October 22, 2025 • 7 mins
Welcome to Hustle Minds, I’m Sarai and today we are gonna talk about The Founder Decision Dashboard: how to pick the right tasks, move faster, and stay calm.
If you’re juggling a thousand ideas and still ending the day wondering what actually moved the needle, this one’s for you.
We’re going to build a simple dashboard you can check every morning in under five minutes so you know exactly what to do next, without second-guessing.
Alright, let’s take it step by step.
First, the anchor. Choose your One Metric That Matters for the next 30 days.
Revenue collected, discovery calls booked, or qualified email subscribers added.
Wait, let me repeat that because it’s important. One metric, not three. For 30 days, everything serves that single score.
Okay, let me explain this part better.
Once your metric is set, run your to-do list through a two-question filter.
Does this directly move the metric in the next two weeks?
If not, can it be eliminated, automated, or delegated?
If the answer is still “I’m not sure,” it’s not a priority right now.
And pay attention to this next part because it matters.
Use the Impact-over-Effort rule in the simplest way possible.
High impact and low effort tasks go first.
High impact and high effort tasks get scheduled into deep-work blocks.
Low impact tasks get cut or batched.
Now let’s continue with a quick lesson. Take note.
I call this the Decide–Do–Defend loop.
Decide is about clarity.
Pick one offer, one core channel, and one call to action for the month.
For example, a productized service, LinkedIn as your core channel, and “Book a clarity call” as your CTA.
Clarity beats complexity every time.
Do is about execution.
Every morning, write your three needle-movers. One to grow revenue, one to grow audience, one to improve delivery. If you finish those three, the day is a win.
Use the 50–10 rhythm. Fifty minutes focused, ten minutes to reset. Two solid blocks beat a messy eight-hour day.
Defend is about protecting your energy and focus.
Timebox email to two windows.
Silence notifications during deep work.
Say “not now” with a kind script like, “I’m focused on X for the next two weeks. If this is still relevant after that, I’ll revisit.”
And now, it’s time for a quick story so you can see it in a real case.
Nina runs a boutique marketing studio. She was busy, but growth was flat.
We set her metric to “calls booked.”
We cut two platforms and focused on LinkedIn only.
Her three needle-movers each morning were simple. Publish one useful post, send three value-first DMs, and refine one asset in her onboarding.
In three weeks, she booked 12 calls, signed three retainer clients, and—this is key—she felt calmer because she wasn’t chasing everything.
This happens more often than you’d think. Simplicity scales better than hustle.
Before we continue, a quick break.
This episode is sponsored by Systeme, the free all-in-one marketing tool that lets you create your website, blog, landing page, and online store, create automations and sales funnels, run email marketing campaigns, sell online courses, add online payments, and even create automated webinars. You can start using Systeme for free by visiting borjagiron dot com slash systeme or from the link in the description. And now we continue with the episode.
Let’s continue with a quick lesson. Take note.
Your message needs to be obvious.
Use the Hero Line everywhere. “I help [who] get [specific outcome] without [big headache].”
Put it in your bio, your pinned post, and the first line of your emails.
Then, give people one easy next step.
“Reply ‘ready’ for the checklist.”
“Book a 10-minute clarity call.”
“Grab the starter offer here.”
If you’re thinking, “What about DMs?” here’s a simple script.
Connect, context, call.
“Thanks for jumping into my post on consistent leads—appreciate you.”
“Curious, are you focused on booking more discovery calls right now, or is delivery capacity the bigger challenge?”
“If helpful, I can send a quick checklist or we can do a 10-minute clarity call. No pressure.”
Short, friendly, and useful.
Alright, let’s take it step by step with your weekly cadence so this sticks.
Monday, set the metric and outline your three needle-movers for each day.
Tuesday to Thursday, run two 50-minute deep-work blocks and keep your three needle-movers sacred.
Friday, review your dashboard. What shipped, what signaled interest, who you se
If you’re juggling a thousand ideas and still ending the day wondering what actually moved the needle, this one’s for you.
We’re going to build a simple dashboard you can check every morning in under five minutes so you know exactly what to do next, without second-guessing.
Alright, let’s take it step by step.
First, the anchor. Choose your One Metric That Matters for the next 30 days.
Revenue collected, discovery calls booked, or qualified email subscribers added.
Wait, let me repeat that because it’s important. One metric, not three. For 30 days, everything serves that single score.
Okay, let me explain this part better.
Once your metric is set, run your to-do list through a two-question filter.
Does this directly move the metric in the next two weeks?
If not, can it be eliminated, automated, or delegated?
If the answer is still “I’m not sure,” it’s not a priority right now.
And pay attention to this next part because it matters.
Use the Impact-over-Effort rule in the simplest way possible.
High impact and low effort tasks go first.
High impact and high effort tasks get scheduled into deep-work blocks.
Low impact tasks get cut or batched.
Now let’s continue with a quick lesson. Take note.
I call this the Decide–Do–Defend loop.
Decide is about clarity.
Pick one offer, one core channel, and one call to action for the month.
For example, a productized service, LinkedIn as your core channel, and “Book a clarity call” as your CTA.
Clarity beats complexity every time.
Do is about execution.
Every morning, write your three needle-movers. One to grow revenue, one to grow audience, one to improve delivery. If you finish those three, the day is a win.
Use the 50–10 rhythm. Fifty minutes focused, ten minutes to reset. Two solid blocks beat a messy eight-hour day.
Defend is about protecting your energy and focus.
Timebox email to two windows.
Silence notifications during deep work.
Say “not now” with a kind script like, “I’m focused on X for the next two weeks. If this is still relevant after that, I’ll revisit.”
And now, it’s time for a quick story so you can see it in a real case.
Nina runs a boutique marketing studio. She was busy, but growth was flat.
We set her metric to “calls booked.”
We cut two platforms and focused on LinkedIn only.
Her three needle-movers each morning were simple. Publish one useful post, send three value-first DMs, and refine one asset in her onboarding.
In three weeks, she booked 12 calls, signed three retainer clients, and—this is key—she felt calmer because she wasn’t chasing everything.
This happens more often than you’d think. Simplicity scales better than hustle.
Before we continue, a quick break.
This episode is sponsored by Systeme, the free all-in-one marketing tool that lets you create your website, blog, landing page, and online store, create automations and sales funnels, run email marketing campaigns, sell online courses, add online payments, and even create automated webinars. You can start using Systeme for free by visiting borjagiron dot com slash systeme or from the link in the description. And now we continue with the episode.
Let’s continue with a quick lesson. Take note.
Your message needs to be obvious.
Use the Hero Line everywhere. “I help [who] get [specific outcome] without [big headache].”
Put it in your bio, your pinned post, and the first line of your emails.
Then, give people one easy next step.
“Reply ‘ready’ for the checklist.”
“Book a 10-minute clarity call.”
“Grab the starter offer here.”
If you’re thinking, “What about DMs?” here’s a simple script.
Connect, context, call.
“Thanks for jumping into my post on consistent leads—appreciate you.”
“Curious, are you focused on booking more discovery calls right now, or is delivery capacity the bigger challenge?”
“If helpful, I can send a quick checklist or we can do a 10-minute clarity call. No pressure.”
Short, friendly, and useful.
Alright, let’s take it step by step with your weekly cadence so this sticks.
Monday, set the metric and outline your three needle-movers for each day.
Tuesday to Thursday, run two 50-minute deep-work blocks and keep your three needle-movers sacred.
Friday, review your dashboard. What shipped, what signaled interest, who you se
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to Hustle Minds. I'm Sarah, and today we are
gonna talk about the founder decision dashboard, how to pick
the right tasks, move faster, and stay calm. If you're
juggling a thousand ideas and still ending the day wondering
what actually moved the needle, this one's for you. We're
going to build a simple dashboard you can check every
(00:21):
morning in under five minutes, so you know exactly what
to do next without second guessing. All right, let's take
it step by step. First, the anchor choose your one
metric that matters for the next thirty days revenue collected,
discovery calls, booked or qualified email subscribers added. Wait, let
me repeat that, because it's important one metric, not three
(00:44):
for thirty days, everything serves that single score. Okay, let
me explain this part better. Once your metric is set,
run your to do list through a two question filter.
Does this directly move the metric in the next two weeks?
If not, can it be eliminated, automated or delegated. If
the answer is still I'm not sure, it's not a
(01:06):
priority right now, And pay attention to this next part
because it matters use the impact over effort rule in
the simplest way possible. High impact and low effort tasks
go first. High impact and high effort tasks get scheduled
into deep work blocks. Low impact tasks get cut or batched.
(01:28):
Now let's continue with a quick lesson. Take note. I
call this the Decide do defend loop. Decide is about clarity.
Pick one offer, one core channel and one call to
action for the month. For example, a productized service linked
in as your core channel, and book a clarity call
as your CTA. Clarity beats complexity every time. Do is
(01:52):
about execution. Every morning, write your three needle movers. One
to grow revenue, one to grow audience, one to improve delivery.
If you finish those three, the day is a win.
Use the fifty to ten rhythm fifty minutes focused, ten
minutes to reset two solid blocks, beat a messy eight
(02:13):
hour day. Defend is about protecting your energy and focus
time box email to two windows, silence notifications during deep work.
Say not now with a kind script like I'm focused
on X for the next two weeks. If this is
still relevant after that, I'll revisit. And now it's time
for a quick story. So you can see it in
(02:34):
a real case. Nina runs a boutique marketing studio. She
was busy, but growth was flat. We set her metric
to calls booked. We cut two platforms and focused on
LinkedIn only. Her three needle movers each morning were simple,
publish one useful post, send three value first dms, and
(02:54):
refine one asset in her onboarding. In three weeks, she
booked twelve calls, signed three retainer clients, and this is key.
She felt calmer because she wasn't chasing everything. This happens
more often than you'd think. Simplicity scales better than hustle.
Before we continue a quick break. This episode is sponsored
(03:17):
by Cysteam, the free all in one marketing tool that
lets you create your website, blog, landing page, and online store,
create automations and sales funnels, run email marketing campaigns, sell
online courses, add online payments, and even create automated webinars.
You can start using system for free by visiting Borgia
(03:40):
Giron dot com, slash system or from the link in
the description. And now we continue with the episode. Let's
continue with a quick lesson. Take note your message needs
to be obvious. Use the hero line everywhere I help
who get specific outcome without big headache. Put it in
your bio, your pinned post, and the first line of
(04:02):
your emails. Then give people one easy next step reply
ready for the checklist, book a ten minute clarity call.
Grab the starter offer here. If you're thinking what about DMS,
here's a simple script connect context call. Thanks for jumping
into my post on consistent leads. Appreciate you curious. Are
(04:26):
you focused on booking more discovery calls right now? Or
is delivery capacity the bigger challenge? If helpful, I can
send a quick checklist, or we can do a ten
minute clarity call. No pressure, short, friendly and useful. All right,
let's take it step by step with your weekly cadence.
So this sticks Monday. Set the metric and outline your
(04:47):
three needle movers for each day Tuesday to Thursday. Run
two fifty minute deep work blocks, and keep your three
needle movers sacred. Friday, review your dashboard, what shipped, what
signaled interest, who you served, and where you sold. Adjust
for next week based on real data, not vibes. Now,
(05:08):
mindset and energy, because the best dashboard fails if your
brain is foggy. Quick health note this is general guidance,
not medical advice. Morning launch water first, get natural light
within an hour of waking. Delay caffeine sixty to ninety minutes.
Eat a protein first breakfast greek yogurt with berries, eggs
(05:29):
with avocado, or a tofu scramble. All work. Midday momentum
two focus blocks with your phone in another room. Take
a seven to ten minute walk after meals to stabilize
energy and clear your head. Keep lunch, protein and fiber
forward to avoid the two pm crash. Evening land digital
sunset for one hour. Write tomorrow's top three on paper.
(05:52):
Aim for steady sleep. Recovery is a business strategy. If
stress spikes, use a one minute recess inhil for four,
exhil for six, repeat eight times. It works. Okay, let
me explain this part better because it unlocks consistency. Track
inputs you control, then check out comes once a day.
(06:14):
I like a simple daily checklist. Ship one useful thing,
Collect one signal like a reply or a click. Help
three people directly, make one clear invitation three out of
four most days is enough to compound. And now let's
go over the summary of the episode. Pick one metric
for the next thirty days and filter every task through it.
(06:36):
Use the Decide Do defend loop. Decide with one offer,
one channel, one CTA, do with three daily needle movers,
and the fifty to ten focus rhythm. Defend with boundaries,
scripts and a simple energy routine. Keep your message obvious
with a clear hero line and one easy next step.
Use friendly dms to turn engagement into conversations. Your single
(07:00):
action for today write your one metric that matters and
your three needle movers on a sticky note. Put it
on your desk, and don't touch any other task until
those three are done. If this helped you, share it
with a friend who needs more clarity and less chaos,
and hit follow so you never miss an episode. I'm
Sarai and this is Hustleminds. Keep it clear, keep it kind,
(07:23):
and keep going. Goodbye for now until the next episode.
Welcome to Hustle Minds. I'm Sarah, and today we are
gonna talk about the founder decision dashboard, how to pick
the right tasks, move faster, and stay calm. If you're
juggling a thousand ideas and still ending the day wondering
what actually moved the needle, this one's for you. We're
going to build a simple dashboard you can check every
(00:21):
morning in under five minutes, so you know exactly what
to do next without second guessing. All right, let's take
it step by step. First, the anchor choose your one
metric that matters for the next thirty days revenue collected,
discovery calls, booked or qualified email subscribers added. Wait, let
me repeat that, because it's important one metric, not three
(00:44):
for thirty days, everything serves that single score. Okay, let
me explain this part better. Once your metric is set,
run your to do list through a two question filter.
Does this directly move the metric in the next two weeks?
If not, can it be eliminated, automated or delegated. If
the answer is still I'm not sure, it's not a
(01:06):
priority right now, And pay attention to this next part
because it matters use the impact over effort rule in
the simplest way possible. High impact and low effort tasks
go first. High impact and high effort tasks get scheduled
into deep work blocks. Low impact tasks get cut or batched.
(01:28):
Now let's continue with a quick lesson. Take note. I
call this the Decide do defend loop. Decide is about clarity.
Pick one offer, one core channel and one call to
action for the month. For example, a productized service linked
in as your core channel, and book a clarity call
as your CTA. Clarity beats complexity every time. Do is
(01:52):
about execution. Every morning, write your three needle movers. One
to grow revenue, one to grow audience, one to improve delivery.
If you finish those three, the day is a win.
Use the fifty to ten rhythm fifty minutes focused, ten
minutes to reset two solid blocks, beat a messy eight
(02:13):
hour day. Defend is about protecting your energy and focus
time box email to two windows, silence notifications during deep work.
Say not now with a kind script like I'm focused
on X for the next two weeks. If this is
still relevant after that, I'll revisit. And now it's time
for a quick story. So you can see it in
(02:34):
a real case. Nina runs a boutique marketing studio. She
was busy, but growth was flat. We set her metric
to calls booked. We cut two platforms and focused on
LinkedIn only. Her three needle movers each morning were simple,
publish one useful post, send three value first dms, and
(02:54):
refine one asset in her onboarding. In three weeks, she
booked twelve calls, signed three retainer clients, and this is key.
She felt calmer because she wasn't chasing everything. This happens
more often than you'd think. Simplicity scales better than hustle.
Before we continue a quick break. This episode is sponsored
(03:17):
by Cysteam, the free all in one marketing tool that
lets you create your website, blog, landing page, and online store,
create automations and sales funnels, run email marketing campaigns, sell
online courses, add online payments, and even create automated webinars.
You can start using system for free by visiting Borgia
(03:40):
Giron dot com, slash system or from the link in
the description. And now we continue with the episode. Let's
continue with a quick lesson. Take note your message needs
to be obvious. Use the hero line everywhere I help
who get specific outcome without big headache. Put it in
your bio, your pinned post, and the first line of
(04:02):
your emails. Then give people one easy next step reply
ready for the checklist, book a ten minute clarity call.
Grab the starter offer here. If you're thinking what about DMS,
here's a simple script connect context call. Thanks for jumping
into my post on consistent leads. Appreciate you curious. Are
(04:26):
you focused on booking more discovery calls right now? Or
is delivery capacity the bigger challenge? If helpful, I can
send a quick checklist, or we can do a ten
minute clarity call. No pressure, short, friendly and useful. All right,
let's take it step by step with your weekly cadence.
So this sticks Monday. Set the metric and outline your
(04:47):
three needle movers for each day Tuesday to Thursday. Run
two fifty minute deep work blocks, and keep your three
needle movers sacred. Friday, review your dashboard, what shipped, what
signaled interest, who you served, and where you sold. Adjust
for next week based on real data, not vibes. Now,
(05:08):
mindset and energy, because the best dashboard fails if your
brain is foggy. Quick health note this is general guidance,
not medical advice. Morning launch water first, get natural light
within an hour of waking. Delay caffeine sixty to ninety minutes.
Eat a protein first breakfast greek yogurt with berries, eggs
(05:29):
with avocado, or a tofu scramble. All work. Midday momentum
two focus blocks with your phone in another room. Take
a seven to ten minute walk after meals to stabilize
energy and clear your head. Keep lunch, protein and fiber
forward to avoid the two pm crash. Evening land digital
sunset for one hour. Write tomorrow's top three on paper.
(05:52):
Aim for steady sleep. Recovery is a business strategy. If
stress spikes, use a one minute recess inhil for four,
exhil for six, repeat eight times. It works. Okay, let
me explain this part better because it unlocks consistency. Track
inputs you control, then check out comes once a day.
(06:14):
I like a simple daily checklist. Ship one useful thing,
Collect one signal like a reply or a click. Help
three people directly, make one clear invitation three out of
four most days is enough to compound. And now let's
go over the summary of the episode. Pick one metric
for the next thirty days and filter every task through it.
(06:36):
Use the Decide Do defend loop. Decide with one offer,
one channel, one CTA, do with three daily needle movers,
and the fifty to ten focus rhythm. Defend with boundaries,
scripts and a simple energy routine. Keep your message obvious
with a clear hero line and one easy next step.
Use friendly dms to turn engagement into conversations. Your single
(07:00):
action for today write your one metric that matters and
your three needle movers on a sticky note. Put it
on your desk, and don't touch any other task until
those three are done. If this helped you, share it
with a friend who needs more clarity and less chaos,
and hit follow so you never miss an episode. I'm
Sarai and this is Hustleminds. Keep it clear, keep it kind,
(07:23):
and keep going. Goodbye for now until the next episode.
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