9 Tips To Help You Get Off Your Butt and Do Something

You know him because everyone has a friend like him. The guy who has it all together: a 4.0 GPA, five job offers, a fabulous physique, a great sense of humor, hundreds of friends, thousands of romantic options, and consistent positive attitude. And not as much as a word of complaints.You, in comparison, just feel as if you’re never enough compared to that friend. Until somebody pulls you aside and says, “Dude, you inspire me to get off my butt and work hard.”The world is not full of ultimates. You achieve things in your own special way, even if different, from your rockstar friend. You have a positive effect on people around you as well. It’s a far cry from being unworthy.A moment like this inspired Mina Salib to find his calling and start a company. His eureka moment sparked his passion to inspire people around the world to work hard and to reach their personal greatness.He developed an app that measures people’s holistic productivity. Then, he founded Usspire, a media company that provides inspiration and solutions to ambitious people.I sat down with Mina and learned more about his story. In the path of development and growth of his idea, I was interested most in the "real" and "actionable" tips that his company shares on a daily basis.A big believer in the Lean Startup method, Mina constantly adapts to his users and remains a good listener. His hypotheses and testings helped him realize that his customers wanted to do great things, and were open to the idea of having personalized motivational and tactical content.Usspire’s mission is to break down those mental barriers that may stop someone from following their passions or starting their own projects in the first place. His customers identified barriers as ways of thinking, and Mina shares stories from people that have made it out of the same situations by overcoming obstacles in their way. Whether it be an interview with a founder or just a helpful blog, each piece of content has focused and customized actionable advice.With the help of Mina, our conversations, and Usspire, I have compiled a list of Usspire’s top eight greatest life hacks to "get up off your butt and do something."In David Letterman style, let’s count them down.Tip 9: Do not be discouraged by your untraditional path. A lot of talented entrepreneurs are on the outside looking in because they get discouraged by the startup media that portrays entrepreneurship as a place where you have to know how to code or have money. It really just starts from the bottom up. - John HenryAction: Embrace your untraditional path#UntraditionalPathTip 8: Choose your projects wisely. In startups, people talk and ask questions about how to balance work and life. I strive to only be working on projects that are worth unbalancing my life for. - Stacey FerrieraAction: Work on something you Love#BalanceYourLifeTip 7: You can't be productive if you make the same mistakes twice...or worse yet, multiple times over again. - Karim AboulengueAction: Learn from Mistakes#LearnfromyourmistakesTip 6: Never, ever turn to a single source of advice in search of an answer. Nobody can give you an answer because nobody has successfully done exactly what you’re trying to do. - Jolijt TamanahaAction: Seek a lot of advice, and actively ignore a lot of it.#SeekandIgnoreTip 5: Focus on high leverage activities — in other words, where your skills make the most impact. Outsource [nearly] everything else. - Ryan KulpAction: Outsource the things you suck at#OutsourceWhatYouSuckAtTip 4: If you’re working on something that you don’t truly love, you should take some time to think about what you’re working on, and why you’re doing it. - John MeyerAction: Reflect on why you do what you do.#WhydoyoudowhatyoudoTip 3: Be productive at a macro level. By using time wisely and not spending much time on the TV and social media, you can save at least 27 hours a week. - Jared KleinertAction: Use your time wisely.#unplugyourphoneTip 2: It's all about life design. Try to reverse-engineer every process you can. Figure out who’s already doing what you want to be doing, and do it backwards. - Justin LafazanAction: Emulate and learn from people you want to be.#SeekandLearnTip 1: It really comes down to prioritizing what’s important and then pushing yourself to cross more things off your list. It’s all mental. - Bayo AdafinAction: Prioritize what’s important and stay committed to accomplishing those things on your list.#PrioritizeandConquerSo there you have it. Are you Usspired yet? Becoming great, using your strengths, and following your passions all go hand in hand, so take these eight tips and get off your butt and go do something!If you want more tips to get your motivated to get off your butt and do something, the solution is simple, visit Usspire.com.#getoffyourbutt