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#41 Why successful business owners aren't busy and why you need to shift from playing defense to playing offense

The Sweaty Startup

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The most successful business owners are good at deciding how to spend their money, and they're even better at spending their time. Successful people understand that time is the number one asset in life. The defensive minded person simply waits for things to happen and then tries his best to make the most out of the situation. So i'm challenging you to play offence instead. Work on the stuff that matters, the important stuff that's not urgent. Solve problems before they become raging forest fires. Make the one decision that cuts a hundred future decisions. You don't get points while playin defence. Plan defence is a safe place. Being busy is easy. Most people find security in being told what

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