BEST OF: Envato co-Founder Cyan Ta'eed on spending just 15 minutes a day on her phone
BEST OF: Envato co-Founder Cyan Ta'eed on spending just 15 minutes a day on her phone

BEST OF: Envato co-Founder Cyan Ta'eed on spending just 15 minutes a day on her phone

Jamie Lim

53 min
Business & Finance
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<p>***BEST OF HOW I WORK***</p><p><br></p><p>I'm currently taking a few weeks off, so&nbsp;today's episode is a Best Of episode. I've gone back through the archives of the last 2.5 years of hosting How I Work and picked out my absolute favourite episodes!</p><p><br></p><p>My guest today is Cyan Ta’eed. Cy is one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, having co-founded Envato in 2006 and growing it to being valued at over $1 billion. Last year she tried her hand at chocolate (why not?!) and Hey Tiger is now one of Australia’s fastest growing purpose-driven brands. Oh, and in her spare time, she recently launched Milkshake.app, which allows users to make a free website for their Instagram profile all on their phone, instantly.</p><p><br></p><p>In this chat, we cover:</p><ul><li>How Cy went from spending four hours a day on her phone to just 15 minutes</li><li>How Cy changed her mobile phone to make it less addictive</li><li>The game that Cy’s family play on January 1, every year</li><li>The five minute activity that Cy does every morning to set herself up for the day</li><li>How Cy manages her energy levels as a self-described introvert who presents as an extravert.</li><li>Cy’s approach to constant learning and development</li><li>How and where Cy has found great people to work in her businesses.</li><li>Cy’s strategies for overcoming Imposter Syndrome</li><li>How Cy mentally prepares herself for stressful events</li><li>Why Cy had an app on her phone that reminded her she is going to die 5 x per day</li><li>Cy’s go-to apps and gadgets</li><li>What happened when Cy had an eyesight-threatening ulcer and had to rest in darkness for several weeks.</li><li>Balancing sprints with periods of rest</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Find Cy on Instagram at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cyanctaeed/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cyantaeed</a>, check out her amazing chocolate social enterprise&nbsp;<a href="https://heytiger.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hey Tiger</a>&nbsp;and her

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