Exercise 2: The CEO's Schedule

Let's face it, being a CEO is not all fun and games. You've got meetings, reports, and endless cups of coffee to fuel your productivity.

Here's a typical day in the life of a CEO, minus the myth that they're always busy:

• 8:00 AM: Wake up, stretch, and check emails
• 8:05 AM: Realize that 90% of them are just spam
• 8:15 AM: Start responding to actual emails, one by one
• 12:00 PM: Lunch break! Eat a sandwich, scroll through Twitter
• 1:30 PM: Meetings, meetings, and more meetings!
• 4:30 PM: More emails, more spreadsheets, more PowerPoint presentations
• 6:00 PM: Finish the day with a 10-minute meditation session (or 10 minutes of actual work)

Debunking the Myth of The All-Important Emails

Fact: 99% of CEO emails are not, in fact, all-important.

Fact: 99.9% of emails are just someone asking for help with their cat.

Links:

• Exercise 1: The Email Chain of Events
• Exercise 3: The Perfect Subject Line