It’s a fair question.
Maybe the fairest question you could ever ask.
Especially when everyone and their dog seems to have “the system” these days.
You’ve probably already tried:
- Reading bestselling productivity books
- Downloading the apps they recommend
- Following the frameworks they promise will change your life
- Trying to match your days to perfect schedules written by people who don’t know your reality
And if you’re anything like I was, you’ve ended up more overwhelmed, not less.
So here’s the straight answer:
You should trust DROP not because I say so — but because DROP was built where the others fall apart.
Most Productivity Books Are Built in Ivory Towers — DROP Was Built in the Trenches
Let’s be blunt.
Most bestselling productivity books are:
- Written in comfortable offices
- Edited by teams who polish the edges
- Crafted for the “ideal reader” who has no kids, no urgent client calls, no messy life
- Full of theories and schedules that look great in a vacuum
They’re tidy.
They’re impressive.
They’re inspiring.
But they don’t survive contact with the real world.
DROP was built while I was living through:
- 6AM to 6PM office days
- Waking up at 2AM thinking of the 10 things I’d forgotten
- Missing key moments in my children’s lives
- Being ‘on call’ 24/7 because “that’s what leadership looks like”
I wasn’t trying to write a book.
I was trying not to drown.
There was no luxury to theorise.
No time to polish.
Just survival.
DROP wasn’t designed in theory. It was forged in reality — the messy, chaotic, beautiful, brutal reality of life as it is.
Inspiration Fades. Systems Stick.
There’s nothing wrong with reading productivity books.
Some of them even have brilliant insights.
But here’s the problem:
- Motivation fades.
- Inspiration wears off.
- Life doesn’t give a shit how fired up you were yesterday.
When chaos hits — when the deadlines pile up, the kids are sick, your energy tanks, and everything feels out of control — you don’t need a clever acronym or a quote on your wall.
You need a system that works under pressure.
That’s what DROP is:
- Dump — get it out of your head
- Review — find what matters
- Offload — ditch what doesn’t
- Plan — execute what counts
Simple. Repeatable. Unbreakable.
It’s a rhythm, not a hack.
DROP Fits Your Life — Not the Other Way Around
Most bestselling books promise you a new life if you fit yourself into their framework.
- 5AM mornings
- Deep work from 9AM–12PM
- Admin batching from 1PM–3PM
- Reflective journaling in the evening
- Gratitude lists before bed
Sounds great — if you’re a single 26-year-old entrepreneur with a team handling your admin and a life coach on speed dial.
But what if:
- You’re juggling two kids and a business?
- You’re neurodivergent and your energy peaks at midnight?
- You’re on client calls at random times because that’s how you pay your bills?
DROP doesn’t force you into an artificial mould.
It meets you where you are.
Whether you:
- Have 3 hours a day or 13
- Peak early or late
- Need a structure that flexes around real, chaotic life
DROP adapts.
Because real productivity isn’t about rigidity.
It’s about rhythm.
I Still Use DROP Every Single Week — Most Gurus Don’t Use Their Own Systems
Here’s the thing they don’t tell you:
Most bestselling productivity authors don’t even use the full systems they teach.
They build it for the book, not for real life.
Me?
I run DROP every Monday.
Without fail.
Because without it, my three businesses, my family, my coaching clients, my voluntary roles — all of it would collapse back into chaos.
DROP isn’t an idea I teach.
It’s the operating system I live.
And that’s why it works.
DROP Isn’t Anti-Book. It’s Anti-Bullshit.
There’s nothing wrong with being inspired by a book. Heck, I have written a book.
But if that’s all it does — inspire you — and then leaves you in the same chaos you were in before?
That’s not enough.
DROP doesn’t just inspire.
It structures.
It anchors.
It gives you the breathing space to actually live.
No perfect schedules.
No shame for not being a morning person.
No guilt when life happens.
Just a way to get back in control — every week, every time.
You Don’t Need Another Hack. You Need a System That Holds You Together.
You’ve tried motivation.
You’ve tried hacks.
You’ve tried planners.
If you’re still stuck, still overwhelmed, still running on fumes…
It’s time for a real system.
Built for real life.
That’s what DROP is.
And that’s why you can trust it over anything else on the shelf.
- Buy the book – Control Your Time or Stay Stuck: You Choose
- Join the DROP System training and build a rhythm you can actually live with.
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