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Welcome to today's session on time management.

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A tool often misconstrued by aspirants of success.

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Allow me to cut through the cliches and share the essence of what has kept

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productivity at its peak through my decades long journey.

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Most of you might be lured into the myth that multitasking is

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an entrepreneur's superpower.

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I'm here to dismantle that fallacy.

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The truth is, multitasking is a mirage of efficacy.

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Focusing on one task at a time is not rudimentary.

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It's revolutionary.

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I became a billionaire by giving each task my undivided attention,

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no matter how small or large.

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Let's consider a common belief, the idea that a long

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work week is a badge of honor.

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In my experience, working smart eclipses working hard.

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I've seen many burn the midnight oil with little to show for it.

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Instead, I advocate for strategic laziness.

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It is about identifying the 20% of your efforts that yield 80% of your

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results and then doubling down on them while consciously abandoning

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or automating the rest.

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Another point I'd like to dismantle is the rise and grind ethos.

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There's this pervasive notion that waking up at dawn is the

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hallmark of the successful.

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But the under-explored strategy is listening to one's

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biological clock.

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My peak hours are not at 5 a.m.

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I found that my golden hours are between 10 a.m.

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and 2 p.m.

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By engineering my schedule around my natural productivity

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peaks, I've accomplished more than when I used to rise before

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the sun.

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I've observed a hunger for sophisticated systems and tools

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among entrepreneurs.

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Allow me to share a secret.

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Complexity often masks inefficiency.

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My billion dollar empire was built on the back of simplicity.

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I use straightforward systems, apply basic but consistent

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habits, and focus intensely on core competencies.

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Don't get mired in the allure of complex systems which can

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lead to a productivity paradox.

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While on the subject of simplicity, this extends to

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decision-making as well.

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There's an art to limiting the choices you entertain daily.

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Every tiny decision avoided is mental bandwidth preserved

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for crucial business choices.

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I wear a similar outfit daily and my diet is repetitive.

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Leaving my cognitive resources reserved for strategic decisions.

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Lastly, don't be swayed by the tyranny of the urgent over

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the importance of the significant.

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Investing time in long-term goals often feels less

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rewarding in the moment, but this is where the true value lies.

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It's not about how many fires you can put out in a day, but

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rather, how well you build a system immune to flames.

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Each piece of advice dispensed here has been a cog in the

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mechanism of my financial success.

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It deviates from the mainstream, not for the sake of novelty,

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but because it reaches beyond the veneer of busyness, piercing

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straight to the heart of true productivity.

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If you've found value in this discourse, I invite you to

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subscribe to this podcast and share it with other entrepreneurs

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who might benefit from this perspective.

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Remember, in the vast expanse of entrepreneurship, success is

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crafted in the nuances of how we choose to spend our minutes

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and focus our energy.

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Till next time, forge your path with intention and clarity.