Yesterday, we looked at how  Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffett, Tom Clancy, and Andy Warhol spent their time.

How can we apply the lessons from this diverse group of incredibly successful people?  Dan Martell asks in his book  Buy Back Your Time.

We begin by creating a 2×2 matrix where we analyze how valuable each task we are doing in terms of (1) money and (2) … continue reading

1: In 2018, Oprah Winfrey provided Harper’s Bazaar with a detailed overview of her average day,  Dan Martell writes in his book  Buy Back Your Time.

7:01 a.m.: Wakes up surrounded by nature at her home in Montecito, California.

8:00 a.m.: Brushes teeth and takes her five dogs outside. Makes her favorite espresso.

8:30 a.m.: Enjoys a series of spiritual exercises like meditating, reading, and silence.

9:00 a.m.: Works … continue reading

1: Imagine a baker. Someone who loves baking cookies.  

The baker is so good at baking that their friends and family members recommend they start a business.

So that’s what the baker does.

“At first, it’s a side hustle,” Dan Martell writes in his book  Buy Back Your Time. But before long, the baker has clients all over town.  

It’s hard to keep up with the demand for cookies, … continue reading

1: Miguel is an entrepreneur who started a real estate software company.

He was drowning in customer support tickets.  

“I’d been obsessed with getting back to people and solving their problems as quickly as possible,” he shares in Dan Martell ‘s book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.

Dan writes: “Like most entrepreneurs, Miguel had built a business that was revolving solely … continue reading

1: “Can you meet me at my house?”

The voice on the phone was Dan Martell‘s brother, Pierre, Dan shares in his book Buy Back Your Time.

“Sure. What’s going on?” Dan said.

“Well . . . it’s better if we talk in person,” Pierre said. 

Pierre was in his twenties.  Six months earlier, he had started a home-building business. 

He was a self-described “jack of all trades,” and had jumped … continue reading

1: “By the time Stuart found me, he was in the fight of his life,” Dan Martell writes in his book  Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.

“I can barely leave the house,” Stuart told Dan. “I can’t take a full breath, and I’m having panic attacks regularly. I’m living a nightmare.”

Stuart was a once enthusiastic, thirty-four-year-old entrepreneur. After majoring in … continue reading

1: “I can’t do this anymore,” Dan Martell‘s finance said. She laid her engagement ring down on the counter.

His “once future wife” wanted out “four months shy of my wedding day, on a seemingly normal day when I’d been working since the crack of dawn,” Dan writes in his book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.

“Apparently,” she reasoned, “if … continue reading

1: Dan Martell looked in his rearview mirror and saw two armed police officers running toward his car.

He glanced at the gun in his duffel bag.  

“If I just point it at these cops, they’ll end my miserable life for me,” he recalls in his book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.

Dan rubbed the sweat from his eyes. “I’d just … continue reading