BookBabble #24: "The Perfect Day Formula" by Craig Ballantyne (@adambarratt)

"How to Own the Day and Control Your Life"

He runs Early To Rise which is a site and newsletter worth checking out. I used to get this but must have unsubscribed at some point during a clear out. Perhaps I'll get back on the list! More recently I have been watching a few of his Empire Podcasts which he does with Bedros Keuilian and there's some tasty stuff in amongst that lot.

The other thing that led to this book was that somewhere recently I picked up a free subscription to Kindle Unlimited. I've no idea either but it appears you can read some books for free with this service. Most were unknown titles to me, but this little gem was in there, and in addition to the podcast shenanigans mentioned, I had to take a peek.

So, back to the perfect day…

A book I read on Stoicism worth a look is A Guide to the Good Life by William B Irvine. Also check out stuff from Marcus Aurelius (eg. Meditations) and his ilk… a lot of these guys followed a Stoic philosophy and it worked reasonably well for them by all accounts. Something spoke about a lot by Tim Ferriss too.

Attack one of the biggies first thing and you're away to the races. 'Eat That Frog' is a way I've heard that presented before and is the name of a book by Brian Tracy.

You may want a certain amount of money. That's great… but will you hit that figure? Maybe, maybe not. There are many variables including other people involved. What you can do, for example, is have a specific number of prospects to contact each day/week and through hitting that goal (controllable) you have done all you can, and should lead you to the outcome goal. And if you don't reach it, you'll be a damn sight closer and have made some inroads regardless.

Again, discretion is required but certain things should be shared at certain times and with particular people. Telling certainly helps with accountability too, as discussed earlier.

Having a structure to your day and life can't be underestimated. So with or without this particular book, you need to have a system of some sort to get what you want as well as to enjoy the process. Without it, you're leaving it all to chance and to the people that do have their shit together.

The 5 pillars in particular are well worth remembering and seeing if we can implement them a little better… that along with a big, clear vision and clarity on our personal philosophies (as well as continually acting on them), will all help stand us in good stead.

How about you? Any advice for a perfect day?

Check out the others in the series…

BookBabble #24: "The Perfect Day Formula" by Craig Ballantyne

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