On setting goals : “ I have four aspects of my life that I have a longer-term vision for : my family , my friends , my community and my fitness .”
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Favorite to-do list system : “ My assistant Tami Steinkamp .” Haney knocks out the “ easy stuff ” himself ( like a quick email ), but anything more complicated he routes to Steinkamp , who manages his to-do list .
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8:30AM - Makes the five-minute commute from his Rocklin home to his Rocklin office .
8:35AM - Meeting with the internal HaneyBiz team ( a total of 11 ), which often involves jotting notes on a giant wall-sized dry-erase board , above which a sign says “ Yes , If …” As Haney puts it , “ What that means to me is that anything is possible if you overcome enough of the obstacles .”
9:30AM - Heads to his second workout of the day at East Wind Yoga .
11AM - More meetings , more calls . These can be with potential investors , partners or what Haney calls the Backyard Dream Team , a group of roughly 100 members . “ We ’ re rallying the leaders of the Sacramento region to support the most promising startups that we invest in ,” says Haney . Sample project : a partnership with the City of Roseville to open a small office called the Venture Lab , aimed at helping local entrepreneurs .
11:30AM - Quick meeting to prep for his next podcast .
12PM - Lunch with a business partner ( such as a member of the Backyard Dream Team ) at his favorite restaurant ,
Bennett ’ s Kitchen Bar Market in Roseville . Haney is also an investor in the restaurant , of course .
1:30PM - Records the weekly podcast with guests like Sadie St . Lawrence , founder and CEO of Women in Data . “ What I hope to do on each show is to inspire , educate ” and “ to humanize the entrepreneurial experience .”
2:30PM - Meeting to pore through the finances of his companies . “ The biggest decision we make as business leaders is , what are you going to do with what you got ? How do you allocate your resources ?”
3:30PM - More meetings , such as a call to discuss the Patriot University ( Haney is chairman of the board ), a charitable organization to help veterans land jobs when they transition out of the military ; this was inspired by his son Marcus , who was wounded in Afghanistan .
4:30PM - Invites local entrepreneurs to join him in the office in an informal meet-up he calls “ Hanging with Haney .”
5:30PM - Heads to check the construction updates on “ Haneyville ,” his longterm vision to convert a former 1930sera winery into a large compound — a mini-town — for his extended family .
“ We ’ re building the most magical place on earth outside of Disneyland .”
6PM - Either cheers on one of his grandchildren at a softball game ( he has seven grandkids living in the area , with an eighth on the way ), or attends yet another entrepreneur-focused mixer .
7:30PM - Eats dinner with Stacey , his wife of 36 years .
8:15PM - Winds down with shows like “ Blue Bloods ,” “ Bosch ” or “ Jack Reacher .” ( He notices a theme : “ I guess I like cop movies .”)
9PM - Hits the sack early . “ If it ’ s perfect , I ’ m in bed by 8:30 .”
Jeff Wilser is the author of seven books , most recently “ Becoming a Firefighter ,” from Simon & Schuster ’ s Masters at Work series . On Twitter @ jeffwilser .
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