weekend Sprint!
So write down the goal and sprint at it NOW!
P.S. Understand I’m writing this is message to myself as much as I am to you.
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