6 Routines & Non-Negotiables We Live By to Stay Creative and Motivated, with Mike and Mitzi Payne

Welcome back to another solo episode of the Waves Social podcast. This time, we’re sharing the six routines and non-negotiables we live by now that we didn’t five years ago. A lot has changed since we started our business, and we’ve learned that many of our old habits weren’t going to make us successful in the long run. Over time we’ve developed these six routines that help us stay happy, healthy and creative as partners and individuals. From setting time boundaries to pursuing hobbies outside of work, these are the strategies we live and breathe by daily. We take a deep dive into what each one is, why we started to do it and what impact it has made on our lives. If you feel like you could use a reset, this episode is full of strategies you can use today to set yourself up for a better tomorrow.

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Show Notes:

1. Introducing today’s topic, “6 routines and non-negotiables we follow now that we weren’t 5 years ago.”
2. When in life did we start to re-establish routines on our own?
3. How Mike’s mindset about routines has shifted since his 2016 TEDx Talk.
4. The burnout signs we’ve experienced. 
5. Non-negotiable #1 - Not working evenings and weekends. Why we used to do it, why we don’t anymore and how we’ve achieved this structure. 
6. How we’ve learned to detach ourselves from our work during downtime. 
7. The discipline of boundaries and how we deal with “off limit” topics during downtime. 
8. #2 - Prioritizing personal health practices. How we’ve budgeted to be able to invest in our health.
9. #3 - Taking vacations vs traveling and working. The importance of being fully on a break while you’re on vacation. 
10. #4 - Finding hobbies and passion projects to keep you motivated and avoid burnout. Why it’s important to keep some projects just for yourself. 
11. How hobbies and side-projects keep your brain sharp and improve creativity.
12. #5 - Physical boundaries with work. Why we love working from our office and our tips if you don’t have an office or spare room to work from. 
13. #6 - Delegate, delegate, delegate. How we learned to let go and allow our team to take over the tasks we love, but don’t have time for anymore. 
14. How to get out of your own way.

Discussed in this episode:

1. Mike’s TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NposdDXqT74 

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Production by Morgan Berna, editing by Oliver Banyard.