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BECOME A CALENDAR NINJA

Master your calendar so you can do
higher quality creative work in less time

(and actually enjoy your life outside of work)

Saturday, Sept 4th, 9:30am – 11:30am (PT)
Live via Zoom*
(with Q&A afterwards)

Register Now!

*If you can’t attend live, the workshop will be recorded and you’ll have lifetime access to all the materials.

Zack Arnold

BECOME A CALENDAR NINJA

Master your calendar so you can do
higher quality creative work in less time

(and actually enjoy your life outside of work)

Saturday, Sept 4th, 9:30am – 11:30am (PT)
Live via Zoom*
(with Q&A afterwards)

Register Now!

*If you can’t attend live, the workshop will be recorded and you’ll have lifetime access to all the materials.

  • Procrastinate Less Procrastinate Less
  • Focus More Focus More
  • Skyrocket your creativity Skyrocket your creativity
  • Procrastinate Less
    Procrastinate Less
  • Focus More
    Focus More
  • Skyrocket your creativity
    Skyrocket your creativity

VISIT OUR SUPPORTERS:

Kevin Tent, President of American Cinema Editors

Being an editor should be the greatest job in the world, but long hours, tight deadlines, politics, stress, and physically sitting all day can take a toll on our creativity and the overall enjoyment of our work.

Thank goodness there’s “one of us”, editor Zack Arnold, who understands the issues we face in the cutting room.  He cares, he’s serious about our health & well-being, and he has solutions for us to create a healthier work-life balance.  Something all of us could use!

Kevin Tent, President of American Cinema Editors

If you want to not only survive but thrive in our 21st
century “Digital Age” of remote working and 24/7 communication…

THERE IS NO MORE IMPORTANT TOOL
TO MASTER THAN YOUR CALENDAR

In a single morning you’ll learn the systems that I’ve been building, designing, and perfecting
for over a decade whereby I use my calendar as my to-do list to manage all of my creative work
(that also ensure I consistently have energy and don’t burn out).

IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU’LL LEARN

IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU’LL LEARN

How to break down a large project (no matter how complex) into individual tasks and “time blocks” that become so manageable it will almost seem too easy to get things done.

IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU’LL LEARN

How to properly estimate how long a task will take (so you have time left over for the most important activities and relationships in your life outside of work).

IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU’LL LEARN

How to schedule your day based on your creative energy so you are doing the right tasks at the right time of day (and you’ll still have time left over to scroll social media and the news all you want!).

IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU’LL LEARN

My recommended tools & systems you can use to organize your calendar and better manage your life in a constantly changing work environment.

IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU’LL LEARN

How to set boundaries with your colleagues and supervisors so you don’t feel like you have to be available 24/7 for all their demands (and they’ll even thank you for it!).

THE MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE IN YOUR LIFE IS YOUR TIME

In this LIVE online workshop, I’ll teach you how to transform your calendar
from the random app you occasionally use so don’t forget a doctor’s appointment
to becoming the master budget for how you spend your time, prioritize your life,
and manage your most important asset → YOUR CREATIVITY.

Before Before After
After Before After
From unfocused and unsure what to do next → “Calendar Ninja" Status.

I’ll show you step-by-step how I manage my entire life cutting an episode of TV from my first day of raw footage all the way until locked picture.

You’ll see how I break down my schedule hour-by-hour into easy-to-manage time blocks so that I never have to work more than 9 hours per day (On Cobra Kai I haven’t worked a minute of overtime in 3 seasons).

Register Now!

Zach Arnold
Patrick Norman, Editor & Documentary Director

“My mental energy has improved significantly since taking this program, I can now stay in a state of creative flow (thanks to time blocking!), and I now approach everything with intention. Learning how to separate ‘life management’ from ‘project management’ has taken a huge weight off my shoulders.”

Patrick Norman, Editor & Documentary Director

“WORKING HARDER” IS NO LONGER THE SOLUTION.
YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO “WORK SMARTER.”

In an industry where yesterday’s miracle becomes today’s expectation, it’s nearly impossible to
keep up with our productivity-obsessed work culture that expects us to meet insane deadlines,
be on-demand 24/7 for all requests, and provides no clear boundaries between work and life.

At this point I highly doubt you are capable of working any harder
than you already are. We’ve all reached our breaking point.
There has to be a better way.

Has “work from home” transformed into “living at work?”

Do you struggle to stay focused if you aren’t up against a massive deadline?

Do most tasks seem overwhelming such that you’d rather procrastinate which leads to endless hours of doom scrolling the news & social media?

Does everything take you longer than you expect which just leads to long days and missed events and opportunities outside of your job?

Have the insanely long hours you work (and the chronic sleep deprivation) caused you to wonder if you’re not cut out for your job and it’s time to find another career?

You are not the problem. How we work today is the problem.

Emily Zhai, Editor

“Before I was jumping around doing random things, and always around lunchtime I would get distracted (sometimes for hours). Now I know I’m on the right path and this is the thing I need to do right now.”

Emily Zhai, Editor

LEARN A SIMPLE SYSTEM
THAT GETS REAL RESULTS

1

Register for the
Workshop Below

2

Attend Live*
Sep 4th at 9:30am PST

3

Get back hours
of your life & creativity

*If you can’t attend live, the workshop will be recorded and you’ll have lifetime access to all course materials.

Here's What You Get When You Register

Exclusive access to attend this live training (via Zoom).

Participate during live Q&A to get your specific questions answered.

LIFETIME ACCESS to the workshop recording and all course materials.*

A 30-day plan to better organize your time and skyrocket your “cognitive fitness”.

The step-by-step time management system I’ve created to edit an entire episode of television from raw dailies to final locked picture (hour-by-hour)

*The recording will be available within 48 hours of the workshop.

READY TO ACHIEVE “CALENDAR NINJA” STATUS?

An investment of just one Saturday morning could yield
an extra 2-3 hours per day (or more) for the rest of your life.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR ONLY:

$197 REGISTER NOW!
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Not convinced this is the right fit for you, or you have
questions about how this LIVE online workshop works?
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions!

“If I only had six hours to chop down a tree,
I’d spend the first four hours sharpening my axe.”

~Abraham Lincoln

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

My name is Zack Arnold (ACE). I’ve been a Hollywood film & television editor for twenty years (select credits include Cobra Kai, Empire, Glee, and Burn Notice), and my work as an editor, documentary director, podcaster, coach, and American Ninja Warrior has been featured in publications such as Forbes, NPR, The Huffington Post, LinkedIn Learning, Art of the Cut, Frame.io, Post Perspective, and many more.

I’ve experienced my fair share of insane deadlines and impossible demands that have led to intense anxiety, depression, and complete and total burnout. When I was diagnosed with adult-onset ADD in my mid-twenties, I was terrified my career would be over before it began. Because I struggled with managing my time I was always exhausted, and the only motivation I had to meet my deadlines was a dangerous combination of procrastination and late nights where I would force myself up against the wall until I had no choice but to “get in the zone” and get things done (no matter the cost). Needless to say, that was a recipe for disaster.

Zack Arnold
Zack Arnold

After fifteen years of research & experimentation I have come up with a simple system to better manage my time and my creative energy such that even when working on the biggest shows on television like Cobra Kai I only work 8-9 hours per day (in three seasons I haven’t worked a single minute of overtime), and I have time left over to build a business, host a podcast, raise two kids, and even train to compete on American Ninja Warrior.

You’re not the problem. Your workflow is the problem. And I want to help you build a whole new workflow so you have a simple-to-follow system that allows you to better manage your time, your creativity, and your life.

“Everyone deserves to love what they do for a living…but not at the expense of their health, their relationships, or their sanity.”

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Not sure if this workshop is the right fit for you?
See below for the most frequently asked questions.

When are you holding this live workshop and where?
This workshop will be LIVE on Zoom Saturday September 4th from 9:30am - 12:30pm (Pacific time). The first two hours will be the formal workshop, and I have built in a full hour for Q&A to help you build your workflow and get started right away.
What if I can’t attend live? Will a replay be provided for those who register?
While I HIGHLY encourage you to attend this workshop live as there will be plenty of time for Q&A, support, and troubleshooting along the way (not to mention some amazing networking opportunities!), I will be recording this workshop and you'll get access within 48 hours. And within 2-3 weeks I'll be providing it as a self-guided online course. You’ll have LIFETIME ACCESS once the materials are available.
Will this just be a bunch of theory? Or will I learn strategies and tools I can start using right away?
This workshop will be a combination of both. First I will help you better understand how the way we work is no longer sustainable and why adopting a better time management strategy (based on the “Deep Work” principles outlined by bestselling author Cal Newport) is no longer an option if you want to thrive as a creative professional. Then in the second part of the workshop I will demonstrate (like a live LinkedIn Learning course) every step of my workflow end-to-end including tool tutorials, settings, and more. If you are a workflow and systems geek like me, you won’t leave disappointed!
If I’m not an editor, will this system still work for me?
Although I will be demonstrating the exact end-to-end workflow that I use to organize & manage both my time and creative energy on an episode of Cobra Kai, this workshop is not just for editors. The same principles apply to anyone who does creative work such as editing, writing, designing, coding, or composing (just to name a few)...and it’s also a game-changer for entrepreneurs. In short, if you have at least some control over how you manage your day (i.e. your time isn’t micromanaged by someone else), you do creative work most of your day, and you have deadlines (or need to create them for yourself) - this system will work for you.
Will I need additional tools or software to use the systems taught in this workshop?
This workshop is not a demonstration of specific tools as much as it is learning a new workflow to better manage your time and your creative energy. If you prefer you could implement the systems I teach in this workshop with a wall calendar and post-it notes. That having been said, I do demonstrate the tools I personally use every day to make this workflow as efficient as possible in the digital age - specifically Trello, Planyway, and Busycal. But any digital calendar app will work (e.g. Google Calendar, Mac Calendar, etc).
What if I already use Trello and BusyCal? Will this teach me anything I don’t already know?
Even if you're an existing student of my Optimizer coaching & mentorship program, I will be teaching completely new ways to use these tools & integrations specifically to time block your day (and entire week) for a very specific projects broken down into small, manageable tasks. This will apply whether you edit scripted TV like me, features, documentaries, trailers, or if you're a writer, composer etc.
What if this workshop inspires me to dive much deeper down the time managment rabbit hole?
If after attending this workshop you decide to take the red pill to see how deep the time management rabbit hole really goes, this is the tip of the iceberg of materials I offer. On September 6th I am opening enrollment for the Fall semester of my Optimizer coaching & mentorship program, and you’ll get priority enrollment status if you’d like to work with me. The program includes lifetime access to ALL of my online courses, masterclasses, and workshops (in one bundle “Netflix-style”), not to mention access to the Optimizer community of 200+ creative professionals there to support you and guide you along your journey.
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