While you are idle, I am getting things done.

People wonder what my day to day looks like, so I wanted to explain what a common day in the “life of Kyle” looks like and perhaps it can give you some insight as to why I might be achieving some things that you may not be.

Perhaps you are achieving extraordinary things and by no means am I saying I accomplish more than you, but I think my work habits may be quite a reveal to many of you here that have been told over the years that being successful online looks a little something like this...

Well, it is not this glamorous (although it could be in theory). I am not sure if you have ever tried to be productive while working from a beach chair, it usually does not work out all that well. Beaches are great for reading (which is good for business), but when the work needs to get done you need to access a computer and you need to take the margaritas out of your hand!

So let that be my first lesson, don’t drink tequila and think you are going to create wonderful content!

Before I get started on my “life of Kyle” walk through, I wanted to show you a quote that fits quite nicely with what I am going to be chatting about here.

“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste” -Henry Ford

Henry Ford, obviously the founder of one of the longest running and most successful brands ever made a frank revelation as to why he perhaps was able to create more success than others.

While others were “playing” (what he refers to as wasting time), he was focusing on getting ahead and building his business.

This most definitely applies to myself and anyone else in life that I have met that has created a business of any level of success.

I also know I am getting things done when others are not.

I am writing this at 12:28am (yes in the morning) on a Monday night. This is not a strange occurrence either, I would say this is quite typical.

I make the most of my time throughout any given day, whether I am sitting at more computer with the sole purpose of getting things done or I am at the gym exercising, I am still retaining focus on business.

Do I relax?

You bet. Probably more than most. To people that know me from the outside, they think that all I do is travel the world. In fact, people make fun of me for "not working" because it appears that I am enjoying work so much that I cannot really be working!

Or can I?

The people that really know me, are those that are aware as to why I have freedom to travel and the freedom to do what I want when I want. It is because I have work ethic. I take advantage of the time when others are watching the hockey game to GET THINGS DONE.

There is a huge misunderstanding about success and how some people can “roam the earth” via their adventurous travelling and still maintain a successful business. It is because when I travel, I am in some way using my experience for inspiration, using my environment for inspiration, and I am still GETTING THINGS DONE whether I am in Victoria, BC (my home) or in Venice, Italy. Absolutely no difference to business other than the location.

Remember, when you are doing something you enjoy it will not feel like work. Quite the opposite actually.

I am always remain connected.

From the desktop, to the kitchen on my iPad, to the coffee shop, to the mobile while I am driving, to the treadmill discussion business decisions on Google Talk with Carson, to vacations, to airports and even air planes (many have likely caught me in chat will I am 30,000 feet in the air). I am always connected and I am always engaged.

That is my life, that is what I love to do. I love to get things done while others are idle (wasting time). While people are reading a gossip magazine or playing games on their iPad on the plane, I am getting things done.

Do I ever take time away from being connected?

I have my definite outlets and my “digital time outs" and this is usually playing sports, watching Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, or another one of my favourite TV series, out for dinner with the wife or friends, or grabbing a few beer and watching the game, I take breaks when I want and where I want.

In fact, I wouldn't trade what I do for any other lifestyle in the world. This is the lifestyle I always hoped for and imagined. It has become a reality and it will continue to remain a reality as long as I continue to get things done while the majority of the general public is wasting their idle time.

If and when my brain feels like it is getting tired of working from one location, I change my location. Often times you will catch me at a coffee shop, at home, at the office, or somewhere else in the world to work.

Influence comes from the strangest places and having the ability to change your environment is something that the Internet allows for and something that this business actually rewards you for. It always makes your business feel fresh and exciting .

Here is my set-up when I am on the go (iPad w/ bluetooth keyboard).

Your activities and your forward mission towards your goals should be a constant focus. If you take the approach of taking advantage of the time that others are merely wasting (almost everyone I know wastes a good deal of the time in which I am productive), you are going to see positive results.

Work also shouldn't feel like work when you are doing something you enjoy. The Internet gives us all the capability to work within a niche that we enjoy and to do work that is rewarding and gratifying.

When you challenge yourself, enjoy the subject matter, are constantly learning new things, and you know that you have unrealized potential that is just waiting to be released, every day is exciting and every minute I spend “working” is enjoyable.

Are You Wasting Idle Time?

My intent of this is to get you thinking about time that you may be wasting or completely idle that you can take advantage of and get things done (that further accelerate your business). A day contains a lot of hours and a lot of minutes, we all waste time but some of us are more productive than others during our spare minutes and hours throughout the day.

Take a look at what you are doing now and work to get things done in 2013 when others are not. You are going to notice considerable results and wonderful success.