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Time. The currency of the wealthy.

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​Last Updated: May 2022

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Time is the real currency of the wealthy

What are you doing with yours?. Your time that is. Are you just spending your one non-renewable resource, or are you actually investing your time?  In this post I explore all things time and productivity so that you can stop wasting yours, including valuable resources like:

• Videos & Podcasts
• Tools & Tips
• Books
• Time & productivity hacks you've never heard of before

Time is the most precious resource that we have and I am constantly thinking of how to better manage it and mostly how to create the time freedom I so desire.  At the end of the day this is where everyone on earth is equal; we all have the same number of hours in a day. No body gets more hours no matter what their status is. 

I wanted to share with you one of the tools that I have recently put into use that helps me be more productive and mindful, along with another video that is going to get you thinking differently about time and productivity and help you get motivated.  

The video: 

• Productivity Funnel --> Procrastinate on Purpose - Juicy Tidbits:
  • Everybody has the same amount of time in a day this is a universal truth and is equal to all human beings
  • How you spend your time now determines how you will spend your time later….. Invest in multiplying your time. 
    • The financially rich, invest their money to work for them via compound interest, their money works while they sleep and continues to grow without the need for their on-going attention.
    • The rich in time, will also invest, they invest now in strategies to multiply their time in order to free it up later.
  • Must check out the following video and the Productivity Funnel, this will change your life if you use it!!!!

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​The tool: 

• Bullet journal:
  • There are a number of ways to make a bullet journal from the simple to the extraordinary.
  • The one outlined in video is what I have used as an outline when making my own journal.  It takes does some upfront time as it is a customized productivity and time management tool but it is worth the investment.
  • This allows you to organize your time and to focus on what is really a priority for you. Making sure that your priorities are essential in your planning so that you are building your dreams and not just someone else's. 
  • Remember it is up to you to design your life, make sure that your time is allocated to making your dreams become and reality and that you set up your bullet planner in a way that best suits you. Use this as a reference or a guide but make changes or upgrades based on your own preferences and needs, the sky is the limit. 
  • Make sure that you are using your planner daily because if it is not in your calendar and your not taking action, then it's just an idea and it is not real.

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I also wanted to share with you a podcast I found very helpful on - Productivity & Focus in business. If offers words of advice from the its top guests of 2019. It is definetley one of my favorite episodes, there are so many good gems that I think can apply to anyone, whether you are creating a business, or just a life you love. 

• A couple of my favorite pearls of wisdom are:
  • The PIE concept (Personal, impact & Energy) Focus on PIE not your numbers
  • Fear setting & don't pursue things that don't matter
  • Turn you "To-Do" list into a "Success" List
  • Read with Purpose
  • The 66 Day challenge
  • The tried and true 80/20 Rule
  • Do more of what is already working
  • A recommendation for a free project management tool
  • Do one thing each day and break down projects into small actions
  • Firs thing to do - Build & maintain a database to maintain your relationships
  • Identify the first few things that you need to do and create an action trigger
  • Pursue things that are difficult and have impact on your life
  • Do the things that others won't - what can you do this year that will change things for you and your family - pay the upfront  price of success
  • Write down everything you do in your business or career - document it and automate it - don't re-invent the wheel every time!
  • The 7 domains model to test your business idea before pursuing it
  • Stop energy vampires & learn to trust your gut
• Books also mentioned in the podcast:
  • Running Lean - Ash Mariah
  • The E-Myth
  • Start with Why - Simon Sinek
  • The One Thing - Recommended several times
  • Be so good they can't ignore you
  • The Untethered Soul - Michael Singer - I have read - Great!!!
  • Stillness is Key - Ryan Holiday
  • Essentialism - Greg Lia

This is not only a great episode but a great podcast overall, so please take a listen. 

Please let me know in the comments if you found these resources helpful. Also, share your wisdone and let me know what you do to make the most of your time, our one non-renewable resource. 

​​Design your Life - Be Authentic. Be You. Be Sharp. 

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Sources: 

• Subscribe to TEDx Talks on YouTube ​~ https://youtu.be/y2X7c9TUQJ8
• Subscribe to Pick Up Limes on YouTube ~ https://youtu.be/ZK5VUuxGYr0​
• Subscribe to The Bigger Pockets Business Podcast on Overcast ~​ https://overcast.fm/+RvMjFYR-U