“Every morning, therefore, at about 9.30 after breakfast each of us, as if moved by a law of unquestioned nature, went off and ‘worked’ until lunch at one. It is surprising how much one can produce in a year, whether of buns or books or pots or pictures, if one works hard and professionally for three and a half hours every day for 330 days [a year]. That was why, … continue reading
1: “When a professional tosses a bowling ball down a lane, it knocks over nine or ten pins,”  Dan Martell writes in his book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.
What happens when Dan’s eight-year-old son goes bowling?
More often than not, the ball goes right into the gutter.
Unless… Dan puts up bumpers.
“With the bumpers, he’s almost as good as … continue reading
1: No one ever gets it right.
“That’s one thing many entrepreneurs think,” Dan Martell writes in his book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.
The good news? There’s an easy way to solve this problem.
Dan calls it: A Definition of Done. Or, simply: A DoD.
“I use this for every person at every level in my company,” he writes.
“For … continue reading
“Many of the opportunities you have in your life are generated by the energy you create around you.” —Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica
1: It’s Tuesday. Time to take on the day.
There is, however, a hidden enemy working against us.
“Every time we switch tasks,” Dan Martell writes in his book Buy Back Your Time, our “brains have to switch focus.”
The technical term for this is “context … continue reading
1: Sometimes, entrepreneur and author Dan Martell plays a little game with his coaching clients.
“It’s a mini-test disguised as a simple question,” he writes in his book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.
He sends a text: “Do you have time for a quick call in the next hour?”
How they answer gives Dan insight into how that coaching client is … continue reading
1: “I’m really sick of all the day-to-day stuff,” said Andre, the owner of a manufacturing company, to his friend Simon in Dan Martell‘s book Buy Back Your Time. “I think I need to hire an operations manager.”
“Okay, Andre,” Simon said. “But before you do that, talk to me about your day. What’s the biggest chunk of time you spend each week on something you hate … continue reading
1: We often think of successful entrepreneurs who end up like Richard Branson or Oprah Winfrey as “lucky,” “wealthy,” or “privileged,”  Dan Martell observes in his book Buy Back Your Time.
“Any of these may be true,” Dan notes, “but in general, that doesn’t take into account the capital-T Truth. Oprah achieved her monumental success not because she found luck, wealth, or privilege—she had next to none of those—but … continue reading
1: All of us are likely familiar with Andy Warhol‘s Campbell Soup pictures or his Marilyn Monroe prints.
What we might not realize is that Andy’s name is attached to eighty-five thousand pieces of art (!) and over five hundred films.
“In 2014, his artwork accounted for about 15 percent of the entire world’s art trade,” Â Dan Martell writes in his book Buy Back Your Time.
“Think about … continue reading
1: “I feel like I’m letting the team down,” Miranda said.
Miranda, a superstar team member, was sitting across from her boss, entrepreneur Dan Martell, for their weekly one-on-one.
She “admitted she felt overwhelmed after a recent promotion to team leader,” Dan writes in his book Buy Back Your Time. “She went from specialist to managing more people than anyone else in our company,”
Miranda told him: “I’m … continue reading
1: “I can’t afford it.” That’s what many entrepreneurs tell themselves.
“Far too many entrepreneurs,” Dan Martell writes in his book Buy Back Your Time, “spend their time grinding because they erroneously believe that they’re the only person for the job, they can’t afford any help, or they feel guilty not doing certain work.”
What gets in their way? As their business grows, they hire wrong. They hire to … continue reading
