你是不是也在想辦法給一天的工作開個好頭?何不聽聽成功的企業(yè)高管怎么說。 我們咨詢了九位企業(yè)首席執(zhí)行官,他們的工作場所或者住地都在紐約市。我們問他們,每天從早上起床到步入辦公室這段時間如何度過。有人冥想,有人鍛煉身體,大部分人都會查看電郵。 以下是最繁忙的人士如何安排早晨,日復(fù)一日爭取成功。 Slice創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官伊利爾·塞拉:和哥哥交流想法 Slice是一款讓方便用戶訂購本地披薩的移動應(yīng)用。 我屬于早起的人,通常早上5點半就醒了,最遲不超過6點。 醒來以后五到十分鐘,我就會迅速抓起手機,查看公司業(yè)務(wù)有何進展。Slice是一家一周七天全天營業(yè)的公司,業(yè)務(wù)覆蓋全球各時區(qū)。在我睡覺的時候,一直都有客戶下單買披薩。我醒來總是很興奮,想看看睡覺期間公司業(yè)績增長了多少。 我住在紐約史丹頓島,辦公室在曼哈頓。每天我會跟雙胞胎哥哥一起出發(fā)去公司上班。早上6點40分以前,我會讓哥哥在外面等我,然后一起開車走。 從住地到公司有35到45分鐘車程。我通常在路上查看電郵,讀一些新聞,一邊跟哥哥聊天。他也開了家公司,所以有時遇到問題他能幫著出出主意。我們私下里也在競爭,看當(dāng)天誰工作更高效更成功。 Dia&Co創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官納迪婭·布加瓦:清理思緒、迅速穿戴整齊 Dia&Co為穿14碼以上大碼服裝的女性提供服裝定制服務(wù)。 我一直堅持早起。如果要去上健身課,我會在早上6點以前起來,如果沒課,可能6點半起。 最近我開始用一款冥想應(yīng)用Headspace。每天一起床,我前十分鐘都會用這款應(yīng)用。十分鐘的冥想能幫助我集中精神,理清思緒,不用再想沒什么價值的東西。 每周有兩三天我早上會上健身課,基本都是動感單車課程。 我在投資銀行做初級員工時學(xué)到最有用的一條經(jīng)驗就是:早上要迅速穿戴整齊。我一般在15分鐘內(nèi)能搞定。 因為住處離辦公室非常近,我總是步行上班。很多人剛起床的時候我已經(jīng)出了家門,這在早晨的紐約其實挺難得的,所以我總是斗志滿滿,心情也很好。我經(jīng)常8點不到就在辦公室了。 Wheels Up創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官肯尼·迪希特:健身、閱讀和充電同步進行 Wheels Up是一家會員制的私人飛行服務(wù)公司。 我大概在早上5點到5點半起床。我有三部設(shè)備,起來以后會用來查看電郵、短信,以及其他聯(lián)絡(luò)工具。 接著我會在家里和私人教練碰頭。6點到6點45分,他會幫我做伸展運動,我利用這段時間看新聞。 6點45分到7點半,我會做20分鐘有氧,20分鐘無氧運動。健身的時候,我會喝有機品牌Mother Earth的濃縮果汁,也會喝杯黑咖啡。 7點半我去淋浴,邊洗邊看美國財經(jīng)頻道CNBC的新聞節(jié)目Squawk Box。我浴室里裝著電視,所以可以把音量調(diào)大,隔著淋浴房的門也能聽清新聞。洗完澡擦干身體的時候,我也會瞟一眼體育頻道ESPN的SportsCenter。 HighTower創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官艾略特·威斯布魯斯:列出全天工作目標(biāo) HighTower是一家金融服務(wù)公司,為高凈值人士和機構(gòu)客戶服務(wù)。 我早上大概4點或者4點半起床,先煮咖啡,整理思緒,主要是想想手頭工作的進展情況,當(dāng)天有什么計劃,有哪些在進行中。我會調(diào)整當(dāng)天事項的處理順序,根據(jù)孩子、家人和個人責(zé)任列出先后。 不久以前,我找到一個名叫Momentum的小工具,可以幫助排列優(yōu)先事項的小工具。Momentum是谷歌瀏覽器Chrome的一款插件,最大的好處是會強制要求設(shè)定每天的目標(biāo)。 通常在喝第一杯咖啡的時候,我會仔細思考,寫下當(dāng)天的目標(biāo),以及哪些要重點做。這種方法確實能讓我把握好自己,想清楚哪些比較重要,哪些是可以先放一放的。 當(dāng)然,我每天早上都會鍛煉身體。 威斯布魯斯常駐芝加哥,但40%時間會在紐約的辦公室。 Nomad Health聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官阿列克西·納齊姆:上班途中腦中勾勒計劃 Nomad Health是一家醫(yī)療服務(wù)網(wǎng)站,幫助患者聯(lián)系在醫(yī)療保健系統(tǒng)工作的自由職業(yè)臨床醫(yī)生。 我7點醒來,首先了解新聞,在網(wǎng)上讀一些電子版的報紙——《紐約時報》、《華爾街日報》。我會讀七八份日報精選。 接下來,我會把電郵迅速過一遍,通過Nomad平臺跟進公司業(yè)務(wù),了解隔夜發(fā)生了什么事。 然后我會洗個澡,吃些早餐,步行去辦公室。走過去只需要15到20分鐘,路上我會想些事情,努力想清楚這一天里希望完成哪些工作。每天早上,我們公司都要開一場全員會議,所以我會先思考有什么想和整個團隊分享。 DB+Co創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官德布勒·貝德納-克拉克:日出時起床 DB+Co是一家提供職業(yè)咨詢和培訓(xùn)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力的公司。 我是習(xí)慣早起的人。只要陽光照到臥室的窗戶上我就起床。但我總是給自己設(shè)個鬧鐘,最遲設(shè)到7點,只是以防萬一。 起床以后第一件事是查收件箱,確保沒出現(xiàn)客戶有重要需求,提出問題或者聯(lián)系不到我。身為紐約人當(dāng)然應(yīng)該讀讀新聞,我會看看頭條報道,比如《紐約時報》和《紐約郵報》最熱門的消息。每天起床前半小時,我會讀新聞訂閱平臺theSkimm的資訊。 接下來我會吃早飯,通常是老三樣:檸檬水、肉桂葡萄干土司和拿鐵咖啡。趁著吃早餐,我會查看一些新花樣的東西,可能去圖片分享類社交網(wǎng)站Pinterest上轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn),可能看一些設(shè)計方面的內(nèi)容,也可能是職場的要訣和妙招。 有時我會鍛煉,有時不會,具體看身體感覺怎樣。我可能去中央公園跑步,也可能和丈夫一起散步。有時我們在會在家做瑜伽,或者自己做普拉提。 Troops聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官丹·瑞奇:了解時事 Troops為銷售人員開發(fā)企業(yè)聊天軟件Slack平臺的機器人。 一般來說我都會清早6點到7點半醒,具體時間前一晚睡得如何。 起床以后,我穿好衣服直接去健身房,然后寫下三件感恩的事。 上班路上我會讀些東西。我喜歡讀兩種內(nèi)容,一是新聞,我會讀前一天收藏的《華爾街日報》文章,還有同事、投資者和朋友分享的文章。我也讀和公司業(yè)務(wù)有關(guān)的內(nèi)容。 我搭地鐵,4-5-6號線一起。一方面,我喜歡上班路程不長,另一方面覺得要是通勤時間多些就能多享受一會獨處的時間,可以讀點文章,聽聽音樂。 我盡量每天早晨8點半以前到辦公室。 Amino Apps聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官本·安德森:和國外聯(lián)系溝通 Amino Apps利用應(yīng)用創(chuàng)造不同話題的社群。 我的一天通常從午夜開始。作為公司的首席執(zhí)行官,大腦仿佛總在運轉(zhuǎn)停不下來,不管碰到什么,腦子都會立刻開始想工作,想入睡總得多花一些時間。 第二天真正醒來的時候是8點,我一般躺在床上查看電郵和工作日程,看看當(dāng)天有什么安排。我們在上海有辦公室,團隊一半成員都在上海。所以我會回復(fù)睡覺時錯過的訊息。 然后我去洗澡,帶著早餐——酸奶和蛋白質(zhì)奶昔去辦公室。 辦公室步行就能到,但我更喜歡騎電動滑板。每次考慮辦公室往哪搬的時候,一個重要標(biāo)準就是得在我騎電動滑板車通勤范圍以內(nèi)。 Cadre聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官瑞恩·威廉姆斯:促進血液循環(huán) Cadre是一家線上房地產(chǎn)交易平臺,促成獲準賣家與高凈值買家交易。 我每天清晨6點到7點醒來。醒過來第一件事是關(guān)上鬧鐘,免得不停地響。然后我就起床洗澡。 洗完澡,我會讀一讀新聞了解世界大事。我通常會瀏覽《華爾街日報》和《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》,有時會看一些行業(yè)相關(guān)的刊物。 最近我的肩膀做了手術(shù),只要肩膀一恢復(fù)我就會繼續(xù)每天晨跑。現(xiàn)在我早上會做一些輕度的有氧運動,促進血液循環(huán)。 我發(fā)現(xiàn)早起對一天的工作很有好處,清早是我精力最集中的時候,所以我一般會盡量8點半以前趕到辦公室。(財富中文網(wǎng)) 譯者:Pessy 審稿:夏林 |
If you're looking for ideas about how to jump-start your workday, who better to consult than a bunch of successful CEOs? We asked nine such executives, all of whom live or work in New York City, how they spend the time between waking up and showing up at the office. Some meditate, some work out, and most check email. Here's how some of the busiest people you'll meet set themselves up for success daily. Ilir Sela, the founder and CEO of Slice, bounces ideas off his brother. Slice is a mobile app that lets you order from local pizzerias. I'm an early bird, so I'm typically awake by 5:30 a.m., or at the latest 6. Within the first five or 10 minutes of waking up, I'll jump right to my phone and check to see how things are going with the business. Slice is a 24/7 operation and we cover all different time zones — there are people ordering pizza at all times of the night. I'm always excited to wake up and check on how things went while I was sleeping. I live on Staten Island, and my office is in Manhattan. I commute in on a regular basis with my twin brother. Before 6:40 a.m., I'll have my brother waiting outside for me, and we drive in together. It takes 35 to 45 minutes to drive in. That's when I'm usually checking all my email, reading some of the news, and at the same time chatting with my twin brother. He's a business owner himself, so he helps me out with some of the challenges that we're facing and vice versa. We're secretly in this competition to see who's going to find a way to be more successful that day. Nadia Boujarwah, the cofounder and CEO of Dia&Co, clears her head and speed-dresses. Dia&Co is a clothing subscription service for women who wear size 14 and up. I've always been an early riser. If I'm going to an exercise class, I'm up by 6 a.m. If not, maybe 6:30. I recently started using the meditation app Headspace. I use it for 10 minutes first thing in the morning. Carving out that time to help me get centered and clear my mind has proven to be incredibly valuable. Two or three times a week I'll start my day with an exercise class. It's almost always spin classes. Something I picked up while I was low on the totem pole in investment banking is getting ready very quickly in the morning. I'm usually ready in less than 15 minutes. I live very close to the office, so I always walk to work. There's something special about New York City in the morning — being out and about while everyone's just starting their day has an energy that I really enjoy. I'm usually at the office by 8. Kenny Dichter, the founder and CEO of Wheels Up, combines exercise, reading, and fueling up. Wheels Up is a membership-based private aviation company. I wake up somewhere between 5 and 5:30 a.m. I have three devices, and I check all three devices for email and for texts and for any sort of communication. Then I have my trainer meet me at my house, and he stretches me from 6 to 6:45 while I'm reading the newspaper. From 6:45 to 7:30, I'm trying to do 20 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of anaerobic exercise. All the while, I'm drinking a Juice Press Mother Earth. I'm also drinking a black coffee at the same time. At 7:30, I shower. While I'm showering, I turn on CNBC's "Squawk Box." I have the TV on in my bathroom, so I turn the volume way up, and I'm listening through the shower door. I also might sneak in a little bit of ESPN's "SportsCenter" while I'm drying off. Elliot Weissbluth, the founder and CEO of HighTower, outlines his goals for the day. HighTower is a financial-services firm that works with high-net-worth people and institutional clients. I get up around 4 or 4:30 a.m. I make coffee and collect my head — where I am, what the plan is for the day, the things that are going on. I do a reshuffle of priorities of what's important for that day vis-a-vis the kids, family, my obligations. One of the things that helps is this little tool I found a while ago called Momentum. It's a Chrome plugin. The best part of this tool is that it asks you to set an intention for the day. I'm pretty deliberate — usually in the middle of my first cup of coffee, I write out what my intention for the day is and what my focus is, and that really allows me to anchor myself in terms of what's going to be important for that day and what I'm going to push off to the side. There's always a workout early in the morning as well. Weissbluth is based in Chicago but spends about 40% of his time in New York City, where HighTower has offices. Alexi Nazem, the cofounder and CEO of Nomad Health, uses his commute to mentally plan ahead. Nomad Health is a site that helps connect freelance clinicians to work in healthcare systems. I wake up at 7 a.m. I try to catch up on the news. I'll reach a bunch of newspapers online — The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal. I read seven or eight daily digests. Then I'll try to whip through some emails and things that happened overnight through the Nomad platform. I'll take a shower, grab some breakfast, and walk up to the office. It's a 15- to 20-minute walk, and I'm really just lost in my thoughts and trying to organize what I really want to accomplish during the day. Every morning we have an all-hands meeting, so I think about what I want to share with the team. Debra Bednar-Clark, the founder and CEO of DB+Co, wakes up with the sun. DB+Co is a career and leadership coaching firm. I'm a total morning person. I like to get up whenever the sunlight hits my bedroom window. But I always set my alarm for at least 7 a.m., just in case. The first thing I do is I check my inbox, just to make sure that there aren't any major needs or questions or outreach from clients. Then I scan the news. I read the top news, like the most popular for The New York Times and The New York Post, since I'm a New Yorker. I read theSkimm within the first 30 minutes of every day. Then I'll have breakfast, which is always the same thing: lemon water, cinnamon-raisin toast, and a latte. Over breakfast, that's my time for creative exploration. It might be looking at Pinterest. It could be things about design. It could be career tips and tricks. Some days I work out, some days I don't. It's just how my body feels. I'll either do a run in Central Park, or my husband and I will do a walk. Sometimes we'll do yoga at home, or I'll do Pilates. Dan Reich, the cofounder and CEO of Troops, catches up on current events. Troops creates Slackbots for sales teams. I wake up anywhere between 6 and 7:30 a.m., depending on what my night was like the night before. On mornings where I work out, I get up and I go straight to the gym. Then I write down three things I'm grateful for. I read on the way to the office. I like to read two pieces of content. First is the news — I'll read The Wall Street Journal, articles that I saved throughout the previous day, and articles that colleagues, investors, and friends share with me. I'll also read content related to our business. I take the subway — the 4-5-6 lines. On the one hand, I love that it's a relatively short commute. But on the other hand, it's great to be locked up for a while because you get time to yourself to do nothing other than read or listen to music. I try to be in the office before 8:30 a.m. Ben Anderson, the cofounder and CEO of Amino Apps, does some international correspondence. Amino Apps uses apps to create communities around different topics. It all starts in the middle of the night. As a CEO, your mind is always going, so if anything stirs me, my mind goes directly to work, and it takes me some time to get back to sleep. When I wake up for real, at 8 a.m., I usually check my email from bed and check my schedule to see what I have going on that day. We have an office in Shanghai, so half my team is based there. I'll respond to all the messages I missed while I was sleeping. I shower and take my breakfast with me — yogurt and a protein shake — and head off to the office. Our office is walking distance for me, but I tend to ride my electric skateboard. When we were deciding where to move our office, one of the criteria was that it's in range of my electric skateboard. Ryan Williams, the cofounder and CEO of Cadre, gets his blood flowing. Cadre is an online real-estate marketplacethat connects approved sellers and high-wealth people. I wake up between 6 and 7 a.m. The first thing I do is make sure my alarm's turned off so it doesn't keep ringing. Then I jump into the shower. After that, I'll start reading and seeing what's happening in the world. I'll generally scan The Journal and The Economist. Sometimes I look at the industry-relevant publications. I had shoulder surgery recently, but when I get my shoulder back in action I'll get back into going for my runs in the morning. Right now I do some light cardio to get my blood flowing. I find it's good to get started early — that's when I'm most focused — so I'll generally try to get into the office before 8:30 a.m. |