TOOLS OF TITANS
TOOLS OF TITANS Habits From Successful People
This past week , I picked up Tim Ferriss ’ new book , Tools of Titans : The Tactics , Routines , and Habits of Billionaires , Icons , and World-Class Performers . In this article , I ’ ve chosen to feature the habits of a few amazing people that are highlighted in Tim ’ s book . Let ’ s dive right in !
MORNING PRIMING ( TONY ROBBINS ) Tony Robbins introduced to me to morning priming years ago , and it has become a staple of my morning routine ever since . Upon waking , Tony immediately goes into his priming routine , which is intended to produce a rapid change in his psychology and physiology . Tony says , “ To me , if you want a prime time life , you ’ ve got to prime daily .” Priming with Tony ’ s method only takes around ten minutes . Here are the three steps :
1 . Expressing Gratitude ( three minutes ): Tony describes this step as “ feeling totally grateful for three things . I make sure that one of them is very , very simple : the wind on my face , the reflection of the clouds that I just saw . But don ’ t just think gratitude . I let the gratitude fill my soul . It ’ s impossible to be angry and grateful simultaneously . When you ’ re grateful , there is no fear .”
2 . Spiritual Exercise ( three minutes ): Tony describes this step as “ total focus on feeling the inner presence coming in , and feeling it heal everything in my body , in my mind , my emotions , my relationships , my finances . I see it as solving anything that needs to be solved . I experience the strengthening of my gratitude , of my conviction , of my passion ….”
3 . Three to Thrive ( three minutes ): Tony describes this final step as “ focusing on three things that I ’ m going to make happen , my ‘ three to thrive .’ … See it as though it ’ s already been done , feel the emotions , etc .”
GIVE THE MIND AN OVERNIGHT TASK ( REID HOFFMAN ) Reid Hoffman jots down problems in a notebook that he wants his mind to work on overnight . This helps him ruminate over different ideas in his subconscious so he can start his next day primed with solutions . It was Thomas Edison
“ NEVER GO TO SLEEP WITHOUT A REQUEST TO YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS .” - THOMAS EDISON
who said , “ Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious .”
Here is Reid speaking on his tactic : “ What are the kinds of key things that might be constraints on a solution , or might be the attributes of a solution , and what are tools or assets I might have ? … I actually think most of our thinking , of course , is subconscious . Part of what I ’ m trying to do is allow the fact that we have this kind of relaxation , [ this ] rejuvenation period in sleeping , to essentially possibly bubble up the thoughts and solutions to [ problems ].”
TO CREATE SOMETHING GREAT , START EXTREMELY SMALL ( SETH GODIN ) Seth Godin has authored eighteen bestselling books on marketing , strategic communication , and the way ideas spread . His ideas on “ starting small to go big ” have impacted me across all my organizations and companies .
Says Seth : “ My suggestion is , whenever possible , ask yourself : What ’ s the smallest possible footprint I can get away with ? What is the smallest possible project that is worth my time ? What is the smallest group of people who I could make a difference for , or to ? Because smallest is achievable , I want to encourage people […] to look for the small . To be on one medium in a place where people can find you . To have one sort of interaction with one tribe , with one group , where you don ’ t have a lot of lifeboats .”
Here ’ s a quick summary of the key takeaways : Prime every morning , don ’ t wait to do whatever you want to do with your life , do it now and do it with strong convictions ( loosely held ), set your mind to work on that goal while you sleep , and start with a small objective . u
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Dr . Peter H . Diamandis is an international pioneer in the fields of innovation , incentive competitions and commercial space . In 2014 he was named one of “ The World ’ s 50 Greatest Leaders ” – by Fortune Magazine .
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