The Manifestor's Manifesto

You’re worth more than minimum wage. So why are you still running every part of your business when you can hire others and help it grow?

Delegation is crucial to business success

Do you avoid one of the biggest steps to success?

For many would-be entrepreneurs, delegating is that step. 

To succeed your business has to grow. That creates more everyday work which prevents you from giving your time and energy to the big decisions that drive growth. 

That doesn’t mean those everyday tasks aren’t important, but if you try to do everything, it slows you down. 

It’s a paradox - with more success, you get less productive. 

But that doesn’t work. And that’s why delegating is necessary if you want to win. 

If you’re nervous about taking that leap in your business, then you’re not alone. Here’s why you need to get over your fears and why it’s important.

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Take care of yourself and do more

Self-care is important. Self-care matters.

Take care of yourself and be more productive.

You want results. 

When you’re focused on results you think about action and what you can do. 

Nothing wrong with this.

But when you focus too much on action and neglect self-care, you take away your ability to be more productive.

Remember that removing anxiety is one of the key ways to make your brain more efficient. When you take away anxiety, your brain is better at achieving your goals. 

Focus too much on “always doing” without taking care of yourself and you create anxiety.

And that’s bad. 

Be productive. Be active. But don’t forget to take care of yourself. 

“Process, not goals.” 

Be process-oriented, not goal-oriented. 

Don’t be so focused on goals that you forget the process. If you...

Why grayscale works and how to do it

Control your phone use and be more productive.

(Notice it’s “control” your phone use - not “limit”…there is a difference).  

You can control your screen time by putting your phone into grayscale. 

Keep reading to see why this works and how to do it. 

We phones

Phones. 

We love ‘em. We hate ‘em. We know we’re addicted, but we also need them. 

Phones are cool. 

When people talk about phone use, it’s always about how we use them too much. 

That creates guilt. 

And let’s be honest - phones aren’t going away. 

We use our phones too much. But phones are awesome technology.

Both of these statements are true. And it’s okay to admit that. 

That’s why it’s important to focus on controlling your phone time instead of...

An easy way to plan your day 

Multi-tasking does not work. If you want to be successful and accomplish your goals, then this is one myth that you need to let go of.

A lot of people think they can multitask, but that’s just a coping mechanism for our overworked, overscheduled world. But if you want to get more done, then start by accepting this truth.

That’s because concentration is one of the first rules of success. The more that you’re able to focus on and pay attention to one thing then the more you’ll be able to get the job done and do it well.

You’ve probably noticed, but this is one of the main points in a lot of habit hacks, you’re more productive when you’re able to eliminate unnecessary thoughts and emotions from the task at hand. 

Remember that your brain is an efficient machine. In order to help your brain be more productive, remove anything that drains energy or focus. 

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Something simple you can start doing right now

If you want to be more productive in the mornings, then start with cold water. Drink it and shower in it. Here’s why.

Five Benefits of Drinking Cold Water in the morning

1. Drinking water in the morning re-hydrates you. You’ve just gone 6 - 8 hours with no water. Drinking water replenishes the body and gets it ready to perform. 

Love coffee? No problem. But drink water first. 

2. Water fuels your brain. Look I could cite figures here, but you know your body is mostly made of water. Same goes for your brain. Drink water to keep your brain in optimal condition.

3. Water flushes out toxins. While you’ve been sleeping, your brain has been resting and restoring itself. You could read books about how dreams are a way of processing life’s events. 

Long story short, your brain has been working hard while you’ve been resting. While your brain has been...

What is a work sprint (and how does it work)?

If there’s one thing that the pandemic taught us, it’s that the normal 9 to 5 work day doesn’t make any sense, at least in terms of productivity. 

If you’ve ever worked an office job, then you know that most of the day isn’t productive. That’s because the real “work” is often mixed up with a lot of other activities that get in the way. In any given work day, there are only a few hours of peak productivity. 

Distractions prevent you from being productive. 

Use that insight to get more done in your own life, even if - or especially - you work for yourself. 

Work sprints

A work sprint is a simple concept. It’s a period of focused activity on one task. Decide on a fixed time to work on a task. Define that task clearly and only work on that one thing. Remove all distractions. Give yourself a fixed period of rest when...

Reduce anxiety and increase efficiency

Some habit hacks require a major change in perspective to be effective. They can help you be much more productive, but they also call for a profound change on a deeper level.

Some habit hacks are easy and straightforward. This is one of them.

This is as simple as “do this → get your desired result.”

Because it’s so easy, you might think “what’s the big deal? How can such a simple thing be so life-changing?”

Which to my mind is even more reason to try it. 

Here it is: 

Set reminders for tasks that need to get done each day.

There are three reasons for why this is helpful. 

1-Reminders help productivity due to the Empty Brain is an Efficient Brain principle.

2-Reminders encourage planning

3-Reminders encourage time-blocking

1 - Empty Brain is an Efficient Brain

Your brain is a machine that is designed to achieve...

Focus to achieve flow

Focus your efforts on your weekly goals to achieve more and have less stress. 

Extra Bonus: when you discipline yourself to focus on one week at a time you’ll discover you’re able to do more than you thought. 

Get Real

Most of us have a mix of long-term and short-term plans. Everyday you’re confronted with tasks that are urgent and tasks that aren't. 

That’s the real world. That’s how everyone operates. Obviously you can’t eliminate that altogether. 

But…

You can change up your mindset. Fix your brain to where you’re only focused on the week’s tasks that are relevant for you right now, this week. 

How do I do that?

First, plan. Write down what your long term goals are. Next break these down into what you can get done this month, this week, today. 

Remember that note-taking is like having an extra...

Create positive habits with 3 steps

Have you ever tried to start a new habit only to find an old, negative habit that's returned? Do negative habits keep you from being productive?

Here's a simple formula to control your habits and create new ones. I call it the 3 R's.

The 3 R's are Reminder, Routine, and Reward.

When you understand these three things about a habit, you can stop it and replace it with a positive habit. 

What are habits?

First, let’s define what a habit is. The simplest definition is this: a habit is a brain-based response to an external problem.

Over time your brain has learned simple effective solutions to the issues that confront you in life. Your brain turned these into habits as responses to typical problems. 

Habits work on the “if/then principle.” If a certain problem or stimulus arises, then you apply a practical solution. 

If this, then that. 

Example

Some...

Patience + process = success

For this habit hack, I want to get a little philosophical. 

But I’ll keep it simple. 

Here it goes...

Be patient.

But wait there’s more.

Be patient...and stick to the process.

When you do both of these things, you will see results. Whether it’s in your personal life or your business or your health. Be patient with yourself, stick to the process that you’ve made for yourself, and you will see results. 

How is this a hack?

I can hear what you’re saying, isn’t a hack supposed to make something faster and easier? 

Well, yes and no. Any habit hack is different. Some are practical methods to get things done faster for sure. 

But mostly a habit hack is just a way of hacking your brain to get results. That means hacking your way past typical human behaviors that can trip you up. 

And one of the behaviors that you...