Hey guys , ryan DeMint , hope you guys are having a great day . Today on the podcast , I want to talk about getting through the challenges of life , which translates to entrepreneurship and business , and what I'm trying to get to you guys this week is short , sweet and to the point . Our mindset and how we view ourselves is critical for us to succeed in business .
If we're constantly having anxiety , negative thoughts and not being able to effectively focus on revenue generating tasks , how are we supposed to get ahead in life ? How is our business supposed to take off and scale ? How are we supposed to make money ?
We don't , and I can only tell you this from experience because I've been struggling with it for many , many months , and I can tell you , the one thing that I have to do on a daily basis is I write down the tasks that I need to do daily to one , keep me focused . Two , to make sure that I'm going after revenue generating steps or actions .
And three , making sure I am hyper-focused on the to-do in front of me , not looking back , not looking forward , looking straight at in front of me , because in the end , that's all we have and if I continue to look all these directions , nothing will happen . I'll continually be in this cycle to where I will stay flat .
So , guys , if you're flat right now in your business , you need to make sure that you're focused on revenue generating tasks , and the only way to do that and I'm struggling through it , but I'm getting better is time blocking . I'm using two to three hours every single day just to focus on my revenue generating steps .
The other aspect that I'm working on and it's not quite there yet is I'm going to start using AI to make outbound cold calls . I don't particularly like them . I do okay with them , but I think I could be doing more productive items than making cold calls . I'm a good closer . I'm passionate about the business .
I want to make sure that I'm doing what I possibly can to close deals but also push the company over the top , so I've been working on developing an AI bot . I'm also talking to a cold caller that's going to do between 10 and 15 hours a week in cold calls . I'm going to measure the two and I'm going to see how well they do .
Do I use a combination of both ? Yes , the other piece that I'm working on and again , it's time consuming , but I have to do it at night or during my non-productive hours in the morning is automation . Everybody talks about it , but can you actually deliver it ? And one of the things that has become my best friend over the last several months is Fiverr .
Fiverr is a great place to be able to find individuals that have the skill set you're looking for to get a job done . And by no means , guys , I'm not pushing Fiverr on you . I don't have a connection there's no paid media with this whatsoever . It's just works very well for me .
I've had some really great people and I've had some not so great people , but Fiverr always protects your purchase and it does work well . So , guys , along with Fiverr , one of the things that I'm really pushing myself on is time management .
The time blocking works great , but the time management has to come into play , because I have an issue , and I'm going to admit to it is I have FOMO , fear of missing out . So when I am time blocking in the morning making my phone calls , I have my phone on . Do not disturb .
And when I first started doing that , when I should back up , when I first started doing time blocking , my phone was not on . Do not disturb . And guess what happened . Every time I got a text or a call , I would stop to see who it was and then make a decision , continue to stop and look at my phone and try to figure out do I answer it or not .
But the challenge there was I was afraid if they called and I didn't pick up I would lose the deal . Mindset shift . Here we go . It's an abundance piece If they continue to call or they're calling they want to do business with me . The thing that I've started and I have not finished because I need to update it is my voicemail greeting .
Set an expectation for your clients for when you're going to call them back . I have not done that yet . I do talk to people , I do tell them , but I don't think they remember . So one of the things that I'm going to do this week is I'm going to update my voicemail recording and let them know that I return phone calls in the afternoon .
If someone texts me while I'm on , do Not Disturb . I think I can do an auto message on my Apple excuse me on my iPhone and be able to tell them that hey , I'm busy right now . I'll get back to you . Heading those expectations also alleviates anxiety for me , because I am anxious to get back to you .
Heading those expectations also alleviates anxiety for me , because I am anxious to get back to them and understand where they're at , and that is a problem because then it takes me away from my revenue generating tasks . The other thing , and last but not least , that I'm focused on is being present for my VA , and I'm soon to bringing on a second VA .
If they have questions and I'm not available for them , and if it's during my first three hours of the day they already know this they know that I'm time blocking . I'm busy then , but if at any other time I'm available , I should answer very quickly .
Sometimes I get distracted because I've got the FOMO going on with phone calls and text messages that I'm trying to get back in the groove on and get back to people , and then I get back to them . They need to be my top priority because they're doing work that I do not like doing and I'm not good at .
They're handling my social media , they're doing my videos , they're doing the editing , they're doing the podcast stuff . They're doing everything that is critical for the business to scale but does not physically generate revenue right out of the start .
And lastly , guys , the only way I know how to say this is you have to take that step forward to the unknown and just go after it , because , in the end , if you're not focused in on these revenue generating tasks , you're not going to win in life and in business .
And I'm going to back up and digress to one thing Whether you're religious , spiritual , believe in God , the universe , whatever , one of the things that you have to do every single day is have a quiet mind when you get up .
Whether you read a Bible , devotional , you actually have some type of journal , whatever that is , you need to find that happy , quiet place to start your day , for that mindset , and that mindset has to be positive and full of abundance .
Otherwise you're not going to get the job done for the day , for the week , for the month , for the quarter , for the year , and that will not allow you to scale . Guys , I hope you have a great one . I'll see you guys on the other side . Stay safe , stay healthy .