The Lifehack Summit 2017 Official Summit Workbook From Your Summit Hosts, Carey & Demir Gjokaj The Lifehack Summit 2017 Day One Uplevel Your Mindsets Lifehack Summit 2017 Lewis Howes NYT Bestselling Author, The School of Greatness "How To Become Great" Why Lewis seeks out discomfort on a daily basis Why having a vision is actually the most important tool to have to defeat overwhelm What 'vision' actually is and how to define it for yourself He compares his current career to his previous career in sports - and explains why leveling up in both is a very similar process How his new booklet "Millionaire Morning" can help bring clarity and vision to anyone trying to level up in their life and career Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "I'm a ____________________ of life." "The only way for us to grow is to constantly step into things we've ________________ done." "My vision demands more of _______________." "If you lose sight of the dream - even for ______________________ - it's going to fade." "You've got to master the art of ____________________ in yourself." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Marisa Peer Pioneering Hypnotherapy Trainer and Coach "How To Win The Mental Game" How Marisa uses Rapid Transmission Therapy to treat underlying mental blocks Why she can get such rapid results in one 90-minute RTT session with clients Why praising yourself is the best way to trick your brain into peak performance Why Marisa tells her clients to project the best version of themselves into the world, starting from within themselves Why she believes creating positive mindsets should be as important to all of us as they are to Olympic athletes How being able to collaborate with yourself is a critical tool for productivity Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "You can't fix emotional issues with logic, because one of the rules of the ___________________ is that emotion defeats logic." "Every habitable action comes from a __________________________." "RTT sets people free - it gives them their ________________________ back, but better than it was before." "Do you think _______________ told himself he wasn't that great at boxing? No! He told himself he was the greatest even before he did something great." "Start to collaborate with your ________________________." "If you can upgrade your phone or laptop, why can't you upgrade the software in your ___________________?" "If you ___________ talent and belief, you can go anywhere and do anything." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Jessica Geist Co-Founder, The Coach Academy "Defeating Overwhelm In Your Day-To-Day" What performance coaching is and why top-performers seek out coaches How top performing people experience, display and overcome overwhelm Why letting go of control over every aspect of your life will bring your most important priorities into focus The two 'flavors' of overwhelm - and why both of them are so dangerous The 3 main members of Demir's 'itty bitty sh*tty committee', and how they try and hold you back Step-by-step explanation of her 4-step process of how to DEFEAT OVERWHELM the second it comes up in your day Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "The experience of overwhelm is a __________________ experience." "Asking for help, and seeing strengths in other people, is not a _______________ in yourself." "You are not your mind, you are not your ______________________." "Nowadays we aren't being chased by bears, we're being chased by our _________________________." "We starting '___________________' all over ourselves." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Cal Newport Best Selling Author, Deep Work "4 Steps To Developing Deep Focus" How "deep work" is a superpower for the 21st century Examples of industry names who use deep work tactics and why it's benefited them so much How our current digital culture has been expertly constructed to distract us from our work Why you should quit social media altogether! Why FOCUS is becoming an economic scarcity How to get started doing deep work Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "Deep work is really intense, ________________ concentration with zero distractions." "The 'stars' are stars at _______________________." "The human brain is not a _____________________ processor." "Technopoly: the assumption that if it's high-tech, it's ___________________." "Just take the apps __________________ your phone!" "Shallow work is what stops your startup from going bankrupt, deep work is what grows it ______________________." "Shallow work is what keeps you from getting fired. Deep work is what gets you ________________________." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Caitlin Pyle Founder, Proofread Anywhere "Practical Performance Mindsets" How to get work done when you don't even feel like getting out of bed How Caitlin took a horrible experience being fired from her job and used it as a catalyst to increase her courage How you can create your own incredible "self-fulfilling prophesy" in your life How she anticipates and circumvents mental roadblocks when she's experiencing "analysis paralysis" Caitlin's "1% Better Rule" and how it's helped her be more productive and less stressed Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "Mindsets are the ____________________ for the reality we create for ourselves" "There is no limitation unless you _______________ limitation" "It is 100% possible to create _______________ with the skills and mindsets you have. It's not easy - you have to _____________________ to have it everyday" "Think smaller - you're not going to become a millionaire overnight, you're not going to change your mindsets overnight, it's a ________________ process" "The "Bare Ass ___________________________": the one thing I need to do to make myself feel successful for the day" Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Rick Hanson Psychologist and Bestselling Author "Hardwiring Your Brain For Happiness" How to cultivate positive traits like happiness, resilience, and motivation The two step process required to teach your brain how to grow Why our brain has a negativity bias, and how we can combat that on a daily basis How our brain is designed to be changed by our experiences How to go from feeling like you're running on empty to 'running on full' using a SUPERHACK that only takes 20 seconds! The 3 easiest ways to bring yourself out of a stress episode quickly and painlessly Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "If you want to improve your bottom line...[the 3 factors it boils down to] are: challenges, vulnerabilities, and ____________________." "Now that we know what we want to grow, ________________ do we grow it?" "Experience-dependent neuroplasticity: we're __________________________ as we go through life." "To learn happiness, confidence, strength...that takes________________________." "The superpower of superpowers: ___________________________ itself." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Nelson Dellis 4x USA Memory Champion, Memory Consultant "How Memory Translates To Performance" How Nelson went from having an "average memory" to having superhuman memory Why there's such a huge debate around the need to have a good memory at all in this day and age Why a "human touch" on technology is becoming increasingly essential How he uses memory training as personal meditation How training your brain now is going to allow you to focus on your aging processes with much less stress and anxiety He shows us a SUPERHACK that anyone can use to start using spacial memory to memorize information Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "People are more willing to believe you can do this naturally versus the fact that it's a ________________________ skill." "We're __________________________ what psychologists even thought was possible or not with the human mind." "Everyone is going to get Alzheimers at some point, it's just a matter of ___________________." "It's not just our body, it's our ________________________." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Jairek Robbins Best Selling Author, LIVE IT! Achieve Success By Living With Purpose "LIVE IT! How To Live In The Moment While Reaching For The Stars" How immersing yourself in a 'personal development' atmosphere can change your life in ways you could never predict Two of his favorite 'SUPERHACK' apps to help him stay focused - and why they ACTUALLY work How to take things you don't enjoy and make them into beneficial experiences for yourself or your business Why he loves being business partners with his wife Amanda Why asking the right questions about your partner's roles in the company will catapult your relationship forward Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "There's a handful of people in the world who are competing for gold, and all of a sudden you take that small group and say 'hey, I want to be _________________ of that group'." "Until you can wrap your head completely around the concept of you just being wrong and them being ___________________, you'll never be able to get them to understand where you're coming from." "What's ________ way? What's ___________ way? What's ________ way?" "33% of the people in your peer group should be _________________ ahead of you." Notes The Lifehack Summit 2017 Day Two Create Your Perfect Workflow Lifehack Summit 2017 Kevin Harrington Serial Entrepreneur, Shark Tank "How To Think Like A Top-Performing Entrepreneur" Why good time management is one of the greatest tools an entrepreneur can have in their tool belt How to leverage the people and resources around you to cut to the front of the line The one thing that most entrepreneurs are doing WRONG What percentage of time Kevin divides between his ongoing projects, business development, and self education His habits that keep him at his peak performance How a fateful meeting with Donald Trump was a turning point in how Kevin thinks about time Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "My time management strategy is what I call my "_________________ per minute strategy" "You should spend ___________ of your day educating yourself" "Sometimes people are close to getting there, but never make it all the way because they were that much shy of getting the _____________________ to help them" Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Jay Papasan Best-selling Author, The One Thing "How To Juggle Competing Priorities And Get Big Things Done" How a great manager isn't even a manager at all - they're teachers and coaches Why the phrase "success is sequential not simultaneous" has shaped him as a professional How the "focusing question" can be a huge catalyst as you reach for success How to project yourself into your future to really understand where you want to be and what you want to accomplish How to invest your time NOW to save time in the future Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "Leadership is teaching people how to ________________________" "If you try and do it all at once, it's a recipe for ______________________" "You can use money to buy future time, but there's no amount of money that can buy time you __________________________ in the past" "When you really say yes to something, you are in fact saying _______________ to other stuff" "Very few people are going to have a 'Road to Damascus' moment, where everything becomes _________________________ in a flash" Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Dan Martell Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor "Inspiration, Motivation, And Concrete Advice From A Top Founder" How Dan uses his ADHD as a superpower instead of a limitation How Dan puts structure into his days and weeks, and why his system works for both multi-million dollar companies AND his family Why batching similar tasks optimizes his creative energy flow Small 'games' that anyone can play to trick themselves into being productive Why his entire life (business and family) is one giant system - and how to get access to his templates to build your own! How to adapt the tools you have at your disposal to work for you Concrete advice about how to move forward after a huge failure or loss Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "When you get to rock bottom the only place you can go is _________________." "_________________ vs. have: I get to wake up in the morning to go to work!" "Everything before noon is MY time...________________ vs. time management." [Ask your partner weekly] "On a scale of 1 to 10, _________________ have I been as a husband or wife for you?" "I document what I need done so I don't have to do it twice, because that is _______________________!" "The more you push on the world, the more you _____________________." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Mel Robbins CNN legal and social commentator "Defeating Overthinking, Laziness, and Anxiety With The 5 Second Rule" How hitting rock bottom 9 years ago and feeling so helpless pushed Mel to become the person she is today How to make yourself DO things instead of just thinking about them How confidence is a skill acquired simply through TRYING Why a solid morning routine is the reason Mel is so productive throughout her day How she defeated severe anxiety after battling with it for over 25 years Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "You can _________________ your brain in furtherance of higher goals." "You don't make a phone call by ___________________ about making a phone call. Ever." "What is the purpose of your ______________________?" "I focus on __________________ and ___________________. That's all I ever focus on." "Don't you deserve ___________________________ before all those idiots get your attention?" Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 charlie gilkey Founder, Productive Flourishing "From Idea To Done: Finishing Your Projects" Why productivity without context or planning is UNproductive How to to get a project from 'fuzzy' to 'clear' ONE question that everyone should be asking themselves as they work on important projects The 'culture of email' and why it might be a good idea to reevaluate your relationship to email! Two reasons people are afraid to move outside of their comfort zone How to fix the major roadblocks people usually face in project planning and execution Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "[A lot of us can look back at our week and say] "I can show you what I've done, but I don't feel like I did what ______________________." "We ___________________ have a word for a big project the way that we have a word for a big house: a mansion." "Whenever we have a conceptual hole in language...we have a _______________________ hole that follows." "The process is going from IDEA to _______________________." "To be creative is to be functionally ______________________________." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Chris bailey Author, The Productivity Project "Managing Time Isn't Enough: How To Manage Your Attention And Energy" How being intentional in your productivity is going to help you work smarter, not harder The 3 attributes that distractions can have that draw our attention away from what we should be doing "Procrastination Triggers" and how they determine what tasks in our lives we are likely to procrastinate on Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "Productivity is about doing the right things, and doing those things _________________." "It used to be that _____________________ was all we had to manage." "The state of our attention determines the state of our ____________________." "The most productive people are the ones that ___________________ most often." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Derek Pando Video evangelist at Zoom Video Communications "The Future Is Video: How To Leverage Video To Improve Your Productivity And Expand Your Brand" Why video conferencing is the future of business Why video communication is the next best thing to face-to-face interactions What sets Zoom apart from other cloud video conference platforms Why video conferencing can help remote workers connect and network in ways most digital platforms don't The tremendous "reach, brand and productivity" opportunities that video can create for entrepreneurs Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "[Zoom's Mission is to] Make video ___________________." "You have the chance to show yourself as a brand that is _________________ than you actually are." "I can't think of any situation where having an audio conference call is going to give you an ______________________." "However you connect with people is going to be a _____________________ of your brand." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Brett Terpstra Podcast host, Systematic and Overtired "What It's Like To Automate Your Entire Life" How leveraging the tools you've got at hand can help to AUTOMATE areas of your life you never thought possible How Brett has used his ADHD as an essential advantage Why the 'dream we're all sold' - making more and working less - is a dangerous social norm Why the "no before yes" mentality works for him in his career Brett's top tips for reclaiming time and mental space Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "[Automation] is _______________________ worth the time." "People don't want a single piece to the puzzle, they want something they can just _______________________!" "It was a drive to make up for my shortcomings, but focus on my _______________." "People will lose ____________________ for you more if you take on a project, get them excited about it, and then fail to finish it because you're spread too thin." "[I make sure to] take the time to say out loud "This is ___________________. I'm happy with this.'" Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Erik Fisher Podcast Host, Beyond The RoDo List "Beyond The To-Do List: Hacks To Optimize Your Brain" How he combats his ADHD with productivity systems and tools How 'pre-planning' differentiates his tasks as either just 'productive' or both 'productive and optimal' Why it's important to consciously shift your mind off of work on a regular basis How starting off his day right actually starts the night before Why batching your work is the easiest way to get ahead and feel accomplished Erik's #1 tip for overcoming distractions How to choose the task management software that's best for you Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "Passing the ____________________ to my future self." "Work can often _____________________ to fill the time you give it." "You've ______________________ it, and now you know you'll get to it - it's important, but not as important as what you're doing right now." "It's got to __________________ you. It's got to be something you're going to commit to and stick with." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Ray Sidney-Smith Podcast Host, ProdPod "Overcoming Procrastination and Perfectionism " What overwhelm actually is and concrete ways you can overcome it Why reflection is such a key component of preventing future overwhelm What true Rejuvenation Time should be (hint: it's not plopping down for a Netflix marathon!) How to look at your to-do list as a timeline instead of a task list Ray's ""Progress Imperative"" and why he believes you can overcome perfectionism The parallels between perfectionism and procrastination and how to identify these traits in yourself How overwhelm, procrastination and perfectionism are all very similar emotions and how shifting your attitude towards one will improve all three! Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "The first step to overcoming overwhelm: knowing you have the capacity to ______________________." "The more you externalize something, the more you can __________________ it." "Everything that you're not doing [right now] is a '________________/maybe' item." "Accountability - among all other kinds of motivation - is the __________________." "Procrastination is ___________________." Notes The Lifehack Summit 2017 Day Three Experience Life After Overwhelm Lifehack Summit 2017 Greg McKeown NYT Bestselling Author, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less "Long Term Goal Setting, Demystified" How the 3 key aspects of Essentialism work together to create the philosophy called 'The Way of The Essentialist" Why it's important to radically broaden your "time horizons" when it comes to finding your mission and defining your goals How using the word "no" is the most powerful tool you can have His 21-day Essentialist Challenge helps you to really understand what centers you and how you should move forward Why our "concentration norms" are shattered in this day and age Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "The antidote is the disciplined pursuit of _________________." "If you don't _______________________ your life, someone else will." "It's difficult to overstate the ________________________ of practically everything." "It's not about getting more things done...it's about getting the _____________ things done." "The key to saying no is how clear we are on ____________________." "Verb, population, __________________, date" "There are two types of people in this world: people who are lost, and people who _______________________ they are lost." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Jules Schroeder Founder, Unconventional Life "How To Ignore Conventional Wisdom" How Jules learned to calculate risks in a world telling her "that's not a safe choice" Her definition of an "unconventional life" - and how you can lead one How success and failure are on equal and opposite spectrums - the more of one you get, the more of the other you get How to weed through the mountain of noise and truly listen to yourself what you want, who you want to be, what matters to you Why self care is at the root of all success Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "If there are people in your life that just "don't get it" or don't get you, THAT'S ___________." "If you don't know how to do something, the easiest way to get started is ______________________ to someone who's already doing it." "Ask yourself, "Is this a hell YES or a hell _______?" "No matter what is happening in your life, you are ____________________. You are winning, because you are showing up to this conversation." "Grief is ____________. Humility, struggle, if you're going through something, it's gold." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Laura Vanderkam Best-selling author, 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think "You Have More Time Than You Think!" Why it seems like we are constantly losing time Why it's a MYTH that "Americans working more hours than they ever have before" How to track your energy and productivity levels in tandem to get the most work done The data behind our overwhelm and overwork How to tackle the issue of not feeling happy in your current career How to free up space in your work day using a few simple tricks Why she separates her priority list into 3 key categories - Career, Relationships, and Health Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "Saying 'I don't have time' really means it's not a ___________." "One of the reasons time seems to speed up as we get older is it's a lot more ____________." "Ask yourself, "How is today going to be different from ____________?" "Ask yourself, "What is my ______________ here?" "Look back on your day and say 'what did I like? What did I not like? What can I _____________________?'" Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Amy Porterfield Online marketing expert, host of Online Marketing Made Easy "Online Marketing Made Easy: What Small Business Owners Should Focus On!" Amy talks about the ONE shift you can make in your online marketing technique to sustain an engaged following Why it's more important to consistently add value to your following than expect anything from them as you build the relationship How to decide what value you should give out for free vs. what you should have people pay for Who should be focused on building an email list Why content creation doesn't have to be hard! What her "Tiger Time" is and why it's an essential tool for content creators How to structure your content calendar if you're just starting out Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "The ________________ of your business is tied directly to the strength of your business" "You definitely don't have to have it all ____________________ out to start building your email list." "Don't be afraid to _______________ away your best stuff!" "I have to ___________________ my right to sell to my audience." "I was taught that if you're not __________________ yourself to work hard, you're not working hard enough. But in this world, no thank you!" "You have to be ____________________ in your business in order for it to grow." "________________ the Do-er!" Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Natalie Sisson CEO, The Suitcase Entrepreneur "Create Endless Freedom" How Natalie decided to make life-altering career moves after years in a corporate environment How to become a "leading learner" Why location independence is more than just a current trend - it's the way of the future What work-life balance looks like as someone who is "location independent" The spectrum of people she helps to create a freedom lifestyle - from single millennials to retired couples to families of 6 How to tell if you're in "No Freedom Land" (aka a state of overwhelm) Why and how she went on sabbatical from her online business for 3 months Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "Freedom is ALWAYS your _____________________ of freedom." "Do ________________ you want, ___________________ you want, with ________________ you want." "How can I monetize my knowledge and package it in a way that is ___________________________________ to many people?" "What am I doing right now that's not ____________________________ me?" "[Daily Freedom Routines] are little moments of freedom you give to yourself throughout the day, and make them _________________________________." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 todd henry Founder, Accidental Creative "Staying Passionate, Productive, and Happy" How he stays passionate about his job after more than 10 years 2 practical tips for anyone struggling to start an important project How he uses pre-planning to help himself dive right in to his work the next morning How a "mid-day routine" helps him to stay engaged for the rest of the day How to "Run Your Day From The Back Of An Index Card" Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "To be creative is to solve _________________________." "End with the ___________________________ in mind." "You have to be confidently __________________." "Confidence says I can get this right, _____________ says I can do no wrong." "Get your best work out of you so you don't take your best work with you to the _______________________." "Don't be in such a hurry to ___________________." Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Clinton Senkow Co-founder and COO, Influencive "Lifehacking The Relationship Economy" Why he built Influencive - and who he built it for How he chose when faced with two conflicting career opportunities Why a personal brand is so important for entrepreneurs How he uses social media to create a powerful professional network How open lines of communication has allowed for his team to work well together from around the world How to create a productive environment for yourself if you're working remotely Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "Say _________________ now and figure it out later." "When it comes to relationships, it's important to provide ___________________ first." "If you want to be a _______________________________, you need to learn from people that have done it before!" Notes Lifehack Summit 2017 Charlie Hoehn Author, Play It Away: A Workaholic's Cure For Anxiety "How To Bring Play To Your Workday" How Charlie went from having panic attacks to banishing anxiety from his life Why PLAY is essential for our happiness, mental health, and business SUCCESS Why Improv Comedy is a SUPERHACK to become "better at failing" - and why that's a good thing for your career How to use "Free Work" to network with incredible people and start doing work you're passionate about Fill-In-The-Blank Quotables "The opposite of play isn't work, it's ________________." "You are a human being. You are innately _____________." "When you are your most _____________ self, people gravitate towards that." "I took money and success completely out of the equation, and solely focused on the _____________." Notes DAY ONE Lewis Howes Decathlete Never Me 10 minutes Believing Marisa Peer Caitlin Pyle Jessica Geist Human Weakness Thoughts to-do list shoulding Cal Newport Unbroken Concentration Computer Good Off 10x Promoted Rick Hanson resources how learning longer learning Nelson Dellis Learnable Rewriting Time Brain Jairek Robbins Part Right Your, my, O UR 5 steps Kevin Harrington dollar 20% right person Jay Papasan think disaster mis-spent no Clear Dan Martell Up Get Energy How Productivity Fail Mel Robbins Out-trick Thinking Brain Trying, progress 30 minutes Charlie Gilkey Mattered Don't Practical Chris Bailey deliberately time Life Derek Pando Friction-less Bigger Edge Brett Terpstra Always Use Strengths groundwork impose Success, choose lifelong Minimum Mind Belief Life Mohammed Ali Mind Head Marry DAY TWO DONE Delusional Realign Erik Fisher Baton Expand Acknowledged Fit Ray Sidney Smith Change Objectify Someday Strongest insidious representation Respect Great Amy Porterfield energy figured Give Earn Killing Uncomfortable Become DAY THREE Greg McKeown Less Prioritize Unimportance Right Yes Outcome Know Jules Schroeder OKAY Talking No Committed Gold Laura Vanderkam Natalie Sisson version what, when, who accessible serving non-negotiables Todd Henry Problems Beginning Adaptable Ego Grave Succeed Clinton Senkow yes value millionaire priority routine yesterday purpose Change Charlie Hoehn Depression Creative Playful Activity
