Rules of the Hunt: Real-World Advice for Entrepreneurial and Business Success

7 WORKING SMARTER

The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves.

—GARTH HENRICHS, WRITER

WHETHER YOUR COMPANY is up and running or you are just putting the finishing touches on your business plan, it’s time to roll up your sleeves. It’s also time to come to a keen appreciation for the value of your time and ways to conserve it. You won’t get much done each day unless you monitor your time and recognize the things that are using it.

There is wisdom in the old business cliché that advises us to, “Work smarter, not harder.” It’s advice that is much easier said than done.

Hard work will get you ahead. If you concentrate your efforts on reaching a goal, you will undoubtedly achieve more than if you approach ...