My name is Andrew "The Maestro" Massaro… and I'm a ritualistic killer.
No, I don't kill people. Not yet, anyway.
I kill routines… I slay them with swift and just action… and with a freaking samurai sword.
I figure that I've killed at least a hundred morning and daily routines since I've been in business for myself. And that's being conservative.
So Question: If I kill so many of them, why wouldn't I just do away with them altogether?
Answer: Because they make me (and everyone) effective and efficient.
Let me explain…
Here is how the dictionary defines a ritual:
Ritual: (noun) A series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
If you want to be an efficient business person and accomplish your highest priorities, then you will need a routine, period. Rituals are your friend. In fact, you may need a few.
Here is my current daily routine:
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7:30 Wake and help my wife get our daughter ready for her day, eat breakfast
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8:30 Take daughter to sitter
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10:00 Work out (Crossfit) and shower
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11:15 Meditation, recovery
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2:30 Break, read a book, drink tea
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6:00 Spend time with family
This is my current routine. I’m not saying it has to be yours – that’s not the point. It’s my current one…
As life changes (my wife and I are actively working on expanding our family), I tweak the current one, usually just changing times more than actions. Or, sometimes I’ll flat-out kill it and replace it with something new.
In my current routine, you may notice that I only work roughly four hours during a typical day. And, you'd be exactly right. But, there are two things to consider here:
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One, I consider my workouts and meditations to be work. They are critical and essential to my being… me. They each play a crucial role in my ability to be happy, healthy and motivated to crush it.
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And two, I get more work done in four hours than most people do in 9 hours in their day jobs. How? Because I have a disciplined routine, and it makes me efficient and effective.
What About You?
If you’re lollygag around in your day, doing whatever comes to mind as it comes, then you can expect your success and income to come exactly the same… or not at all.
Also, if you’re letting whatever’s in front of you each moment of the day dictate what you’re doing, then you’re being flat-out inefficient and controlled by the world around you. Stop that. Shame on you. You should carefully plan your day and stick to the plan.
When you become financially free, you can choose to have complete freedom and do whatever, whenever. That's my goal. I do quite well, but I’m I haven’t “arrived” yet by my own definition. So I carefully craft my grind and I crush it.
But, before you're there, you need a plan. And that plan starts with a routine.
You may be tempted to dismiss this concept as trivial. Maybe you’re saying, “Ah Routine, schmoutine – I’m a free floater!”
To which I say, I wouldn’t share it with you if I didn’t feel it was pivotal and a hugely important success secret for me. Take it or leave it, but dismiss it at your own loss.
The fact is, I’ve started and killed more daily rituals and routines than most people have ever thought of having. Why? I’m tweaking revamping them all the time not because they don’t work, but because they work so freaking well for me. Like a workout routine I’m constantly refining and tweaking, that just keeps making me a strong and better version of myself.
Time to take some action…
Create a routine that works for you, and that accomplishes your highest priorities every day
Before implementing, discuss this new plan with your significant other. making life changes affects others. and, if you're married and/or have kids, they need to be on board… or it isn't going to work. implementing a routine without discussing it first will create backlash and work against your ultimate goal of efficiency
Implement your new routine. it may not be perfect, but you can tweak it as you go
Study successful people and their routine. donald trump explains his in his book, think like a billionaire.
Andrew Massaro
, also known as "The Maestro", is the founder of Wholesale Coaching, Inc. and is one of the most sought-after wholesale and REO coaches in the U.S. A University of Florida graduate, Andrewís house flipping career started in 2005, during one of the most dramatic and awe-inspiring real estate booms in recent memory.
After many years of success flipping houses in Tampa Bay, Andrew began also pursuing his passion and purpose: hands on, one-on-one coaching and mentoring other investors. Through Wholesale Coaching, students interact with and are coached by Andrew, personally. He has the unique ability to teach and guide his fellow investors to the results they desire. The one-on-one interaction and partnership is the key and what really sets him apart from others who offer coaching.
Andrew is also a loving husband, father to a beautiful little girl, Charlie Lynn, and an active board member of Current of Tampa Bay, a non-profit focusing on humanitarian efforts and showing love to underprivileged individuals.