6

Work

In this chapter you’ll realise just how much your time is really worth, you’ll uncover your Brill Bits, find out how to delegate up to your boss, discover the deceptive power of a simple word and learn how it can transform the way you ask for help.

Value your time

Have you ever valued your time? I mean really valued your time? That’s not necessarily your hourly rate of pay, it can be your desired rate or the value you add to your organisation. Here are a couple of ways to do it.

My ultimate value (an entrepreneurial method)

Think about how much you’d like to earn next year.

Divide it by the number of working days (it will probably be around 220).

Divide this by 8 being the number of working hours in the average day.

Now multiply ...

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