30+ Expert Productivity Tips From 14 Celebrity Entrepreneurs Who Are Crushing It

• By delegating whenever possible and surrounding himself with a dedicated team of engineers, Musk frees up his time for the projects for which he is most competent and passionate.
• Musk also focuses on activities that make money and generate revenue for his brand; this is a simplified approach among successful business owners.

• Clarity about his purpose and position helps Jeff Bezos get things done.
• Recognizing meetings are prospective time-wasters, Bezos steers clear of meetings that are not needed.
• He uses the “Two Pizza Rule,” never inviting more people to a meeting that could consume two pizzas. The more people you squeeze into a meeting, the less productive it is likely to be.

• Work hard and make no excuses for doing less than your best.
• Sometimes change must happen to move forward.
• Believe in your dreams and goals and stay focused.
• Hire the best talent you can and fully support them.
• Cut down on paper – utilize email, online scheduling, and cloud sharing first and always.
• Filtering can help reduce your incoming emails and communications to a more productive level.
• Use a whiteboard to enhance collaboration, tell stories, brainstorm, and power new ideas.

"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning”

• Focus on what matters most and get rid of the rest.
• Hire great talent then delegate tasks to free up your time.
• Get more experiences and broaden your scope.
• Reassess daily and make changes when you need to.
• Start with a list of the ten things you want to do in the year – then ruthlessly edit the list until you have only three or four items.

• Wake up early and eat a nutritious breakfast;
• Focus on your goals;
• Rise above and overcome adversity – even if it seems impossible;
• Follow your passion and channel your energy into success;
• Practice stillness. Oprah spends 20-minutes per day sitting in absolute stillness. It helps her to clear her mind and focus on her jobs and outstanding projects at hand;
• Lead a life for others – Oprah dedicates much of her time to helping others.
• Seize every opportunity that comes your way, no matter how big or how small.

“You become what you believe; you are where you are today based on everything you have believed.”

• Focus first on the tasks that earn you more money.
• Dump the electronic interruptions, or severely limit them so you can focus on selling.
• Ignore email in the morning, checking it will merely distract you from your goals.
• Make a prioritized list each evening for the next day.
• Getting up early each day will help you become productive and focus on everything you need to accomplish.

• Work hard – but also strive to have a life, too.
• Create a network – and then leverage it.
• Be as efficient as possible.
• Don’t be afraid to go old school if you prefer paper lists and reminders.

• Be involved in the daily management of your brand without micromanaging your team.
• Ask for help to shorten the learning curve when you start something new.
• If f you have an idea, you don’t have to be a pro at designing a product or marketing - you can hire people to help you with the essential details.
• You need a passion for what you do, to be genuinely productive.
• Hire the right people with the right expertise to help you.

• Identify those things that are causing you the most stress.
• Make a list of the top 3-5 items to work on in a day and decide which ones are truly worthy of time.
• Work when you are most useful to boost productivity.
• Being busy doesn’t mean you are getting much done.
• Don’t make it easy for others to say no.
• If you find it necessary, make time for it.
• Money is not the only measure of success.

• Make decisions that matter.
• Zuckerberg wears almost the same thing every day, so he never has to spend brain time wondering what to wear each day.
• Set annual goals. It is easy to get bogged down in the day to day details and lose focus if you only have short-term goals.
• Support employees, but keep them on their toes. When you hold your employees to a high standard, you can depend on them and ensure they get things done.

• Write down your top goals, both long and short-term things.
• Focus on the top five goals and then deliberately ignore the rest. The remaining 20 items will end up distracting you from accomplishing the things you most want to do.