1: “Greg Sloan was on the fast track,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
“Just into his early thirties,” he notes, “he had risen to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs, one of the most prestigious financial institutions in the world, and he served as a trusted financial adviser to a long list of well-known corporate … continue reading
1: Apple founder Steve Jobs once stated: “Almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
“Remembering that we are going to die,” Steve said, “is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking we have something to lose. We are already naked.”
So, let’s imagine our funeral.
“Close … continue reading
“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: For the past two weeks, we’ve been doing a deep dive into author Sahil Bloom‘s concept of “time wealth,” as detailed in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
We’ve explored how to see time and strategies to maximize the effectiveness of our time.
So far, we’ve looked at Warren Buffett’s Two Lists strategy, the Energy Calendar, … continue reading
1: Benjamin Franklin outlines his daily calendar and routine in his remarkable autobiography.
Ben organized his days into six “time blocks,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.
1: “What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important,” said former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
This quotation provides insight into one of the most accomplished individuals of the 20th century.
He “was a highly effective leader and executive. He became known for his prolific, almost superhuman productivity,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.
Here are some of his … continue reading
1: Two questions to consider: Am I spending too much of my time on low-value, energy-draining activities? Am I so busy that I’m unable to prioritize time with the people who truly matter in my life?
For many of us, the answer to the questions above is: Unfortunately. . . yes.
Last week, we did a deep dive into author Sahil Bloom‘s three pillars of “Time Wealth” as … continue reading
1: Legendary investor Warren Buffett was talking with his personal pilot, Mike Flint.
Mike was “bemoaning his lack of clarity around his personal and professional aspirations and goals,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.
Warren instructed Mike to write down twenty-five career goals, “all the things he wanted to focus on and accomplish in the months and years ahead,” Sahil notes.
Mike made … continue reading
1: In Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll’s dark and menacing sequel to Alice in Wonderland, Alice runs hand in hand with the Red Queen, struggling to keep up because the Queen is running so fast.
“Faster! Faster!” the Queen calls out.
“The most curious part of the thing,” Alice observes, “was that the trees and the other things round them never changed their places at all: however fast … continue reading
1: The year was 2022. Dave Prout was scrolling through Twitter when he saw a post by Sahil Bloom.
“Call your parents more often,” Sahil wrote, “they won’t be around forever. When you’re young and arrogant, death is a theoretical construct. Realize the people you love won’t be there forever. If your parents are 60 and you visit once a year, you may only see them 20 more times … continue reading
