The Spartan Solution – A 4-step system to increase willpower every day

Are you as disciplined as you’d like to be?

No?

Do you want to toughen up?

Have that twinkle in your eye that says: “Life, if you punch me in the face, you know I’ll just grit my teeth and fight back even harder.”

Oh you do? Sure, who wouldn’t.

That’s why I spent all of last week pondering how to help you do just that, and create a framework for it.

Here’s what I came up with.

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The Barack Obama Willpower Hack

Are you on the list already? The one with the Nobel Peace Prize recipients I mean. No? Then you might wanna keep reading.

Our star today is one of only 103 people in history who have won the Nobel Peace Prize, worth $40 million, and the most powerful man on the planet. At least he was for a while. I’m talking about…Barack Obama, of course.

What’s the man’s secret? Where does he come up with all the willpower? Is it his Hawaiian heritage? His sleep schedule? The suit? Yes. It’s the suit.

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How to Wake Up Early in 2 Simple Steps

You know waking up early is a great habit, right? You’ve heard it dozens of times: all successful people get up early.

Tim Cook (4:30 am), Benjamin Franklin (5:00 am), Michelle Obama (4:30 am), Warren Buffett (6:45), the list goes on and on.

But what turned into a nightmare for Bill Murray in Groundhog Day – waking up at 6 am sharp every day that is – seems like a distant dream for you.

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(it’s Groundhog Day – again)

What if I told you that there were only 2 steps you have to get right, in order to wake up early every day?

Even more so, that neither of them has anything to do with your morning.

You’d be shocked, right? You’d probably tell me: You’re crazy Nik, and I don’t believe you.

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The “MIT” solution – How to identify the one key task each day to make consistent progress

Do you sometimes not want to start your day when you look at your to-do list in the morning?

Do you see 34 tasks, 33 of which you either dread or don’t see the point in?

You have to walk the dog.
Write a blog post.
Answer emails.

Then you’re supposed to walk the dog again.
File some papers.
Call a prospective client.

I get it. To-do lists can be a burden. Not too long ago, I had the same problem. Read More

How to Set Goals Once and Then Focus on Them Until They’re Done (The ONE Goal Strategy)

On September 12th last year I felt pretty good about myself. My Bachelor’s thesis was all done, I had a month to prepare for the presentation and my first website was done, all shiny and new.

4 weeks earlier I had decided that a) I was going to take a year off before eventually starting a Master’s and b) I was going to use that year to become my own boss and stop living off my parents’ money.

All I wanted was to make $500 a month, so I could pay for rent and food.

Since I had spent 2 semesters studying abroad, and friends kept asking me to review their English papers, I thought I’d do a great job at translating between English and German.

That day I had just put the finishing touches on the intro video.

Fast forward to mid October, one month later. I had just sent out 50+ emails to former customers of translation agencies, trying to collect information about why they had hired a translator, what results they had hoped for and how they found who they were looking for.

The results after over a month of work: $0.

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77 Comfort Zone Quotes That Will Inspire You to Take Action Today

Do you need a daily dose of inspiration? I do – especially when it comes to getting off my butt, making an effort, and doing something outside of my comfort zone.

Reading a quote in the morning helps me remember why I do the work I do. It is also a good trigger for me to quit the shenanigans and get to work.

When I googled around for quotes to get me out of my comfort zone, however, I was disappointed. There were a lot of quotes, but many of them repeated a thousand times over, and they all came in weird shapes and sizes. Worst of all, hardly any of them were actually talking about comfort, discomfort, and the concept of the comfort zone. They all used roundabout terms or other vague descriptions.

Therefore, I decided to assemble my own list. A proper list. The result: 77 comfort zone quotes with high-resolution images.

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