How I actually stay consistent (no matter what)

0:00I owe most of my success to consistency, but it's easy to be consistent when you're at home and in all of your normal routines. [music] So, come with me to Mexico for a look under the hood of how I stay consistent when my schedule is all over the place. [music] This isn't going to be your typical performative YouTube stuff. This is a raw real look at how I fit in. Training, highquality, high protein meals, focused work blocks when I'm out of my normal day-to-day environments. Along the way, I'll share how public speaking surprisingly became a million-dollar business for me and why

0:33success can often feel so lonely. Without further ado, let's dive into it. All right, we made it to the hotel in Mexico City. [music] I'm basically going to be trying to maintain the vast majority of my normal routines while I'm here. Now, for me, what it means to maintain my routines is [music] sort of split across two different areas. I've got health and then I've got work. On the health side,

0:59a lot of that is just in preparation. Couple bars that are just really whole natural ingredients. Trying these Jack Granny bars that are very good. And then the Jacob bars. I bring along the fitness equipment that helps me, especially since I'm a week and a half out from my marathon. So, I've got my band. I think I've got a baseball in here to roll out the bottom of my feet

1:20as well. I bring all of the supplements. Those are in my suitcase over there. Uh to make sure that I'm able to stay on track with all of that stuff. And then when I'm actually eating, I'm going to the different meals. I really try to focus on just whole single ingredient foods. So breakfast is going to be a primary meal. I'm going to make sure that I get in my protein, my eggs, all of those things. And then dinners are going to be the other big meal. And I'm going to really just focus on [music] simple foods. I'm particularly careful when it comes to food when I travel

1:46internationally because I can't afford [music] to get sick on these trips and have any sort of stomach bug or anything food poisoning, any of that stuff. I freak out about it. From a work standpoint, for me, that just means creating real structure to the days while I'm here. I find that if I don't structure my days, I end up just sort of floating around. So, tomorrow when I have that free day where I'm not going to be in and out of speaking gigs throughout the day, I'm going to make sure that I have clear structure on the calendar, breaking down what I'm going to be spending the different blocks of

2:12time on. I'm going to have my workout scheduled, all of those things, that I make sure that I actually make progress in the same way that I would when I'm at home. Even if it's not quite as perfect, it's still going to get me there about 80 90% of the way. As I'm unpacking my suitcase here, here's the supplement stuff. Inner Body Labs sleep support and testosterone support. I take both of these products daily. The sleep in particular when I travel. Mexico City's at like 7,000 ft of elevation. So, the sleep is going to be a key one for me so that I'm not just exhausted and banged

2:40up. I take omega-3s every single night. Take this boron supplement. This is good for your free testosterone levels. And so, experimenting with it to see if it has an impact in my blood test. And then I'm taking this aazanthin. This is for skin health. These two are definitely much more of like a thing I'm testing and trying. Going to see how it works for me. But these other three are definitely main stays. Oh, and for my lifts, I brought little baggies of my preworkout that I take with creatine as well. So, I've got about 3 hours before this dinner. Plan of attack. Number one, I got to get something to eat because I

3:14haven't really eaten since breakfast this morning. Number two, [sighs] I need to go try to find slightly nicer clothes. I realized that the place we're going for dinner tonight is like jacket required men's formal wear and I wasn't told that in any of the profile or briefing about any of the event, so I didn't bring anything. And then number three, going to try to get some work done. Just knock out a few things before

3:35the dinner so that I can enjoy myself. Step one for me. Thank you. See what we got there. Skirt [music] steak, chicken breast. That's a hell of a lot of food. Oh boy. Mission number one complete with the food. That was probably a little bit aggressive considering I only have like 2 and 1/2 hours before dinner. Mission number two underway. Found a men's wear store. Seems like it could be okay

4:03nearby to go grab something. If you can't already tell from the look on my face, that was not successful. walked in. Saleswoman was amazing. I'm looking at this beautiful jacket, shirt, belt. Last minute, I think to convert it from pesos to dollars so that I know how much I'm about to spend. Figured it wasn't going to be crazy. All the stuff was fairly casual. It was nice, but

4:27casual. It's going to be like $1,000. Hell no. Not about to spend $1,000 because I didn't know the dress code and forgot to bring this stuff. I'm going to walk out. I'm like, "Well, I just took this person's time. Let me at least grab the belt. I can always use a belt." So, she's ringing it up. I'm not thinking twice. like, you know, belt's going to be 40, 50 bucks maybe most. And she tells me the price and I realize that it's like $200. And I panic, so I just go through with it. So now I have a freaking $200 belt, which is probably twice as much as any belt I've ever

4:56bought in my life, including the belt I probably wore on my wedding day. So I'm going to be wearing this belt basically every single day for the next several years to make it feel like it was worth it. [gasps] And I guess I'm going to cobble together something that looks halfway presentable with what I have and hope that I don't get kicked out based

5:11on my dress code at this dinner tonight. Clothing may have been a bust, but I did get a legit grocery haul from Uber Eats grocery delivery here. Got a bunch of waters. Got some of my Greek yogurt so that I can have my pre-bed dessert that I always have. Got some Bob's Red Milk granola to go with that. Frozen berries, rice cakes, and honey for pre-workout stuff. basically staying on track with everything, sticking to the normal programs despite being on the road. It

5:38is possible to do that. I used to be really nervous going to events like this one tonight. It's like a dinner event with a group of prominent business leaders, successful entrepreneurs. I would always feel like I was inferior and that the only way to stand out in those kind of situations was to try to be as interesting as possible, right? Like talk about yourself, tell stories. I think we all

5:59feel that in these kind of situations. And what I found is that the opposite is actually much more helpful. The most like powerful thing you can do in these situations is focus on being interested rather than interesting. So what does that mean? It means that you ask questions rather than trying to just talk about yourself. It means that you genuinely show an interest in learning about other people. You listen really intently. People are actually quite

6:22unus. One of the questions I love asking that really gets people talking is, "What are you most excited about right now? what are you getting most excited about right now? It gets people talking about something that they are excited about, as you might imagine, and that really helps to get dialogue flowing and it reduces your nerves in these situations

6:41when you otherwise might feel nervous. So, just a tip for whenever you find yourself at your next networking event, lean into that. Be interested rather than interesting. Okay, here's what I managed to cobble together. this like travel wool blazery jacket button-d down and yes, the infamous $200 belt. This feels passable. Not good, but passable. [music] Self-conscious, but it doesn't look that

7:06bad. [music] Okay, number one, what an amazing dinner. Just an incredibly kind and loving group of people. Extraordinary. Mexican culture is amazing. Number two, that was a very soft dress code. I did not need to be stressed. I am so glad that I didn't spend $1,000 on all those clothes, but I'm now super pissed about this $200 belt. It's a fine belt, but just unnecessary. It's about bedtime, so let's go ahead and make up this dessert

7:37bowl with the stuff that I got earlier. First ingredient, this Greek yogurt. I like the 5% just cuz it tastes better. If you're trying to keep it lower calorie, you can get the 0%. I don't really measure this, but just get enough so that you've got a good base in there. Then I'm going to throw on I got these frozen berries, which are in a mini fridge, so they're not super frozen anymore. Some granola for a little crunch and some extra carbs. Top that all off with some raw honey. Go straight in with the same spoon. That's going to be delicious. Bonapetit. And this big

8:10old pile of supplements. One bite. Everyone knows the rules. Would have been really embarrassing if I choked on camera there. That's a wrap for day one. See y'all tomorrow. Good morning. It's a little after 6:00 a.m. I think I went to bed at like 10:30 after that dinner. So, little under 8 hours of sleep. Not the best sleep of my life with this altitude. Yeah, the whoop confirms not ideal. I normally don't look at these things right away in the morning because I find that it impacts how you feel. You're like, you see the bad score and then you're like, "Oh, I don't feel good. I'm tired." So, I'm just going to

8:47pretend like I didn't see it. Plan of attack for the day. I just made my schedule so that I have some structure to this. It's 7:00 a.m. right now. I am going to go hit the gym, get in a lift. That's going to be a whole lift. So, back and biceps and then run. I'm 10 days out from my marathon, so the runs are easier right now. It's a taper, so probably like 6 miles or something quite easy. I'll probably just do it on the treadmill just for ease that I don't have to go find a place to run in the city. After that, going to have

9:15breakfast and then basically get into some focused blocks of work. I'm in bookw writing mode for my second book at the moment. So, really going to try to take advantage of the free day to maybe go find a Starbucks or just some change of scenery to get out of the hotel, get a bunch of that done, and then I think at 5:30 they're coming to pick me up, take me over to the event that I'm speaking at tonight, which apparently is going to be pretty amazing. Few hundred people, beautiful venue. Should be a fun

9:38one. Gonna make this pre-workout drink. Pro tip for doing this when you're traveling and you don't have shaker bottle. Just got a bottle. Take a piece of paper off of the hotel notepads that they have everywhere. And you can usually pull this off in minimally messy fashion. You just kind of make a little funnel thing. I'll try to do this so that you can actually see it. Make a little funnel thing like this. And then

10:03not bad.

10:09And we need some pre-workout carbs. So, I got these rice cakes and honey, which is what I normally have at home anyway. [music]

10:276 miles and a pull lift in the books. I'm absolutely drenched. The altitude here crushes me. That run was like at a zone 2 pace for me. in a normal context and my average heart rate was 150. It normally would have been like probably 125 at that pace, 130. So, the altitude definitely has a real impact. I walked past my room, but we got it done. Going to get a shower, going to get some breakfast, and go find a place to get

10:51some work and writing done.

11:09[music] This right here is going to be an elite bite. Get some of the beans, some of this egg with chili and tomato toast.

11:25[music]

11:31[music] First focus work block of the day done. One of the things about creating structure and the reason that I'm so strict about creating structure is the greatest challenge when you shift from being on a traditional path to a more entrepreneurial path is the lack of structure. you are used to having all of the hours of your day, all of the tasks, all of the responsibilities sort of dictated to you, like you know what you're supposed to be doing. And so as a result, you really stay on task. But when you become an entrepreneur, when you start doing things a little bit differently, nobody tells you what you

12:06need to be doing all during the course of the day. And so the human tendency and the bias that I think we all have is to float and not get enough things done. You actually don't make progress on the most important things if you don't create the structure around them. And so if you are making that jump, you're going down a more nontraditional path or you're trying to start something like that, highly recommend creating clear structure around it. Even if it's as simple as 30 minute blocks or an hour block once a day, just something that time blocks out that window so that you know the specific tasks you're going to

12:34be working on because what you track in that way, what you block in that way, those are going to be the things you make progress against. I'm going to take a little break, maybe go for a little bit of a walk to just get some blood flow, get moving, maybe grab a small bite to eat, and have another work block prior to getting ready and doing a bit

12:51of prep for this talk tonight. Found this nice park in Palano for a little walk. I want to share something that I haven't talked about a whole lot related to public speaking and and a hack, a trick that you can all use to improve at it. I would have told you a few years ago that I was a very nervous public speaker. I spent most of my life terrified of public speaking like a lot of people. And this year I'm going to make over a million dollars doing it as part of my business. I don't say that to brag. I say it to say that anyone can

13:24improve their public speaking skills with a few simple tricks or interventions. The number one hack that has really helped me is that I practice all of my public speaking while out on a walk or on a jog. The reason this is so important is because when you get nervous when you're doing public speaking, your heart rate gets elevated,

13:43right? That's nerves start to build. What happens is you get out on stage, you feel that you haven't prepared in that heart rate elevated state. And so, as a result, it starts to spiral on you. You miss words, you start stumbling over things, it gets really, really difficult. If you practice the way you're going to play, I.e., if you practice in that elevated heart rate state, you'll be prepared for it. You're more accustomed to it. You're ready for it when it comes so that you can actually handle it. I do a zone 2 practice session. Literally in a sort of more vigorous walk or on a jog, I'll

14:12actually practice the things I'm going to be talking about. It makes you so much more wellprepared for the situation when you actually get out there. Try it before your next presentation, before your next talk, any of those things. I guarantee it works. Yes.

14:33[music] 4:00 back at the hotel. Got about an hour and a half before I head over to the speaking engagement. FaceTime Elizabeth Bloom. Hello. Regular snake. That's just a That's a regular snake, right? Oh, cobra. It's a cobra. Yeah. Oh, man. Hey, I miss you, buddy. Where are you? I'm in Mexico. I'll bring you something

14:59home. What are you going to bring me? I don't know. What do you want? You want an animal? Yeah. A bri. All right. I'll bring you a cool animal home. These are the essentials. Wild Roman face serum. That all natural anti-aging goodness and a nice little glow. And the Wild Roman grass-fed tallow moisturizer. Tiny bit goes a long way. Secret anti-aging cheat code right there. And 100% natural. Stop putting junk on your

15:25skin that you wouldn't put in your body. It's your largest organ. Take care of it. It'll take care of you. I guess there's a reason I'm not a real influencer. I'm no good at this. Little denim, white cream. I'm not even going to try. Heading out in 45 minutes. Going to do a quick dry run of my presentation. Mainly focused on the transitions because those tend to be the places where you you stumble or if you don't have flow, it actually trips you up during a talk. So, I'm going to focus on the transitions,

15:56get through those, and head on out. [music] Oh yeah, it was pouring, right? [music]

16:13[music and applause]

16:19[music] It's been an honor having you here. I think uh what you talked about touched a lot of us, a lot of courts. This is a group that has been widely successful in many kinds of wells, but we're always struggling with others. So, what you said to us will uh really really make us think about a lot of things. So, thank you so much. And we want to give you um small token of appreciation for coming to Mexico and spending this time with us. Thank you so much. [applause]

16:58Cheers. What a night that was. Just an unbelievable setting, environment, vibrant group of people, so engaged, so energized by it. I'm exhausted, but at the same time, I feel like I could go run a marathon right now, which is just the best type of speaking event. I gotta go get something to eat and be up bright and early tomorrow for my flight to

17:22Mterrey. Waiting on the Uber Eats delivery. I'm freaking starving. I never eat before I do those talks because it just makes me feel sluggish and tired when I'm out on stage. So then I just end up eating twice as much after right before going to bed which screws my sleep and it just not a good scene. But I got to do it. Good morning. Time to go catch this

17:45flight. Gracias. Yep. Sack. That's a new one even for me. Wheels down in Mterrey. Something I was thinking about on the flight is success is lonelier than you think. One of the saddest things about success is realizing just how few people wanted to see you succeed in the first place. There were so many people in your life that were there for you and cheered and celebrated when it was convenient for them. And then they're nowhere to be found once your growth, once your success starts shining a light on the things that they haven't been able to do, the things that they're too afraid to do. Expect it to be lonier than you

18:27think. Embrace that solitude that comes with the journey, with the change, with the growth that you're experiencing. Use it to accelerate your transformation. As you continue to shine, you'll become a magnet for the people that you want to attract into your life on the other side of that change. It is minimum 30° hotter here in Mterrey than it was in Mexico City. Just a completely different climate. My understanding based on a little bit of research that I did is that Mterrey, where I am now, is sort of known as like an industrial and technical hub of Mexico. So, a lot of industrial, a lot of manufacturing, and apparently an

18:59incredible technical university as well here. So, it's interesting. Quite a different dynamic. And I assume the YPO group here is a lot more industrial and manufacturing related entrepreneurs relative to the YPO group in Mexico City, which is probably pretty broad-based. [music]

19:22It's making me dizzy. Pressure haul. You already know. See what we got. Bunch of rice cakes. Pre-workout right now. granola, yogurt, berries, and some raw honey. Got to hit legs at the gym right now, followed by about 6 miles probably on the treadmill. Hotel gym leg workouts never ideal, but feel like you can normally cobble together something that's pretty effective, even if you have barebones equipment. So, we'll go walk through that right now. [music]

19:57Got the workout done. One of my rules and beliefs on life is that it doesn't have to be optimal for it to be beneficial. When you travel, when you're out of your normal routines to some extent, it's never going to be perfect, right? Like if I go look at my Whoop recovery from the last two days while

20:15I've been traveling. Like look at that. Those two red days, that's while I'm traveling. So obviously I'm not going to have the best workouts in the world, but I can still go and put in the work. I can still show up and do something even if it's not going to be perfect. There was this like viral tweet that Brian Johnson had put up recently where he talked about the fact that he had a bad night's sleep and so he didn't train because it increases injury risk. And the truth is that like you don't have to show up and give 110% every single workout. You can scale back your energy,

20:42effort, intensity level proportional to how you feel like you can show up on the basis of sleep and recovery and these things. But you should still show up. You should still go and do something because anything above zero compounds. Something to think about whenever you find yourself like in that chaos of life. Whether it's toddler or little kid keeping you up all night, maybe you had to study all night, pulling all night, or for some work thing, or you're traveling, whatever it might be, you can still show up and do something. It doesn't have to be optimal for it to be beneficial. Fit check for the last and

21:10final talk of the trip. [music]

21:22That's a wrap. about 10 p.m. getting back to the hotel. Incredibly energizing evening. I'm exhausted [music] though. These speaking engagements do take a lot out of you because you really have to be on when you're doing them. And obviously there's an element or you're on stage where it is performance. You're being paid to come into an environment and deliver for these people. And I feel I guess I feel like a responsibility to make it worth it and make sure that I create the impact, create the ripples that I want to create. So I put a lot into it. I'm exhausted. Tomorrow's Friday. Basically a full travel day to

21:51get home with a connecting flight. So, I'm probably going to take it easy on the flight home. Not try to get too much done. Just try to relax after what was an exhausting week. Going to get some sleep. Got to be up at 5:00 a.m. to go catch this flight. That is a wrap on a beautiful, long, exhausting, and energizing week in Mexico. Two speaking gigs and a whole lot of fun along the way. Kept to the routines pretty well. Hopefully, you learned something as I walk through that. If you found any value in this or if you have any questions, send me an

22:20email sawill@sawahillbloom.com. If you stuck with me through this entire thing, that's the least I can do is respond. Just reference the video and the subject line and I'll make sure I get back to you. And as always, until next time, stay curious, friends. Hey, I missed you. Oh, I love