![]() Did you know that the average millionaire reads one or more non-fiction books a month? Learning from the best and brightest will open new doors, generate ideas and show you what you’re doing well and where you can improve. Many of the top minds in business regularly host live events and write books. Spending time with the best of the best may not be as difficult as you think. You’ll become more astute as a business person and become a better human being just from hanging out and working with quality people day-to-day. Taking extra time and doing your due diligence in the hiring process is a great way to ensure that you’re hanging out every day with people who can help you grow. One of the easiest ways to do this is to surround yourself with winners. Running a business can leave little time for anything else, but, believe me, when it comes to your professional life, it’s always worth the investment. One of the most important things you can do as a leader is to take time to grow. ![]() "Managing time and money well, and viewing them as precious commodities, should be a normal exercise in both our professional and personal lives. The monks did this work with the purpose of gaining the ability to more precisely worship God. Before that, time was measured only in hours using instruments like a sundial. They were able to formulate calculations breaking hours into minutes and minutes into seconds. Then, I was told that today’s system of minutes and seconds was developed by 14th Century monks, who were also mathematicians. Years ago, I never viewed time management for the purpose of productivity as something with personal or spiritual implications. You can plan ahead and tell it where to go, or you can scratch your head and wonder where it went. Well, the same principle can be applied to your time. My friend John Maxwell says a budget is telling your money where to go. To enjoy our work, we must have a plan and a sense of traction and accomplishment. The last thing we need is to feel like a rat in a wheel, just running and running but never getting anywhere. Most entrepreneurs are hard-charging, bust through and get-it-done types of people. ![]() I was on-task, efficient and I had more energy - even at the end of the day! In addition, I wasn’t as tired mentally and physically as I was before. As I applied some simple time management principles to my life, I began to get more accomplished. Pretty soon your family, your health and the company itself will begin to suffer.ī efore I began to study the principles of time management, I thought the whole idea was some kind of slick, money-making scheme hatched by a know-it-all who had never really worked for a living. ![]() And no matter how much you love your job, those hours over a long period of time, will begin to take a toll. It goes something like this: How do you run a successful company without it completely taking over and ruining your life? The average small business owner works more than 60 hours a week. Telling time where to go, what to do One of the most popular small business questions I receive on a regular basis might surprise you. ![]()
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