“What you focus on in the moment becomes who you are in the future… but until you find direction, every path looks interesting.”
Yaro Starak is a blogger and podcaster who decided after graduating college that he would never work for someone else or have a “real” job again.
Since the age of 19, Yaro has been running his own online businesses that have gone on to produce seven figures. He has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Foundr and interviewed in close to 300 different podcasts.
The average lifespan of a blog is reportedly 3-4 months, whereas Yaro’s blog continues to inspire countless readers 13 years later.
Today’s episode is definitely not just for entrepreneurs, but if you’re interested in jumping to the really meaty topics and don’t have time for the full episode, skip ahead to the 13-minute mark.
In today’s episode, we talk about:
Behind the Scenes
Yaro became one of my clients a few years ago when I started my own business. We then joined forces and cofounded InboxDone.com, which allows busy people to outsource their inbox so that they never have to deal with emails again.
After reading Yaro’s blog for years, I feel very lucky to now call him my business partner and my friend.
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” — Annie Dillard
I’m drawn to the idea of designing your ideal day, one where you spend the most time on things that bring you energy and joy (instead of keeping those things in the margins of our lives).
I often ask people to walk me through a day in their lives so that I can get a sense of what’s important to them.
Over the past year, I’ve been treating each day like an experiment, paying attention to what my energy is like during different activities and times of day.
I’ve learned that I’m most productive if I start work immediately after waking up, logging into my laptop with coffee in hand.
I’ve also learned my energy is lowest between 2pm and 7pm and that I get a second burst of focus after dinner.
My processes are still evolving (clearly not every day is ideal), but they really opened up once I started to treat my day-design like a big experiment.
Who should listen?
If you’re struggling to create something new, but the process is feeling heavy or arduous…
If you want to design your ideal day, but aren’t sure how to start…
If you want to learn the exact questions to ask yourself to determine what important to you…
… have a listen.
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