Time
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Focus Time
Rainmakers focus efforts on the opportunities with the greatest value and best odds of success. It sounds simple but most salespeople split their time far too much. — Sakfucius
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Guard Prime Time
What have you planned for your prime time, two best hours today? Real progress requires investing your best time wisely, not ceding it to others’ petty urgencies. — Sakfucius
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The Monthly Quit
What’s the one thing can you quit that would reclaim a lot of time, but not damage your longterm outlook? — Sakfucius
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One or the Other
You can invest time making the life you design or you will eventually spend time dealing with the hand life deals you. — Sakfucius
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Green Lights
Don’t wait for the lights to all turn green. There is never a perfect time. — Sakfucius
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Relationship Icebergs
The dangerous icebergs that sink personal relationships are diverging goals, growth, and interests. Change is inevitable. — Sakfucius
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Get More Done
You can get through life without writing things down but the ones who use ink get much more done. — Sakfucius
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Value
What value do you assign to your time? Knowing will help you say ‘no’ more often. — Sakfucius
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Five Minute Momentum
When a task pops up, do it right then if it will take less than five minutes. Watch your momentum grow. — Sakfucius
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Outsource
If you know what your time is worth per hour, it becomes easier to outsource certain work, but it only makes sense if you then invest that time wisely. — Sakfucius
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Wasted Time
How do you waste time too often? What triggers it? How can you avoid it? — Sakfucius
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Numbers Game
Can you make new friends without meeting new people? It takes ten acquaintances to find one friend. — Sakfucius
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Screens Large and Small
Be wary of too many hours of entertainment. It is designed to help spend your time without actually thinking. — Sakfucius
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Incremental
We often spend too much time on a project for scant upside gain. Are you investing time where you have the best incremental benefits? — Sakfucius
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Nine Sunny Hours
Pitch ideas in the morning, preferably on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. People are twice as open and positive during those nine hours each week. — Sakfucius
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Busy Work
Important progress rarely happens between noon and dinner. Schedule busy work in the afternoon, leaving prime time open for strategic initiatives. — Sakfucius
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Mr. Market
In the short term, the stock market is all about popularity but in the long run, it’s all about the numbers. Patient investors generally win. — Sakfucius
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Better Goals
No one builds a beautiful house without a blueprint. Do you have written goals? Do they include a written why, and how, and milestones, and a plan with a timeline? — Sakfucius
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Action Plan
You must have a plan of action for today or chances are that today will be lost to petty urgencies. — Sakfucius
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Wealth Possible
Eventual wealth is quite likely, if you start early, save 10% of what you earn, invest wisely, and stay out of debt. Do you save 10% that you leave invested? — Sakfucius
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Time Asset
Do you manage where you invest your time? Time is your most valuable asset. It deserves a thoughtful approach. — Sakfucius
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Your Harvest
Complaining about your harvest, your outcomes, your results is a waste of time. Plant seeds and water them to have a better harvest in the future. — Sakfucius
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Don’t Delay
If you accepted a task and making progress will cost less than five minutes, do it now. — Sakfucius
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Balance
Success at one thing at the expense of family or health becomes a house of cards. Don’t stay off balance for long. — Sakfucius
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Are You Better Off
Are you better off after scrolling on TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook for an hour? What if you set a ten minutes per day limit? — Sakfucius
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Watch Less
What if you watched half as many hours of sports or news or shows? How do those hours improve your life and destiny? — Sakfucius
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Old
Becoming old is a decision, not a date in time. — Sakfucius
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Past is Past
Dwelling on the past wastes your time, your day, and your potential. Learn the lessons quickly and move on. — Sakfucius
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Lasting Value
Create assets of lasting value. Too many work all their hours and have nothing to leverage in the future. — Sakfucius
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Use Time Well
Time is limited. Learn to say “no” to distractions from your chosen mission, diplomatically and adroitly, to maintain your momentum. — Sakfucius
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Change your Life
What if each January, you set one true master goal, the one goal that changes your destiny, reviewed your progress weekly, and completed it unfailingly, by December? — Sakfucius
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Invest or Spend
Time is free but it is priceless. Are you investing time or spending it? — Sakfucius
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Break Missions
Break every important mission into milestones and reasonable target dates. — Sakfucius
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Real Progress
Plan your day with your first cup of coffee, or others will plan it for you. — Sakfucius