Believe it or not I've actually edited copy while I was on the treadmill (back when I was in college going to school full-time, copywriting part-time and another job part-time so I had like no time for anything and was forced to multi-task).

Staying fit isn't even about going on a treadmill either. Today I'm climbing a mountain by my house, which serves several purposes.

#1 – clears your head, which sparks ideas
#2 – gets blood pumping which sparks ideas
#3 – relaxes you, which helps spark ideas

Probably more, but you get my drift :)

Jeremy

P.S. I also might meditate in the woods for a few minutes while I'm up there. While it may sound strange…it's probably the best thing I've ever done for sparking creativity :)

Regular exercise is so important for maintaining that mental edge. I've often come up with great copy ideas while working out.

That's one thing I appreciate about you: your commitment to staying fit!

Ryan

Library study rooms are one of my favorite hangouts.

I'm often WAY more productive with a pad of paper and pen than I am on my computer.

Ryan

Great to see you here. :-)

I totally agree with the value of short bursts of focused time. It's far better than staring at the computer screen in a semi-funk for hours, wondering what to do next.

Take care,

Ryan

Ryan

I think that's how Kennedy put it in Renegade Millionaire.

Close to what you propose with doing something self-promotional. Not always sending out an offer but taking a step toward bringing in new business… returning a phone call, replying to an email inquiry, writing a blog post, etc.

It mirrors the lead gen beast, Matt Bacak's belief that…

“An email a day, keeps bankruptcy away.”

And hey, I don't know if you've ever tried it, but ever since I very first drank a cup of French Pressed coffee, I've been a coffee snob.

I was already anti-7 Eleven coffee preferring anything custom roasted, but the French Press took me up to the next 'pickiness' level.

If you haven't tried a cup of French press coffee before, do it. It's as easy to make as a regular drip cup, but sooo much tastier. And I think you can get them for like $4o bucks from Starbucks or online somewhere.

Check it out for yourself. My press was given to me 4-5 years ago and it goes down as one of my all-time most useful/favorite Christmas gifts EVER! Maybe you'll enjoy it this much too.

Note Taking Nerd #2

I'm also a big fan of Starbucks coffee. It might be like $4 in the store to buy but it's only like $8 for a 10oz. bag of it which'll last a few weeks!

Well worth it in my opinion.

I'm also a huge fan of tea – basically any kind. Green, oolong, black, during the day…then some kind of relaxing tea like chamomile, mint or something similar at night before bed while I read.

So my healthy routines?

Working out, coffee in the morning, walks with my wife (although not everyday), getting back into meditating today, and tea/reading before bed.

Great post Ryan!

Jeremy Reeves
http://www.ControlBeatingCopy.com

Having a daily routine is the creativity switch that
takes our brains back to childhood unlimited possibility
freeing us from adult limitations.

Those times when things go south and I stop to observe
what led to the upside-downness of life, a big part
of it was in not sticking to the daily routine. It's why
people find it so hard to change their lifestyle or
them self for that matter.

I think I found my war room today when I locked
myself in the local library study room to write
copy. A pencil, notepad, laptop, itunes, and I.

Ah, the sweetness of a profitable routine :)

Thank you for sharing todayRyan.

Looks like I should drop by here more often :)

GREAT post. Absolutely spot on.

In my own time management course, I discuss the two hour morning routine that I used to run my information publishing business from Rio de Janeiro (until my visa ran out… nothing my routing could do about that!)

A short period of focused work is worth infinitely more than long periods of unfocused work.

Warm regards,
Brian

Since ethics are important to you and you drink a lot of coffee, think about using your consumer purchasing power to request fair-trade organic: fairer to the farmers, healthier for you.