Create a peak productivity environment.

This is probably one of my biggest secrets.

Create an environment that works for you, not against you.

So, make sure that your environment works

for you instead of against you.

For some, your work environment is

not designed for peak productivity.

Now there is,

depends on.

'Cause sometimes I get this question,

does that mean I have to have a super organized desk?

Does that mean it is peak productivity?

Not necessary.

- No?

- You see, like scientist and very effective people

you go into their office, it is like a freaking mess.

- It's like organized.

- It's like organized, chaos.

- Chaos, yeah.

- That's what works for them.

You have to find what works for you.

But what I am talking about environment that I think

one of the most important concept I teach all my students,

I am going to teach it to you now,

it is the concept of the Wealth Triggers.

- Hmm hmm.

- Wealth Triggers meaning having items, having objects,

having artifacts around you in your environment

because both your conscious, sub-conscious minds respond to

all sorts of things, stimuli right?

Introducing like objects, including objects around us so

I want to have things that would help me

to create better performance.

- Right.

- So, whatever works for you.

Now you have a number of things.

- Yes.

- You have got the, actually the Mont Blanc pens.

- Yes, the Mont Blanc pens.

- Right, and what else do you have?

- I have got books on my shelf that talk about gold.

- Yeah.

- You know, I've got books that also talk

about being a good Dad, a good father.

So, those are, because family time is important for me.

So, the family time cars in the initial stages,

I'll be very honest, I think for a lot of you,

for me what's important now is not

so much the materialistic things.

It's more like, I would actually put up wealth triggers

that show me my net worth or invest the next level.

Like the next portfolio, the money monthly projects.

Those things, some things that, from that just reminds me

I need to work on.

Because now the projects are like a three year project

or a five year project.

It's not something that, oh okay.

I might put on some suits though,

I do like suits and clothing and stuff like that.

- Whatever works for you.

The environment for some, it may be a very nice painting.

- Yes.

- They find it very calming, gives them peace of mind.

Awesome.

For some, they might like a motivational kind of like quote.

- Yeah. - That's awesome.

I actually have a number of students

who print out my quotes.

- Your quotes, yeah.

- And then they post them, motivates them.

They also like the pressure of me looking at them.

Guess you're done.

That's also good.

Your goals that might work for you, I recommend a clock

in front of you because a clock is good wealth trigger.

It reminds you of the value of your time.

- I shit you not guys.

Do this!

Because for years, I had Sifu's magazine on my desk

and it worked.

Like just having it there.

Because every time I am trying to slack or on Facebook

I am, oh shit, Sifu is right there.

What if he was watching, right?

- Yeah.

- Then some of you guys go and put a sticker right here

over your camera right?

Because I shit you not, Sifu used to,

I used to say like, cameras in my house.

He knew exactly what I was doing all the time.

He someway or the other hacked my computer

and figured out I was slacking

and just when I am doing it he will send me a message.

Hey Desmond, did you get this project done?

And I asked you this three days ago.

Yeah, I am working on it.

(chuckles)

I forgot about it, I didn't write it down.

- Yeah.

- So, you know, busted right, exposed.

But it really works.

Print Sifu's picture and--

- I cannot emphasize this enough.

Your environment is very, very critical.

You will not, just think as an ath.

If you are a peak performer athlete you want to train

in a good facility, right?

- Yes.

- You want to have all the equipments, you want to have the

environment, the coaches.

So, whatever works for you.

This is your office, that's your headquarters.

That's your priority, that's where all the actions happens.

You have to protect it.

Make sure, I would say no distraction.

No noise.

Like if you have kids, I know you train your kids too.

You tell them, if Dada is working, do your thing

but like Dad is working.

- Yeah, today.

Seriously I opened my door and I yelled upstairs

and I am, like, boys, dad's about to get on a call.

It's being recorded, I can hear you guys.

Don't play the piano.

That's it, right?

Go do something else.

- You got to communicate with your family members,

I am working, I am building something for our family .

I need my time.

I need the time where there is no distraction,

I need to be in my zone,

I need to do this, right?

So, you need to have that communication ahead of time.

- I do communicate with them

and I let them know my schedule as well.

Many times we are teaching a class I will let them know

about it, even if I am home.

Guys tonight dad's got a class,

you know what, you guys can go and watch a movie,

I don't care.

You guys can go on to the third floor do whatever you want,

do something creative, play lego.

I give you permission, right?

But just don't be right above me because I have got to

teach the class at night.

I don't want to have the distraction.

- Yeah, so, with me I have the vision board in front of me.

Always reminds me of my Why.

I close the door when I am working on important tasks.

I want no distraction.

I could be in there, in the office for hours

but I close the door.

That means I don't and Jenny knows.

If I open the door it means that you can come in

and give me a kiss and you know all that stuff.

But when I close the door it means that I am thinking.

- In my case, my door is closed, most of the time.

But what I have trained my family to do is, they knock.

My boys will even knock.

They know not to just open the door.

Especially if they can come to the door and they can hear

some talking going on in the room.

Normally I am on a call,

my wife will do is she will open the door very slowly,

she will put her head in and if I am on a call

and that happens.

She will just see my hand go up like this,

she will close the door.

She knows that don't come into the room right now.

Then she will send me a text message and after I finish,

I see the text message and I am like okay.

In the house she sends me a text message, right?

She is like, oh, I am going out,

I am going to go get some groceries.

The kids are whatever they are doing.

- And sometimes if it's not your home then even back then

I would go to a hotel, I would like the environment,

I'll go to a very nice hotel, work in the lobby.

That used to work for me before.

So, a lot of objects around me that represent like wealth

and success and motivation, inspiration,

whatever works for you.

You got to find what works for you right?

You're setting yourself up for success.

You're setting up the environment for success.

And for some it maybe also like,

I also believe in Feng shui.

- Yes.

- It is like an ancient Chinese term which is meaning

the way you organize your furniture.

The way you organize the environment.

- Are you facing the window?

Did you put a mirror by your door?

- It can bring more success and prosperity

whatever that works for you.

- Maybe it is the placebo but maybe it works.

- That's right.

So, your environment very key is the last secret.

Understand that you cannot manage time.

Notice we didn't say about managing

time in this whole class.

It's not about managing time.

Because you cannot manage time.

Because time management doesn't exist.

You cannot manage time, you cannot make it go faster,

you cannot make it go slower, you cannot make the time go

forward nor backward.

You cannot make up for lost time.

Like this second, this is going to be gone.

Just a second, that's gone.

You cannot make up for lost time.

So, you cannot actually manage time.

What you could manage is how you use your time.

It's the only thing you can manage.

That's why knowing your magic number is so critical.

That is the only thing you can manage.

So, ask yourself very simple.

Do the actions that you take on a daily basis

move you forward in the direction that you want

- Hmm, that's right.

At some point I was going to write out

because when you write it out you can

- Yeah, you can get it outside your head.

Put it on a piece of paper or a journal

Put it in a notebook, right?

- Do you recommend having an accountability partner so

if you like, you know writing it down sometimes,

lot of us will lie to ourselves.

Let's just be honest.

We write down things and if nobody checks it.

I remember when I had to send in the monthly,

that I was like shit I didn't do that much this month.

- Yeah, so I think for having accountability probably helps.

For some, like for some put it on the wall, it helps.

I like to do public declaration

- Hmm, that's the ultimate accountability.

- I like that the best.

Tell the world that's your goal.

Put it onto Facebook, that's my goal.

So, that everyone looking at you, you don't make it

you feel embarrassed.

Good.

I like to tell the world, when I had, what goes on

my YouTube channel, when I had 10000 subscribers.

I already told people, I am going to grow it.

So when we hit, I said we are going to hit 100,000,

we hit a 100,000 subscribers on YouTube and I told people

I am going to hit 1 million subs, I told the whole world.

Tell the whole world about it, right?

Millions of people know that I had that intention,

that's my goal.

Good, I want the whole world to hold me accountable.