Weekly 40 Hour Kit by Fabiano Abreu Ott

The journey of growing your business without grinding 24/7.

40 Hour Kit: Workouts With Other Founders & Advice If You're Feeling Stuck

Hey Reader, hope you had a productive Monday and enjoyed your weekend! Thanks for taking the time to read your 40 Hour Kit. I'm sure you'll find some great inspiration for the week.

Here we go:

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💡 Entrepreneurial Insight

People buy what they want, not what they need. Don't try to convince potential customers they have a problem that you can solve. Instead, figure out what people want and explain your product in the context of it. And then ultimately, deliver what they need along with it.

Based on bestselling author & entrepreneur Daniel Priestley's Oversubscribed​

⚖️ Balance Hack

It's obvious to have goals in entrepreneurship and business. However, many people think of sports goals as something reserved for professional athletes. But having a clear goal for a next milestone in sports will give you two things:

1. Higher friction when considering skipping your sports session to squeeze more work in.
2. Momentum and motivation that translates into more resilience and energy for your entrepreneurial journey.

It's no big stretch. Just set a realistic goal for something you want to achieve until end of 2025 in your sports game. (And if it's related to a course or competition, don't wait and sign up for it.)

Based on my own experience & recent 10k Run sign up to beat my last year's personal time.

🚀 Challenge

Designate one day this week where you consume no new information (no news, social media, podcasts, etc.) to free up mental space for your own creative thinking and work.

Inspired by concepts from Tim Ferriss's The 4-Hour Workweek​

✨ Recommendation

Three tips to boost you if you feel stuck in your entrepreneurial journey:

1. Focus on one thing at a time. If focused, your brain functions as an answering machine coming up with ideas throughout the day.
2. Don't spend too much time looking for answers. Execute instead. Spend roughly 10-20% of your time on ideas/strategy and 80% on execution.
3. Ask 'If I would perform on 120%, what would my work look like?'

Based on Shaan Puri's collection of founder wisdom. ​

❓ Question for you to ask another Entrepreneur

What was a small 'win' you had early in your business that gave you the confidence to keep going, even when things felt uncertain?

Just hit 'reply' and let me know your answer. I'll feature the most inspiring 'small wins' in our next newsletter!

⭐️ Community Update

We're kicking off our Run & Calisthenics Club. Starting in Berlin this Saturday, we will regularly organize 5km Runs including a short Calisthenics Workout Session. It's all about sports, after-sports-coffee and genuine connections with other founders. If you're interested in joining our next sessions, let us know:

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Apply to the 40HE Club here to learn from founders that are in a similar stage than you.

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Read the 40HE Blog for more insights & stories here.