There are things I can do today that will make tomorrow better. There are choices that I can make now that will create more space later. That one idea alone makes me feel, for the first time in a long time, that there is a chance that things are about to change. Instantly, I start to feel free. Immediately, I have more peace. Finally, I have a sens

this story, yet many of us completely ignore the lesson of fishermen in our daily lives. That is, any level of skill is amplified by appropriate timing.

And that’s when I finally realized that no matter how fast you work, no matter how smart you are, no matter how much passion you have . . . A company can never outgrow the strength of its systems.

“Rule of 72.” The Rule of 72 says that if you divide the rate of return (interest rate) you are getting into 72, that will tell you approximately how many years it will take to double any amount of money at that interest rate.

Right away, I already know some of those things I should start doing. I should be doing anything that is going to make tomorrow easier.

And each moment that you don’t do the things you know you should be doing, you are stealing from your future self.

self-indulgent complaining about how we’re so busy or there just isn’t enough time in a day. If you are saying those things to yourself, then you are allowing yourself to be a victim—like

‘What can I do right now that will have the greatest impact on our business and for our customers?’ It is looking ahead to the future to determine where does it make sense for us to invest now so that we can benefit from exponential growth tomorrow.”

What did I take from that? Quit telling everyone how busy you are. Resist the indulgence of saying “I am too busy.” Your problem is not that you are too busy; your problem is that you don’t own your situation.