Episode 515: Routines for Highly Successful Business People (Ask Ivan) - a podcast by Dr. Ivan Misner

Synopsis

This week’s Ask Ivan question comes from Sue in British Columbia.

What is a typical daily routine for a highly successful business person?

The specific routine is different for everyone, but the thing that’s the same is that all successful people have a routine and follow it. The original source on this topic is The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

Here is Dr. Misner’s own routine (when he’s not traveling).



* Get up around 7 AM.

* Exercise for 30 minutes.

* Meditate in the steam shower.

* Eat breakfast.

* Arrive at office at 9 AM and check email.

* Focus the major portion of the day on writing.

* Eat lunch

* Block off time for interviews (including this podcast) and videos.

* End the workday at 6 PM.

* Sit on the balcony with my wife and drink a glass of wine.

* Eat dinner.

* Watch TV on the DVR.

* If necessary, return to the home office at 8 PM.

* Head to bed between 10 and 11.

* Read for about 30 minutes before going to sleep.



Do you have a question for Dr. Misner? Just fill out the Ask Ivan form at the bottom of this page.

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Complete Transcript of Episode 515 –

Priscilla:

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Official BNI Podcast, brought to you by the Networking for Success Channel on YouTube, which features Dr. Ivan Miser and many other networking experts. I am Priscilla Rice, and I am coming to you from Live Oak Recording Studio in Berkeley, California. I am joined on the phone today by the Founder and the Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, Dr. Ivan Misner. Hello, Ivan, how are you and where are you?

Ivan:

Hey, you know I’m in Austin again this week. I’m hunkered down with my coauthor, Brian Heller this week, wrapping up the details of the second edition of Networking Like A Pro which should be out early next year.

Priscilla:

Oh that’s a great book. I love that book.

Ivan:

Thanks! We’ve added a lot to it, it’s really exciting!

Priscilla:

Oh good!

Ivan:

We’re very pleased. So, today’s another ‘Ask Ivan’ question. I thought this was a really good question. It comes from Sue, in British Columbia. Sue asks, “What is it typical daily routine for a highly successful business person?” I think it’s a great question, and I really gave some thought into this question. Here’s the thing, it’s different for everyone. What is the same for everyone, is that they have routine and they follow it. A routine and they follow it- that’s the thing that is the same for everyone. So, I’m going to talk about my routine.

Priscilla:

Good!

Ivan:

Before I do that, let me give you one reading assignment that I think is a good context to start from and that is the most obvious book on this topic, “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey. I never had the chance to meet Stephen, but I did meet his son and I know his son well, Stephen M.R. Covey. I recommend Stephen Mr Covey’s book as well, “The Speed of Trust.” But “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” is a great place to start, Sue. Or anyone that wants to get a sense of a habit of an effective person.

Sue, to answer your question directly, it definitely is different for everyone. But you got to have a routine and you got to follow it. So, let me tell you what my routine is. I don’t know if this is going to be a interest to people or not, but I’m often asked, “what does a normal day for Ivan look like?” So,

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