
How do you stay motivated and focused on your goals? — Matt Lugo
I wrote down a mission statement a while ago about what I believe I’m here to do, my purpose right now, and why that matters to me (i.e. what the world will look like if I do versus if I don’t). I typically start each day meditating for a few minutes, and visualizing the effect I’ll have — what that world looks like if I do that work. Then each night, I write down a list of the few things I want to get done the next day. Apart from that, I focus on getting adequate nutrition, 8–9 hours of sleep, and taking breaks to play with friends (recreation is re-creation). — Charlie Hoehn, author of Play It Away
What are some of your best techniques for building daily habits? — Troy Shu
For me, it’s knowing that I won’t succeed at anything at all in life that I want to succeed at (e.g. I won’t be able to help people) if I don’t write down 10 ideas a day, every day. And I can’t write down 10 ideas if I’m not eating right, sleeping right, moving right, having good relationships in my life, and being grateful for what I have. They all work together to create that magic cocktail of motivation.— James Altucher, Entrepreneur, podcaster, and bestselling author