Time Is Your Greatest Asset

George: All right. Welcome back to the daily [00:00:10] mastermind. My name is George Wright III. I am your host. And today we are going to get really [00:00:15] practical. I want to give you some tips and strategies on how to get more time in your [00:00:20] day. These are going to be ways for you to become more productive. [00:00:25] So here's the, here's what I was thinking the other day, because I've heard this comment a lot. Have you [00:00:30] ever felt overwhelmed with your day? Have you just felt like maybe the day got away from [00:00:35] you? You were just extremely busy. You know, maybe you felt like, I have no idea [00:00:40] where my day went. You know, I was running errands. I was working in my business and responding to this and that [00:00:45] and the kids and business and relationships. And you know, time [00:00:50] just passes away really quickly. Have you noticed how quickly the year has gone by? Have you noticed how [00:00:55] quickly time's passing lately? Well, you know, most importantly, do you [00:01:00] ever feel like time has passed and you didn't even realize where it went? Or [00:01:05] more importantly, you feel like you didn't really get anything accomplished or you didn't [00:01:10] accomplish at least your goals, the things that were the most important to you. Well, I think we've all [00:01:15] felt this way. I know I certainly have, and it's part of just navigating this busy, [00:01:20] crazy, fast paced life. But today I want to talk to you a little bit about how to become [00:01:25] more productive and intentional. With your time, because when I consult [00:01:30] and mentor, and I've got several companies and individuals I've mentored with it always [00:01:35] comes up that one of their biggest obstacles holding them back from their goals [00:01:40] is their time management or their ability to find the time to work on the [00:01:45] things that's important. And admittedly, this is one of the biggest challenges that people have. [00:01:50] So today let's talk about this because if you're going to go through life and continue the pattern of looking [00:01:55] back Wondering where your time went you're going to be filled with a lot of regret You're just [00:02:00] gonna you're gonna not achieve your goals your dreams and your desires and you're going to be constantly [00:02:05] looking back Rather than looking forward. So first and foremost [00:02:10] you need to realize and this is the thing I want you to really listen to for a minute You've got to [00:02:15] realize and you've got to believe and you've got to accept that your time is your [00:02:20] greatest asset. It's your greatest asset. I know we're [00:02:25] focused on money and things and business and relationships, but time truly [00:02:30] is your greatest asset because it's the greatest equalizer. Think about it for a minute. [00:02:35] We all receive the same amount of time. Whether you believe it or not, you do control where you [00:02:40] spend your time. You can waste it, you can spend it, or you can let it slip by, [00:02:45] or you can choose to invest it in things that will create value and reward for you. [00:02:50] You can invest your time to build relationships, to create an amazing business, [00:02:55] to increase your active and your passive income. Or even dedicate your time [00:03:00] for service or philanthropy or to give back to those that you care about. And so many other [00:03:05] ideas, right? You do control your time, whether you believe it [00:03:10] or not. Now, uh, until you realize and accept and decide that it has value, [00:03:15] you're not truly going to prioritize that you're not going to value your time. [00:03:20] And so you'll never really spend it wisely. So that's why I wanted to start by really [00:03:25] identifying the fact that you have to Create that value in your mind for your time. [00:03:30] Now. You've got to learn to budget your time just like any other asset You've heard me say this [00:03:35] before that what you focus on grows, what you focus on, you're going to attract more of into your life. [00:03:40] And when you don't value your time, it gets wasted. It gets spent, it disappears. And you can [00:03:45] seem, you know, at the end of the day, you just can't seem to figure out where it went. So just, just like [00:03:50] your paycheck or the money that's been disappearing out of your bank account and you end up with more month at the end of the money, [00:03:55] um, you know, you've got to learn to track and budget your time. Now I joke, and your [00:04:00] budget's a whole nother conversation for another day, but for now, Let's just do this. Let's learn [00:04:05] to prioritize and value and track our time because when you [00:04:10] accept that time is your most valued asset and you treat it like an asset, [00:04:15] it's going to begin to build in your life. You're going to build more wealth when you, when you focus on wealth.[00:04:20] So the second thing I want to say is that you have to be intentional with your time. You [00:04:25] need to make specific. Intentional decisions with when and [00:04:30] where and what you're going to spend your time on. It sounds simple, but most people don't do it. [00:04:35] You need to protect your time like it's your last few dollars in your bank account. You have to ask [00:04:40] yourself, how am I going to spend my time today to create the best return on my [00:04:45] best life? So let's pause for a minute and let's think about this because I know what some of you are thinking you're [00:04:50] like George, you know It's easy for you to say because you have your own business You get to wake up and work [00:04:55] out whenever you like and you make your own schedule and this is true But it's not always been that way.[00:05:00] You see people think that the truth is that I have free time and flexible time and [00:05:05] that's a and that's just a benefit, but that's That's actually a result. So listen, [00:05:10] listen to what I'm saying for a minute. My free time and flexible time is a result of management, [00:05:15] managing my time, working hard and creating a return of more time. Sometimes the [00:05:20] best return you can get on your time is more time. This comes from working hard [00:05:25] specifically. More importantly, it comes from being intentional with where you're spending your time. [00:05:30] And you can't just spend your time haphazardly every day, responding to the whims of life and [00:05:35] think you're gonna, you know, you're gonna free yourself up. That just never happens. You're never going to just [00:05:40] somehow randomly free yourself up. Life is a trap. It buries you in the [00:05:45] mediocrity of being average in your existence. And it takes advantage of you, your mind [00:05:50] and your time take advantage of you if you let them. So you have to break out of the pattern that you, and you have to [00:05:55] break out of the thinking pattern that I don't have enough time because that's. That's what's gotten you [00:06:00] in this situation in the first place. Stop thinking that way. You gotta, you can totally change things [00:06:05] about your day. You have 24 hours a day. You probably sleep a third of that time anyway. Um, [00:06:10] or maybe you don't sleep and that's the problem as well. You know, Tony Robbins has been quoted [00:06:15] as saying that everything in life and productivity comes down to two things. Number one, resources, [00:06:20] like your time and money. And number two, resourcefulness, which is your ability [00:06:25] to, you know, create change or desire or motivate yourself for change. And [00:06:30] ultimately, it really only boils down to resourcefulness. Because if you become more [00:06:35] resourceful, you'll find more time and money. You will. I believe that. [00:06:40] So your ability to be resourceful and specific and have [00:06:45] specific intent with your time is the answer. Besides, what have you got to lose? Right now, you [00:06:50] know, it's time to start making some changes and get your time back and start living your best life, right? [00:06:55] So let me, let me give you some tips on how you can create more productivity and time in your day. [00:07:00] And hopefully these are some things that may even jog your memory or jog some ideas for you [00:07:05] because you've heard some of these things before but I want you to really assess your life. The [00:07:10] best way to figure out how to manage your time better and [00:07:15] get more time is to actually look at your time. I've had people tell me over the years, you know, [00:07:20] write out what you're, what you're doing. And sometimes, you know, I felt that's kind of, kind of dumb but you know when I've done [00:07:25] it. It's been an eye opener. So let me give you some ideas and things you can change right now. Number one, [00:07:30] you gotta set goals. You have to set goals because that's the milestone and benchmark you, [00:07:35] you schedule your time around. Number two, you've got to schedule your time. [00:07:40] You have to have a planner. If you don't have some kind of a planner, Google calendar schedule or [00:07:45] something, then your time is getting spent. It's like not tracking your budget. You know, when money just goes in [00:07:50] and out, you don't have any idea where it's going. How are you going to ever do anything with it? How are you ever going to make it better? A [00:07:55] planner or a schedule is a way for you to track your time. Next thing you got to do is prioritize [00:08:00] your activities. Always start your day and week by starting with the big rocks. Start with the [00:08:05] things that are the most important and then let everything else fill in and don't negotiate those [00:08:10] times, create boundaries and barriers. And then another thing is set time limits. [00:08:15] Don't go into meetings or events or things and just let them drag on to whatever you want them to be set a [00:08:20] time Limit ahead of time on what you're gonna be doing Another suggestion is take breaks in [00:08:25] between one of the best ways to be productive is not to just grind through your day [00:08:30] Split the tasks and priorities up and then in between take some breaks What this will do is this [00:08:35] allow you to also? I was going to suggest when you start a new task, reset your [00:08:40] intention. Brendon Burchard talks about this. He does a masterful job of this because he says [00:08:45] every time you start an activity, you can just kind of go through that activity and be somewhat [00:08:50] productive or you can be intentional. You have to set your intention. My goal with my time [00:08:55] is to do this and you'll get it done in a tenth of the time. You'll save yourself so [00:09:00] much time if instead of going into work and sitting on the phone for eight hours, you go in for two hours, [00:09:05] bang it out, get more done. You'll be more productive. Another suggestion is to get organized.[00:09:10] Sometimes when you organize other areas of your life, your time seems to free up [00:09:15] as well. It's that overwhelm and that clutter and that that complexity of your life [00:09:20] that's keeping you from being more streamlined Now one of my partners is Robert [00:09:25] Stuberg likes to say every year He makes a goal a lot of us try to come up with new ideas.[00:09:30] His goal is to delegate or eliminate something in his life [00:09:35] There's always ways to delegate or eliminate things you're doing. There might be things other [00:09:40] people are doing. I mean, it might sound simple, like, you know, um, uh, taking care of your [00:09:45] accounting, which I've outsourced taking care of your landscaping, which I've outsourced taking care of your [00:09:50] cleaning, which I've outsourced because my time's not is worth more. So [00:09:55] delegate or eliminate tasks that don't serve your purpose, that don't serve your goals. Be intentional, [00:10:00] prioritize things that match your vision. If that's not, Taking you in the direction of your vision. You shouldn't be [00:10:05] doing it in the first place, whether that's your family, friends, relationships, business, health, [00:10:10] fitness, mindset, whatever it is. And most importantly, I want to just suggest plan [00:10:15] your schedule. In advance, successful people don't wake up in the morning and [00:10:20] say, what am I going to do today? Successful people already know what they're doing. That's why you can't get an appointment [00:10:25] with them for about a week because I've already planned their week out. If you have goals and you have vision, [00:10:30] then you should already know what you need to be working on for the entire week. And if you don't, then you don't have [00:10:35] goals and vision or you haven't planned or prioritized your day. Those are the things that I want to suggest you start doing. [00:10:40] Now here's some obvious ones. Number one, don't wake up and check your phone. I'm not [00:10:45] going to go into all the details, but give yourself 30 to 60 minutes before you check your phone because what you're doing is you're [00:10:50] literally wiring your brain. Your neuroplasticity in your brain is getting you [00:10:55] addicted to responsive mode rather than proactive mode. You've got to stop checking your [00:11:00] phone. Number two, don't check your email. There again, you're just being reactive, not proactive. [00:11:05] Check your email afternoon when you know you've gotten the most important things done. Uh, uh, some, [00:11:10] another thing I would suggest to you is monitor your phone time, social media and apps and things like that. All you got to do is [00:11:15] go to the settings of your phone. It'll tell you how much you're on your phone. It'll blow your mind how much time you're wasting every [00:11:20] day looking at this app or that app or social media or whatever, whatever, um, email, [00:11:25] text, whatever it is. Check your phone and monitor your time. Know where you're spending your time. [00:11:30] And another thing is take time before you go to bed. Now there are some things that may not sound [00:11:35] productive, but when you take and block out a little bit of time for your evening rituals before you go [00:11:40] to sleep, you're gonna sleep your 6 hours, 7 hours, 8 hours much better. [00:11:45] It's going to be much more productive. Sleep is something you need to be productive with as well because it affects [00:11:50] everything else in your day. So those are some additional suggestions I have. Now these are all ways that you can create [00:11:55] a better return on your time. They're going to lead you to more productivity in your life and as an added bonus, you're going [00:12:00] to start managing your time better. You're going to get tons more benefits in life and quality of life. Look, it [00:12:05] reduces stress. You get more time. You have more opportunities. Your health gets better. You [00:12:10] have ability to recognize and realize your goals. And there's so many more benefits. It's a [00:12:15] time management than simply being productive. So I hope these are ideas and strategies that will [00:12:20] motivate you, inspire you to value your time, because if you'll begin to become [00:12:25] more aware of your time and you'll treat it like an asset. You will absolutely grow and [00:12:30] grow and grow your time, your active income, your passive income, your relationships, your business, your [00:12:35] productivity, everything will increase. That's my message for today. Thanks for listening. I [00:12:40] appreciate you. I hope you'll share this with other people that you feel it might help. Um, help us spread the [00:12:45] message. My name is George Wright the third and this has been the daily mastermind. Have a great [00:12:50] [00:12:55] day.