SALES and T*ME

Time is on your side, as long as you understand it.

“Time is money.”

You’ve heard that expression a thousand times or more. And as many times as you’ve heard it, you have universally ignored it.

Every year I get hundreds of requests for a course in “time management.” And every year I give my answer: why are you asking ME what to do with YOUR time? Don’t you KNOW what to do?

Is it time management or wasted time?

Is it time management or procrastination?

Is it time management or lack of productivity?

Is it time management or lack of achievement?

Is it time management or poor time choices?

You tell me; I’m concentrating on my time challenges, not yours.

I am writing another book on the subject of time management (soon to be titled): You already know what to do, you’re just not doing it.

I love the expressions that have been created over the years…

  • Just in time.
  • Save time.
  • No time like the present.
  • There was a time when…
  • Time commitment.
  • Time management.
  • Time bomb

And a ton of other irrelevant jargon.

So if time is money, as suggested earlier, what are you doing with yours? Are you spending it or investing it? And how are your time investments working for you?

Are you frustrated because there are “not enough hours in the day?” I am. Groucho Marx had it right. He wanted a 36-hour day. That way you could work 24 hours, and still get a good night’s sleep.

Spending time or investing time is a CHOICE. Here are some examples of choices. See which ones apply to you. ...

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