Taylor Jacobson Teaches Us Distraction-Free Productivity with Focusmate

After a summer break, we are back with a brand new season of Ambition Today!

Season 3 brings with it some fresh new changes to the podcast, coming to you from our brand new podcast studio in the heart of New York City!

We have some exciting guests coming up and I can’t wait to share all of the great conversations & new questions with you! I hope you enjoy Season 3, now on to the episode!

Who struggles with procrastination? Did you know that studies show up to 95% of people struggle with procrastination!

My guest today is Taylor Jacobson. He is the founder of Focusmate, the app that helps you focus and in return be more productive. In this episode, we discuss with Taylor what in his personal life lead him to the idea of needing a solution like Focusmate, as well as his personal take on a lot of procrastination issues.

As Taylor developed Focusmate, he found three major aspects of being more productive. One, you perform better when you need to complete a task in the presence of someone else. Two, if you commit to another person that you are going to do something, it is highly likely that you will complete it. And three, you are likely to increase productivity if you reflect on your work afterward. You know that you are going to have to review the job that you did, so in the moment of work, your actual focus becomes stronger. Focusmate is now helping thousands of people with all of these aspects! Tune in to hear more about Taylor and his company, Focusmate!

Quote of the Episode:
“These are the people {Co-workers} that have my back to grow into my best self”

Gauntlet:
This is a new section of my podcast for season 3, where I will ask my guest a tip or tool that they recommend for their business in each of the following categories. Listen in to hear Taylor’s answers:

• Branding/Design

• Go-to-Market

• Product Development

• Hiring

• Revenue and Accounting

• Fundraising

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Links & show notes from this episode:

• Focusmate

• Taylor's LinkedIn

• Start At The End - Dave Lavinsky

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