Extreme Productivity With Kevin Kruse

Today, I’m sharing the details of my first cryotherapy chamber experience. What you’re going to learn: How I found myself getting into a sophisticated machine that engulfed me in sub-freezing liquid nitrogen My evaluation on the physical effects of cryotherapy Key Quotes: “I start shivering and think it’s kind of like running outside in your underwear in the middle of the night during winter.” “I started a breathing meditation to keep my mind off the cold.”

In this episode, I’m spilling the beans on how you can maximize your sleep results. What you’re going to learn: The strategies to help you achieve quality sleep How to create a sleep sanctuary Key Quotes: “We can’t actually manage time, but we can manage our energy, focus and attention.” “As a rule, you should consider a caffeine ban after 2 PM.”

Today, I’m going to explain how you can solve the meeting problem in your organisation. What you’re going to learn: How meeting overload is affecting your organization’s productivity The solutions organizations can implement to fix the meeting problem Key Quotes: “Meetings get in the way of real productivity.” “Employees attend 62 meetings per month, with half of those considered to be ‘time wasted’ by participants.”  

In this episode, I’m sharing the practices that are better than an open door policy, which actually accomplish the same goals but with less downside. What you’re going to learn: The methods that can be used to promote transparency, collaboration, and trust without the negatives that come along with leaving the door open How to set effective communication to all employees that will prevent them from coming into your office unscheduled Key Quotes: “If your door is always open, even figuratively, you never know what your day is going to look like. “ “Weekly meetings enable you to build rapport and to stay in touch on big personal items on an ongoing basis.”

Today, I’m going to discuss why the “open door policy” is harmful to managers and contributors alike. What you’re going to learn: The organizational problems associated with an open door policy How an open door policy contributes to a decline in productivity Key Quotes: “Certain employees will naturally resist sharing their input.” “Leaving the door open discourages your people from appropriate bias-to-action, and limits the opportunities they need to grow.”

In this episode, I’m going to reveal the details on my $25,000 bet with Sir Richard Branson. What you’re going to learn: Why a calendar is more effective than a to-do list Why it is important to stop listing and start scheduling the things you need to accomplish Key Quotes: “Different productivity tools will work up to a certain level of productivity demands.” “If you want to move from average levels of productivity to extreme productivity, ditch your to-do list and live from your calendar.”

On today’s episode, I’m answering a reader’s question. How do you deal with the unexpected things that happen at work? What you’re going to learn: How to maintain a schedule and still allow for flexibility Why scheduling back-to-back meetings may actually be hurting your productivity A CEO scheduling system that will give you more time for strategic thinking The difference between your client time and your MIT time Key Quotes: “True productivity ninjas actually leave some padding in their schedule.” “Your MIT should be the task that is going to have the greatest long-term impact at your firm.”

Today I’m giving you 4 simple ways to maximize your energy. What you’re going to learn: How to maximize your energy without drinking caffeine or taking other stimulants Why taking more breaks at work will actually increase your productivity The amount of exercise you need daily to increase your ability to focus, be creative, make decisions, and stay alert (it’s not as much as you might think) How to use technology to increase your productivity Key Quotes: “You can’t manage time at all. We all have the same 24 hours in a day. “        

In this episode, I’m going to give you 3 Harvard questions that can save you 8 hours each week on average. What you’re going to learn: The results of a productivity experiment conducted by Harvard professors Julian Birkinshaw and Jordan Cone that helped participants achieve massive time gains How to delegate your tasks (even if you don’t have a staff to delegate to) Online services you can use to take over annoying tasks like grocery shopping, internet research, making doctor appointments (the list goes on and on) How I manage my own company with a completely virtual team Key Quotes: “41% of knowledge workers time is spent on discretionary activities that weren’t very satisfying and could also be done by others.” “From general freelancers to miscellaneous chores, you can get help for almost any task and probably for less money than you think.”

Today, we’re talking about how one crazy guy goofed off all-day-long and still won a productivity award from his company. What you’re going to learn: How Bob (a programmer) was able to goof off all day long on social media and still get his work done on time every day Why you should stop doing all the tasks that you don’t enjoy (and how to do this without getting fired) How to make more time in your day for the things you love Key Quotes: ” I always think I’m the smartest guy in the room, the best guy for every task.” “You need to ask yourself not how can I do it, not how can I get it done, just how can it get done.” Read Full Transcript You want the answers to extreme productivity? I'm Kevin Kruse and I've got those answers from people like Grant Cardone, John Lee Dumas, Mark Cuban, Kevin Harrington, James Altucher, Lewis Howes, Chris Tucker, Rory Vaden and about 250 other great entrepreneurs, Olympic athletes, even straight A students and o

What is the 80-20 rule and can it make 80% of work disappear? What you’re going to learn: How to identify which projects or goals are most important to your organization and which ones are going to get you that promotion How to apply the 80-20 rule to your work as a freelancer Key Quotes: “Don’t try to do everything at once.” Read Full Transcript Hey I'm Kevin Kruse, and I am here to 10x your productivity at least in key areas of your life and to dramatically increase your productivity everywhere. Today I'm extra high energy because Saturday night I did something I don't usually do I went to an NBA basketball game. I'm outside of Philadelphia, so I went and watched the Philadelphia 76ers play the Detroit Pistons. Don't worry this isn't about basketball. If you don't follow American basketball, if you're listening from some other part of the world and don't even know the teams or what I'm talking about it's okay. I only got to about 1 or 2 games a year. I like to go wi

Today, I’m going to talk about a http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Perfection-Smart-strategies-excellent/dp/0992441633/ (new book) that just came out that I just loved. It teaches us the secrets to defeating that feeling of being overworked and overwhelmed. It’s by a writer named Kelly Exeter. What you’re going to learn: The 3 main reasons people feel overworked and overwhelmed all of the time 6 secret habits to cure the feeling of being overworked and overwhelmed without sacrificing your goals or career advancement Key Quotes: “Don’t compare highlight reels with your everyday life.” “Facebook life is the life everyone would have if we were all living on that TV series Sex in the City.” “There’s nobody that’s got a perfect family, perfect career, perfect body, and great mental health.” “Your values, what you truly want from life, are your values. It’s okay that they’re completely different than those around you.&

Do self-made millionaires and ultra productive people think about their day differently? I’ve interviewed hundreds of ultra productive people including billionaires and highly successful entrepreneurs and in this episode, I’m sharing the commonalities in how they start and schedule their day. What you’re going to learn: What you should be doing in the first 30-60 minutes of your day The morning rituals of John Lee Dumas, Kevin O’Leary and Ken Blanchard How highly successful people manage email throughout their day The meeting habits of Marissa Mayer and Richard Branson Key Quotes: “A productive day is built on a foundation of a strong morning.” “One of the saddest mistakes in time management is the propensity of people to spend the two most productive hours in their day on things that don’t require high cognitive capacity, like social media. If we could salvage those precious hours, most of us would be much more successful in accomplishing what we tru

In this episode, I share the #1 piece of time management advice I received from Mark Cuban. What you’re going to learn: Mark Cuban’s #1 productivity tip How to facilitate efficient meetings (even when you’re NOT the facilitator!) What Dustin Moskovitz’s (co-founder of Facebook) meeting schedule looks like at Asana (his new productivity company) Key Quotes: “Mornings are when we are cognitively at our best, so we should be doing our deep thinking work before noon.” “The wrong people dominate meetings.” “People will spend more time discussing the trivial items because they think they have an opinion on it and less time on the important items because they’re afraid to say something stupid.” http://kevinkruse.leadpages.co/qsap (YOUR FREE BONUS: Maximize Your Meetings (Ready-to-print PDF)) http://kevinkruse.leadpages.co/qsap () Read Full Transcript Would you like to 10x your productivity and stop feeling so overworked and overw

In this 15-minute episode, I share my 321Zero Email System which is guaranteed to cut the time you spend on emails in half. What you’re going to learn: How International Power (a company in England) was able to reduce their total email traffic by 54% Useful codes I use in my subject lines to indicate the action required for the recipient How to bulk unsubscribe from all your email newsletters Key Quotes: “Ultra-productive people don’t check their email throughout the day.” Read Full Transcript Hey, you time management ninja, you. Welcome to the show. I'm Kevin Kruse, and I'm sharing tips and advice from my new book, 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management. Now, last episode, I revealed Richard Branson's secret productivity tool, and today, you're going to get my 321Zero email system, so that you can get to inbox zero, and cut the time you spend on emails in half. But first, I want to send you a cheat sheet, just for this show, just for email mastery. All you need to

Today, we’re talking about Richard Branson’s secret productivity tool and why you need to be handwriting your notes instead of typing them into your computer or tablet. Shocking, I know. What you’re going to learn: The tool Richard Branson claims he could not have built the Virgin Group without My favorite type of notebook The scientific reason why taking notes by hand is better than typing them into your computer or digital device Key Quotes: “The pen is mightier than the keyboard.” Read Full Transcript Dang, I'm feeling productive. How about you? Welcome to the show. I'm Kevin Kruse and I'm sharing tips and advice from my new book, 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management: The Productivity Habits of 7 Billionaires, 13 Olympic Athletes, 29 Straight-A Students, and 239 Entrepreneurs. That's got to be the longest book title in history. In the last episode, we covered how George Bush, even while as a sitting president, was able to read 95 books a y

Today I’m going to talk about how President Bush read 95 books a year and how his productivity secret will enable you to leave work at a decent hour and enjoy your personal time stress free. What you’re going to learn: Why successful people always seem so calm and stress free (and their secret to achieving this) How to leave the office at 5 PM, EVERYDAY Key Quotes: “There will always be more to do and more than can be done.” “There will always be another crisis, another fire. Life is a marathon. Life needs to be balanced.” Read Full Transcript Hey there everybody. Kevin Kruse here and I'm sharing the surprising things ultra-productive people do differently. Based on my original survey research of thousands of working professionals and on my interviews with over 200 super high achievers. Now in the last episode I shared the nine step cure for procrastination and today I'm going to talk about how President Bush read 95 books a year and how his productivity

Today I’m going to give you the cure for procrastination. What you’re going to learn: Why you’re procrastinating The 9 steps you can take, today, to overcome procrastination Key Quotes: “Plan to settle for good enough.” “Take small actions and they will build upon each other.” “I am worse off when I put it off.” Read Full Transcript Welcome back you high-achiever you. I'm Kevin Kruse and I'm sharing the truth bombs from my 200 plus interviews with ultra-productive people like Grant Cardone, John Lee Dumas, Neil Patel, James Altucher even Mark Cuban and so many others. Last week I shared why we must stamp out the evils of procrastination. I shared the 4 procrastination personalities. Which one are you by the way? The postponer, the perfectionist, the punisher, or the politician? Today I'm going to give you the cure for procrastination. Listen up, take some notes, share out the wisdom on social media maybe, I'd appreciate that. First I

What you’re going to learn: The 4 different causes of procrastination How to identify your own personal procrastination personality Key Quotes: “Seize the future by seizing the present. Start procrastinating tomorrow.” – Zig Ziglar “Nothing beats the timely pursuit of one’s intentions. It is the measure of success in life.” – Clarry Lay “When we procrastinate, it interferes with our happiness and drains us of our energy.” – Kevin Kruse Read Full Transcript Hello, everybody. I am glad you made the time to join me. You didn't find the time, you didn't have the time. You made the time to join me. I'm Kevin Kruse and as you know I interviewed Mark Cuban and other billionaires, over a dozen Olympic athletes, and hundreds of successful entrepreneurs to uncover the real secrets to time management, which I'm sharing with you. Last week I explained why millionaires don't use to-do lists, and today we're talking about the four different causes of procra

Today, we’re going to talk about why high achievers and ultra productive people don’t use to do lists and what they use instead. What you’re going to learn: The truth about to-do lists and why they’re making you unproductive and stressed out What millionaires and high achievers use instead of to-do lists How to use the same tool to get your own goals accomplished on time Key Quotes: “Throw away your to do list. Toss it out the window, burn it, stomp on it, tear it into a million pieces and toss them into the wind like confetti.”  “You run the day or the day runs you.” Read Full Transcript Hey, hey, welcome everyone. I’m Kevin Kruse and I interviewed over 200 self-made millionaires and successful entrepreneurs—like the cofounders of Facebook, Zynga, Groupon, Atlassian and also successful solopreneurs like Pat Flynn and John Lee Dumas all to discover their secrets to extreme productivity. In the previous episode I gave you simple questions to zero in on your Most Im