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A few months ago, we made a video on the responsibilities of a CEO, and I realized now that I never really covered how I manage to get everything done.
To me, the role of a CEO is mainly enabling your team, enabling them to fulfill and excel at their jobs. However, the company’s situation often requires you to roll up your sleeves and lead projects yourself.
As our operation has grown, my time has become more and more scarce and more and more precious. I’ve come to a point where I choose what projects will truly need my involvement, and I delegate others and do my best to stay out of them.
I am going to go over:
- what a typical day looks like for me
- the evolution of my tasks as the company has grown
- the mistakes I’ve made, and
- the tactics I use to make myself more efficient
This is how a daily schedule looks like:
- I wake up at 5am, almost every weekday.
- 6 to 7:30 am — I exercise, usually a Tennis match.
- I start working around 8:30 am, aiming to finish by 6:30 pm or so.
- I block out 2 hours for lunch, which I don’t spend in full, but…
