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For a more detailed look into Richard Branson's daily routine, check out the full profile over at @balancegrind: https://t.co/bdPLqslFjB

"As long as I get my exercise in I very rarely feel burnt out. I’ve always managed to get a pretty good balance in my life with things like working from home with the family and having wonderful breaks with them."

Branson will usually end his day with a group dinner – he’s recently swapped his few glasses of alcohol in the evenings for sparking water and lemon – and then head off to bed at around 11pm, getting 6 hours of sleep per night.

Branson carries a notebook with him wherever he goes to capture ideas, “I can’t tell you where I’d be if I hadn’t had a pen on hand to write down my ideas as soon as they came to me.”

To fuel his day, Branson drinks a generous amount of tea, “I’m talking 20 cups a day – don’t tell my doctor,” and typically schedules meetings over lunch to grab some food while working.

“If you have your own business, too many people try to cling on and do everything themselves. You just need to find the time to find someone better than yourself to run the business on a day-to-day business.”

Working from his home in the British Virgin Islands, Branson will coordinate with his assistant, fielding emails and calls from the various offices across the globe. A bulk of his work is staying connected with the Virgin teams and checking in on all aspects of the business.

After exercising, Branson will sit down for breakfast with his family. Exercise and family time are his two non-negotiables for the day.

“Exercise puts me in a great mind frame to get down to business, and also helps me to get the rest I need each night. There’s nothing more satisfying than knowing I have applied myself both physically and mentally every day.”

The importance of regular exercise is evident in Richard Branson’s daily routine. Waking up at 5am, he either plays a game of tennis, goes for a walk or run, does some biking, or kitesurfing (if the wind permits).

"Keeping active is a huge part of my life. I seriously doubt that I would have been as successful in my career (and happy in my personal life), if I hadn’t always placed importance on my health and fitness."

Richard Branson: Daily Routine In a 2017 blog post, Richard Branson wrote about the significance of staying active to his long-term success. 👇

For a more detailed look into Barack Obama's daily routine, check out the full profile over at @balancegrind:

In a 2018 post-presidency interview with BBC Radio 4, Obama reflected on his new, “hugely liberating” routine as a former president, “now when I wake up, I can make my own decisions about how do I want to spend my time.”

He also took advantage of his commute, a one minute walk between the White House residence and the West Wing, to get him ready for the day, as well as to decompress.

“You’ll see I wear only gray or blue suits. I’m trying to pare down decisions. I don’t want to make decisions about what I’m eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make.”

While the demands of running a country can undoubtedly be suffocating and at times overwhelming, Obama managed to find his balance, by sticking to his daily habits, whether that’s dinner with his family, exercise, late night hours to himself, or minimising decision fatigue.