Do It Today: Overcome Procrastination, Improve Productivity, and Achieve More Meaningful Things

My favorite example of someone who applies it is
Floyd Mayweather.
Yes. The boxer. Mayweather might be a controversial figure
that people either love or hate. But he’s also considered as
the best boxer of all time. Not one of the best. Thé best. He
has a record of 50–0. And he never even came close to
losing.
His recipe for success? A lot of talent, that’s for sure. But,
the man also has a crazy work ethic. And he’s been training
ever since he was a baby.
I’ve been following him for years. I don’t care about his cars
or money. I watch his training videos to see whether I can

---

learn something that I can apply to my own life. A person
with those kinds of results must do things right. You can’t
deny that.
A few years ago, I noticed something that seemed like a
promotion technique at first. Mayweather often repeated the
same phrase:
“Hard work. Dedication.”
It sounds like a lame company slogan. He says that while he
works on the heavy bag, speedball, pads, and even while
he’s running. Constantly, he repeats the same words.
Sometimes in a different order.
And it wasn’t until I learned about Mayweather’s Mantra,
that I started using my own. I always thought it was
something that yoga hipsters use to become 
“Zen.”
 Do you
see me sitting on the floor with crossed legs and saying:
“Hmmmn. Hmmmn. Hmmmmn”?
“Let’s go.”
That’s my mantra. I’ve trained myself to say it every
morning when I wake up. It really energizes me. I wake up
and immediately say, “Let’s go.”
I’ve experimented with different Mantras. In particular, ones
that you repeat more often. But I’ve found that it’s not my
thing. I’m a pretty direct and no B.S. person. I prefer
something short and powerful. Not only do I say it when I
wake up, I also say it before I start working. Or, when I want
to start my workout. “Let’s go.”
Give it a try. It works really well for me because it changes
my state of mind to action. Especially when I feel afraid or
powerless in life, I try to force a change in state. You know
that platitude, “The only way out is through?” I believe

---

that’s true. And if you want to get through things, you
need 
action
.