5 Habits of Highly Productive People You Can Copy Tomorrow

Do you like lists?

I do. So do most people.

Maybe that's part of why I love the "Tracked" column in WSJ Magazine.

Every issue, they follow a top achiever around for a day and tote up all they got done -- 73 phone calls, 14 meetings, 30 laps swum, etc.

I thought it would be fun to analyze a handful of "Tracked" profiles for you, in search of common traits -- each of which you can copy in your business.

Want to know what I found?

First, here's the list of super productive people:

• Hollywood mega-producer Brian Grazer
• Silicon Alley icon Kevin Ryan
• CEO and publisher Martha Stewart
• Restauranteur and "food crusader" Alice Waters
• Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter

Now, here are 5 things they do to get huge amounts of profitable work done each day ...

1. Early to rise. Martha Stewart wakes up at 4:59, Alice Waters about 6:45. All 5 top achievers get up somewhere in between, further proof that Ben Franklin was right
   
   
2. Exercise before breakfast. Walk, swim, cardio/strength training -- every one of these highly productive people makes time to invest in their health
   
   
3. Follow a script. Nobody gets on their daily schedule without an appointment
   
   
4. Delegate. The highest-paid activity on earth is thinking. That's why people at the top surround themselves with support teams to implement their ideas, giving them more time to find more ideas
   
   
5. Over-communicate. Waters sent 193 emails, Brian Grazer made 73 phone calls, John Lasseter held more than 4 hours of meetings. However it's done, these top achievers have a lot to say each day -- and they say it in a way that matches their communications style

If you can find more shared habits among these 5 super achievers, let me know in the comments section below.

Meanwhile, I'm laying out the kettlebells for tomorrow morning's workout :-)

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