The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex - Time Management and Productivity

Episode Date: April 12, 2024

“Your Network is your NETWORTH!"Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulalex/Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/realpaulalexFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealPaulAlexYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialPaulAlexLooking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur?Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.ATMTogether.comwww.Merchantautomation.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream" www.officialPaulAlex.comLeave a review, like and share to help others and let’s level up together!In Episode 33, our host delivers a powerful message on the importance of urgency, routine, and productivity in achieving success. Drawing from personal experiences, he shares insights and strategies that have propelled him from corporate America to entrepreneurship, culminating in unprecedented success.Listeners are guided through the host's journey of discipline and determination, from structuring his week to mastering time management in the digital marketing realm. Discover the transformative power of routine, as our host emphasizes the significance of setting hard deadlines and prioritizing essential tasks.From investing in mentorship to delegating tasks effectively, our host reveals the key to his success: focusing on client acquisition and sales. Learn how to assess the effectiveness of your busy work and identify activities that truly move the needle in your business.Embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth as you uncover the secrets to becoming a visionary leader in your field. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your journey, this episode offers actionable insights to enhance your time management and productivity skills.Tune in now and unlock the key to accelerated success through effective time management and productivity strategies. Don't miss Episode 33 of our podcast, where every minute counts on the path to greatness.

Welcome to the Level Up Podcast. I'm your host, Paul Alex. I went from being a cop to an eight-figure entrepreneur that helps average people like you and me make money every single day. I created this podcast to help you get motivated and to crush your goals. Let's win together.

Remember, I have your six. Get ready to level up right now. All right, one sentence I do not want you guys to forget. And this is the key takeaway here. Success loves speed. Guys, if you guys know me in person, or have you guys seen any of my content across the board, you guys see that I talk with purpose, intent. I actually go ahead and anything that I do, it's with urgency. Why? Because I want to get it done. I know myself to a T where I know if I don't go to the gym first thing in the morning, it's not going to get done.

It's not that I'm lazy. It's just that I'm wired like that. I've been wired to follow a routine. The reason why people with routines are highly successful individuals is because they know they have to get it done without thinking. The more that we have to think about doing a task, the less likely we're going to do it because we're going to end up talking ourselves out of it. It's just human nature. No one's special and can say, well, I got to go and put in 18 hours of work, you know, by Friday on my business. Otherwise, guess what? It's not going

to launch. And what usually ends up happening is as humans, we end up procrastinating. And I've learned this the hard way throughout my 20s. And now in my 30s, I have learned that routine is everything. If you're not following a routine every single day, guys, I highly recommend that you guys get a whiteboard. A whiteboard with an erasable marker. And every day before you go to sleep, just mark your five hard deadline items that you have to do the very next day.

If you don't accomplish those five items the very next day, that means that you haven't done what you need to do in your life. Now, the reason why I'm such a believer in this is because when I started my first business, one of my simple businesses, I had to be very disciplined when it came to actually structuring my week. I was still working 80 to a hundred hours. I would take the weekends to go ahead and prospect and talk to leads and then close deals. On top of that, I had to find time during the week to go do machine installations for my automated

teller machines. Within 18 months, I was able to become financially free from that business, but I didn't stop there. Now I reduced the overtime that I was working in law enforcement, and I was able to go ahead and focus and self-educate myself in what I like to call digital marketing. Within digital marketing, I was only good on two things, which was ATMs, automated teller machines, and then law enforcement. At that time, the whole protest, the BLM thing was happening with the cops. So I was just like, let me put that in the back burner, right? I can teach people how to become cops later on in life. So I focus on ATMs, bought a program, invested my first 10K after reading a book in digital marketing. Within a few months, guys,

I was making $3,000 a month from the online space, offering my own ATM program, then $6,000 a month. Then I decided to invest another $15,000 into a different program and mentor. And then guess what? $30,000 a month. And then finally $120,000 a month. Then I decided to get my first digital marketing mentor one-on-one. And then I was able to hire employees. And the first year, just to summarize this, almost $2 million in revenue. I sold my house in the best neighborhood in San Francisco Bay Area because I wanted to change my environment. I left my job in law enforcement, transitioned to San Diego, and right there, I built a new routine. It comes back to time management and being productive. You guys can all be busy. And I'm

not saying what you're doing is wrong, but you really have to analyze if your busy work is moving the needle. Because let's say in two to three months, if let's say you're running a program, either online or you have a business and you're saying, okay, all these items that I'm doing every day, that I'm delegating new tasks, creating new strategies, is it really raising my revenue? And if it's not, more than likely you're focusing on the wrong thing. This is why I've been highly successful in the past six years is because I focus on two things, client acquisition and sales. That's it. All the other stuff like tracking numbers and all that, that's great.

You could delegate that to people that actually like doing boring work like that. But if you're a needle mover, you're a visionary like me, you're gonna focus on marketing and just sales, guys. Hope this helps with time management and productivity and I'll catch you on the next one. Remember, I always have your six. Make sure to share this episode with your family, friends and anyone you care about.

The world's already hard enough and we need to take care of each other. Make sure to share this episode with your family, friends, and anyone you care about. The world's already hard enough and we need to take care of each other. Make sure to share this episode on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and share it with the world. Do me a big favor and tag me, Paul Alex. Also, keep the five-star reviews on iTunes coming. This episode is going to help change the way the world thinks and will help everyone level up in their life. And lastly, if you want to continue to level up, learn more about business and life, then make sure to get a copy of my book, From Blue to Digital Gold, The New American Dream,

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