- Warning: Only watch this if
you wanna conquer the world.
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It's your girl, Superwoman.
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If you've never seen any of my videos, hi,
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my name is Lilly and I
suck at a lot of things.
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I can't multiply and that
includes reproducing,
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because I'm a horrible girlfriend.
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I don't know how to be sexy.
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No, for real, I can't even
turn my iPod on by touching it.
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I'm horrible at spelling.
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When I used to write essays for school,
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I would title them the Red Squiggly Line:
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One Girl's Story about Bad Spilling.
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But I'm pretty damn good at one thing
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and that's getting ish done.
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I recently released my movie,
a Trip to Unicorn Island.
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After watching it, a lot
of people messaged me,
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and called me, and was
like, "I am so inspired
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"to work harder in my life"
and that made me really happy,
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so I decided to make this video.
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If you're watching one of my
videos for the first time,
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AKA this video, it's probably
because someone sent it to you
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because they think you
should do some damn work,
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or maybe you were just randomly
going through social media
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and you found this video, in which case,
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you weren't doing any
damn work to begin with.
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Either way, I'm about to
tell you five real ways
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I say real ways, because
these aren't gonna be cute,
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adorable, Tumblresque ways.
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No, they're gonna be real
ways that might not be so fun.
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Consider this the f'ing
Buckley's of work guidelines.
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Tastes terrible, but it works.
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Also, sidenote: You shouldn't be tasting
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or eating these guidelines.
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Number one: Say it outloud.
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Work can be overwhelming.
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Sometimes you have 1 day to do 50 things
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and your brain doesn't
know how to handle it.
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If you're anything like me,
this is how your brain works.
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Okay, I need to check 50 emails.
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I need to reply to
those ten urgent emails.
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I need to edit that video as well.
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Oh my god, I think I have
that essay due tomorrow.
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I have to pay my credit card bill.
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Have to buy a birthday
present for my sister.
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I have to wash my hair.
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You know, I better take a nap.
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Now, here's how you get over
that overwhelming sensation.
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It's simple, but it works.
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Whenever I have a
crapload of things to do,
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I literally look like a deer
in the headlights, just like:
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You might be able to relate.
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The key is to stop doing
that and instead make a plan
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and say it outloud.
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Something super simple,
like, okay, really,
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this is what's gonna happen.
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You're gonna shut up.
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This is what's gonna happen.
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You are gonna take a deep
breath and then you're gonna go
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to these meetings, you're
gonna come back home,
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you're gonna edit this
video, you're gonna respond
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to these emails, and then
you're gonna go to bed,
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and before you go to bed,
you're gonna be like,
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oh my god, I did it.
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That was wonderful.
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I knew I could do it.
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That is what you're gonna do
and you will do nothing else.
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A few key points for this to work though:
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First, you need to be stern with yourself.
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This is not a greeting card
to yourself from yourself.
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I don't wanna hear no,
hey, I know you're tired,
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but you know I really
want you to get this done.
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That would be really nice,
because dreams are made of roses.
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There's only one person that
can actually put you in check
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and that is you, okay?
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Dreams aren't made of roses.
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Dreams are made of your potential.
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Lay the smackdown on
yourself and let you know
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who's boss and that's you.
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Second, within the statement, you need
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to give yourself a starting action,
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like how I said you're gonna
take a deep breath, then.
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It's kind of like the gunshot
at the beginning of the race.
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It tells you that, hey,
this is the key to start.
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This is what we're gonna do.
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This means things are starting.
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Or else you might just make a gameplan
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then just never do it.
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This could be a clap, it could be a jump,
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it could be a stretch,
it could be a booty pop,
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Third, make sure you
say this plan outloud.
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It's not to be said in your brain.
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Your brain is already
filled with stupid memes
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and hot people that you
shouldn't be thinking about.
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There's no more room for
thoughts up in there.
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There's something about
hearing your plan outloud
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that makes it very real and
makes you understand it.
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Fourth, you have to end
with a concluding statement,
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like how I said, before you sleep,
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you're gonna think about
all the things you did
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and feel awesomesauce.
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I don't think that's exactly what I said,
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but something along those lines,
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because that's positive
reinforcement for yourself.
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At the end of the night,
when you actually review
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all of things you did and
realize that it worked,
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that will encourage you
to do it again tomorrow.
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It's like the dessert
after all the vegetables.
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Number two, have two to do lists.
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Have two to do lists (laughing).
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Two chains, I dunno,
that's where my brain went.
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Everyone says they're
working, but I believe 1%
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of people are actually working.
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The other 99% of people are
just making to do lists.
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To do lists are great, unless
you're doing them wrong,
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in which case, they're totally pointless.
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Some people out here treat to do lists
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like they're vision boards,
like f'ing bucket lists,
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like f'ing life goals.
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Tell me if you can relate.
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Have you ever made a to do
list that looks like this?
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Finish essay, read
chapters one through five,
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buy new jacket, respond
to all emails in inbox,
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clean room, find true
love, grow hair so I can
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do that cute braid, learn
to play chess, get sixpack.
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If that's what your to do list looks like,
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you, my friend, need to
calm the eff down, okay?
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Because Post-its aren't genies.
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They don't make wishes come true.
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Aladin took place in Agrabah,
not f'ing Office Depot.
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I know, I know, when
you're making a to do list,
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it's so tempting to
think you're invincible
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and you're gonna do all this stuff today.
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You been writing your
to do list and it looks
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like the effing lyrics to
Rihanna and Drake's new song,
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just like work, work, work, work.
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I find the key is to have two to do lists.
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One for things you're gonna do
today, AKA before you sleep,
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and one for longer term goals.
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Example: Today, read chapter one.
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Longer term goal: Read
chapters one through five.
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If you want, you can
even have a third list,
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called LOL, where you write
things like find true love.
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Number three: Don't cross
off accomplishments.
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This also has to do with to do lists.
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To do lists, why is that so hard to say?
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I feel like when people finish something
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on their to do list, they
either cross it off or erase it
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and I don't think that's
the right thing to do.
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I think it's important to
visually see all the things
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you accomplished in a day,
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so you don't feel like a useless turd.
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Instead of crossing things off,
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literally take items and move
them onto a list, titled Done.
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That way, before you sleep,
you see how many things
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you accomplished, all the
things you might have forgotten.
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You can think, hey, I was
really productive today
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or holy crap, I'm a complete failure.
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It's all about perspective.
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Can I just say that I do
this and it's helped a lot
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and this is literally the
only use for a white board.
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I know we like to convince ourselves
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that buying a whiteboard
makes us productive
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and really, we just never use them.
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I have 20 white boards; never use them.
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Absolutely useless, except
for this, a done list.
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Start fresh every morning.
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Also, a great alternative use,
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if you wanna end a relationship,
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just write your significant
other's name on the done list.
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(laughing) Don't do that, ya jerk.
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Number four: Get out the friend zone.
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No, I'm not taking to you, Bob,
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Bob who's cute, that is every girl's bro,
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because he's so adorable,
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but he can't ever get that booty, Bob.
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It's not about you.
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I feel for you, Bob,
but it's not about you.
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This is for people who wanna
actually succeed in life.
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I'm sure this is not the
first time you've heard this,
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but it is significantly
easier to get work done
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when you're surrounded
by like-minded people.
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In fact, that is almost half
of the reason I moved to LA,
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but this is not about
me; this is about you.
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That doesn't mean you gotta
move to another country.
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I mean, you can if you want
to, but you don't got to.
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I mean, if you're in LA, hit me up.
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If you're lucky, the people who hustle
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and motivate you are your friends.
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But can I be honest?
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They're likely not.
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I bet your friends are so great
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at holding your hair back while you puke,
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at eating pizza with you,
at gossiping with you,
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taking ugly selfies with
you, hanging out with you,
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watching movies with you.
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Great, do all that stuff with them,
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but if they're not great
at working with you,
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why are you with them when
you're trying to get work done?
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You need to find people to work with
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that work harder than you.
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When you're in a room with
them, you feel guilty,
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because they're working
so hard and you're like
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holy crap, I need to get my ish together.
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If that's not your friends, then so be it.
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That means it's okay to say, "Hey, no,
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"you can't come over,
because I have work to do."
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Different people work
in different situations.
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Number five: Kill distractions.
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We always say things like,
"Man, I get distracted.
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"People keep calling me,
people keep texting me
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"and I can't concentrate,"
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acting like our phone controls us.
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No, you're getting distracted
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because you are allowing
yourself to get distracted.
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I do this all the time and
I just taught myself now,
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when I need to get work done,
it's not like I have Facebook,
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Twitter, and all that stuff
open and I just ignore it.
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No, I actually close all of those tabs
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so I can't even see them
up in my peripherals.
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You need to be self aware.
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Being productive and focusing
on something doesn't mean
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ignoring the ping on your phone.
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It means put yourself in a position
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where you can't even hear
the ping on your phone,
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because you know your brain is gonna cave
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and you're gonna wanna
know who texted you.
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Put that ish on silent,
put it in another room,
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and get your work done.
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Close Facebook, close
Twitter, close YouTube--
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I mean, you ain't gotta close
YouTube if you don't want to.
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Help your brain focus.
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I mean, it's the least you
could do after all those shots
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of tequila and stabbing it with a Q-tip.
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Hey, I hope you enjoyed that video.
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Now listen, here is what we are gonna do.
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I am going to edit this video,
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then I'm going to release this video.
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If you like it, give it a thumbs up,
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comment below, letting me
know if it was helpful.
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You can check out my video
right there, my last video.
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My blogs are over there.
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You should subscribe,
because I make new videos
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every Monday and Thursday,
but if you have work to do,
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don't listen to anything I said.
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Ignore it all, because when
I clap and this video's done,
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you are gonna get to
work and share this video
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with people who also need to hear it.
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Let's conquer the world.
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One love, Superwoman, that is a rap,
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and (clapping) let's get to work.
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I've met thousands of
people and every single time
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I felt like this is not a stranger.
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This is someone I've known forever.
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