I spoke at PodCamp Nashville 2014 on May 17th at Nossi College of Art and gave a presentation titled: “The Best Daily Habits for Content Creators: How to Jack Up Your Energy and Be Crazy Productive!”

1. The Best Daily Habits
for Content Creators
How to Jack Up Your Energy
and Be Crazy Productive!

2. The 5 AM Miracle Podcast
Dominate Your Day Before Breakfast
JeffSanders.com

3. #5amMiracle

4. JeffSanders.com/podcamp
Video, Audio, Slides, and Notes

5. My Question
"What allows stellar content creators to
consistently produce great work?"

6. It’s NOT about
the content

7. "I only write when inspiration
strikes. Fortunately, it
strikes at nine every
morning.”
- Somerset Maugham, British playwright

8. Great Habits,
Great Work
Access your energy, passion, and genius

9. Focus on This
What #1 habit will change your
life more than any other?

10. Consistent Content
Better for You AND Your Audience
Deadlines for You,
Anticipation for Them

11. Consistency Wins
Productivity is getting important things
done consistently.

12. Compound Effect
book by Darren Hardy
Tiny habits add up to BIG change.

13. Growth Over Time
Habits improved my blog and podcast.
Blog: Traffic Increased 4x in 1 Year
Podcast: 30,000 downloads per month

14. Habits Changed My Life
250+ Blog Posts in 2 years
46 Podcast Episodes (without missing a week)
12 Marathons
40 Pounds Lost on Raw Vegan Diet
Crazy Energy

15. The Goal
Solidify healthy AND productive habits
to produce stellar content

16. Pre-Work (habits)
+
Work (content creation)

17. Better Habits =
Better Content

18. Imagine This
High Energy + No Distractions
= Opportunity

19. The Pre-Work:
intentional daily habits focused on
energy.

20. You May Be Asking
1st: Why do healthy habits
matter for creating content?
2nd: Why should the
healthy habits focus on energy?

21. 1: Healthy Habits
Can’t I just write the blog post without
any pre-work?
Yes, but . . .

22. Preparation
Matters
Peak Physical & Mental Condition

23. The best content is
created by people who
are at their best.

24. Better Habits =
Better Content

25. When Great Work
Doesn’t Happen
Tired, Bored, Burned Out, Distracted,
Looking for an Excuse

26. #2: Why Energy?
The Power of Full Engagement
Elite athletes recover faster

27. Energy is
Productivity
Caffeine, Adderall, Cocaine . . .

28. High Energy
Creativity, Passion, and Enthusiasm
Willpower, Discipline, and Endurance

29. The Transfer of
Enthusiasm
My audience like my energy more than
my content.

30. Which Daily Habits
Produce the Most
Energy?

31. #1: Sleep
Foundation of Everything
10 Year-Old @ Football Game

32. #2: Hydration
Energy and Clarity
1-liter H2O while Blogging

33. #3: Exercise
Energy is Fitness, Not Fatness
1-Minute Workouts

34. #4: Nature’s Best
Fruits & Veggies
15+ Bananas a Day

35. #5: Daily Progress
Forward Motion is Addictive
Create Content Every Day

36. Trade Offs
More:
Water
Exercise
Structure
Sleep
Less:
Fat
Excuses
Distractions
Burnout

37. The 5 AM Miracle
Plan Tomorrow, Tonight
Early mornings are POWERFUL.

38. My Morning
5 am
1 liter of water
Reading
Exercise + Smoothie

39. The Work:
structured and repeatable content
creation in focused, uninterrupted
blocks of time.

40. Focus on Focus
Distractions are the Enemy.
Read everything by Steven Pressfield

41. What Matters Most
The Calendar is Sacred Space.
Planned in Advance w/ ZERO
Distractions

42. Execution is
Everything
Stellar Content Won’t Create Itself

43. Volume = Quality
More Mistakes, More Often

44. Better Habits =
Better Content

45. The best content is
created by people who
are at their best.

46. Which Habit Will
You Start?
. . . on Monday Morning