804: FRIDAY FAVE | 5 Hacks to STOP Getting Distracted, Build Laser Focus and Get More Work Done

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

Health And Wellness, Education, Spirituality, Relationships, Personal Development, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Growth, Self-improvement

4.6 • 16.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Welcome to Friday Favorites! Over the last eight years, we’ve had some incredible conversations with world-class experts, inspiring guests, and, of course, YOU. This series is all about revisiting the episodes that have stood the test of time as listener favorites. This also gives new listeners the chance to explore some of our "greatest hits". Every Friday, we’ll bring you one of the most popular episodes from our archives, packed with wisdom, inspiration, and actionable advice. Whether it’s your first time hearing it or you’re coming back for a refresher, these episodes are guaranteed to bring value to your life. Join us as we celebrate some of the best moments in the podcast’s history with Friday Favorites! Let’s dive in... Original Air Date - Feb 2 2023 In this episode of the Rachel Hollis podcast, Rachel discusses the importance of minimizing distractions and setting clear intentions for achieving personal and professional goals. She shares five crucial habits for boosting productivity: daily visualization of goals, setting intentions before the day starts, identifying three big wins for the week, practicing timed and focused work intervals, and ending the day with a recap of accomplishments. 01:00 Welcome to the Show 01:50 Five Habits for Super Productivity 02:31 Personal Stories and Inspirations 07:20 Setting and Visualizing Goals 16:29 Morning Routine and Visualization 24:54 Setting Daily Intentions 28:36 Visualizing Your Goals 28:46 Setting Intentions for Success 29:38 Identifying Three Big Wins 30:54 The Reality of Achieving Goals 33:56 Breaking Down Tasks 36:04 The Importance of Focus 39:53 Utilizing Brain FM for Focus 44:37 The SWMS Method for Breaks 48:24 Recap Before Bedtime 53:57 Final Thoughts and Encouragement Sign up for Rachel’s weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/ Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videos Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

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0:00.0	This might be my theme for this year.
0:03.0	This might be the thing that I just tell you guys over and over and over and over
0:06.6	because the level of distraction that exists in the world has never been greater.
0:13.1	And you're not made of stone.
0:15.0	You want to watch a puppy video on TikTok.
0:17.5	You want to look at a beautiful performer on Instagram. You want to do, of course you do.
0:23.8	You're human and you're human and maybe you're tired and maybe you want to break or whatever.
0:28.8	But you're like, no, I've got to get these tasks done. This is what's going to help me.
0:33.7	Create the vision that I have for my life. Fantastic. I don't believe that you need to run yourself into the ground.
0:40.2	I don't believe that you need to work for 20 hours a day.
0:43.8	But I do believe that if you just set a schedule against some really focused time
0:49.5	where you are uninterrupted, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish.
0:58.0	Okay. uninterrupted, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish. Hey guys, it's Rach. Welcome to the show. I'm so glad that you're here with us today. And I have a
1:05.7	favor, which sounds kind of harsh if we just met, but I'm assuming that most of you have been a part of
1:11.6	this community for a hot minute. And so I got to ask, are you subscribed to the podcast?
1:17.8	Subscribing to the podcast you listen to regularly is one of the best things that you can do
1:22.7	for hosts like me. It helps to support the show and the staff that works on it. It ensures that you never
1:29.0	miss an episode when we drop a new one. And here's a cool thing about subscribing. If you do it,
1:34.9	and then you hate this show, just unsubscribe. It's one click away. In the meantime,
1:40.4	if you're listening, we would so appreciate it if you would just tap that button and make it
1:45.2	official.
1:50.3	Today, I want to talk about five habits that will make you super productive.
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