

The Productivity Secret Nobody Talks About with Simon Alexander Ong
Do you ever feel like you know what you need to do to drive your business forward, but you end up spending your day doing everything except that thing.
So many creative business owners blame a “lack of time” for slow growth.
But ‘time’ is rarely the culprit.
In this episode, I’m joined by Simon Alexander Ong - keynote speaker, life coach, bestselling author and YouTuber with 170,000 subscribers.
Simon and I dive deep into how to re-energize yourself, how to get maximum impact from your day, and the mindset shifts that can turn your biggest goals into reality.
Covered in this episode:
- Why a lack of time isn’t what’s holding you back.
- How to cut down your responsibilities and focus on what moves you forward.
- Productivity hacks you’ve probably never heard of.
- The ‘gamification hack’ to make challenging goals achievable.
- How to stack the odds in your favour and become a “luck machine”.
- Selling with confidence if you get nervous on sales calls.
- How Simon secured book endorsements from Simon Sinek and Ali Abdaal.
- How to tell if you’re building the life and business you really want.
- And more…
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LEARN MORE
Energize (Simon’s Book) - https://simonalexanderong.com/book/
Simon’s Newsletter - https://simonalexanderong.com/shots-of-energy/
Simon on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@simonalexandero/videos
Work with Matt to grow your agency - https://www.mattessam.co.uk/creative-life-accelerator
CONNECT
Simon Alexander Ong on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonalexanderong/
Matt Essam on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattessam/
LISTEN
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2LSpLIyYtBLe03JBC8LjvT
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-courage/id1721515799
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcf0CcYK3MtnITQCyGXoVVR-eTu8SEbAV