| "Being busy is a form of laziness. Doing less is the path of the productive." - Tim Ferris
Think about it.
If you've spent your entire day being busy, have you been productive or not?
On the surface, you probably got a lot done. Perhaps you sorted your emails, you went through the apps on your phone deleting the ones you don't use, you also sat in on a few meetings, then you went to pick up the groceries... and so on and so forth.
Did any of those activities lead you closer to your life's goals?
Probably not.
None of them moved the needle, so to speak.
So even though you got a lot more done... Were you really productive?
Compare the above to a day that goes like this:
You wake up with a very specific intent to apply yourself entirely to 2-3 things that you have written down the night before.
You execute on them without paying the slightest attention to anything else that's going on. Phone can wait. Emails can wait. Meetings can wait.
Probably by noon you've accomplished those 2-3 things that matter. Now you're free to do whatever else you want or need to do... and you're sure you've moved closer to your life's goals.
Now, are you productive in this scenario?
Yes!
Now, it would be easy (and stereotypical) to wrap this email right here and tell you something generic like, now go, be productive.
That's not how I roll.
There's a secret ingredient to this. In order to be able to focus, you need to know you're moving in the right direction. You also need to know that things you're doing will help you align your life with your goals. Plus, you also need a plan.
I'm going to send you something shortly that will address all those issues at once.
To Your Success, Paul Hanson
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