Stop Playing Defense: Master Time Management for Success
Release Date: 06/25/2025
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info_outline- How to take a step back and prioritize tasks to regain control of your time.
- Practical ways to categorize clients or tasks using an A-B-C or 1-2-3 system.
- Why delegating strategically can transform your productivity.
- How to use the Value-Ease Matrix to focus on high-impact tasks.
- The importance of scheduling white space to maintain flexibility and reduce stress.
- Why constantly playing defense with your time leads to burnout.
- How to apply Jocko Willink’s “prioritize and execute” principle in daily life.
- The power of saying “no” to low-value tasks or clients to protect your energy.
- How to align your team with clear metrics and expectations using EOS principles.
- The overlap between managing time in business and prioritizing family relationships.
- Tools like Motion and the Full Focus Planner for effective time blocking.
- Full Focus Planner by Michael Hyatt – A tool for prioritizing daily and weekly tasks.
- EOS Worldwide – Learn more about the Entrepreneurial Operating System for business alignment.
- Motion App – An automated time-blocking tool mentioned by Keith.
- “Everyone has 24 hours a day. The people that are not successful are the people that get the less important things done.” – Sid Sexton [00:00:00]
- “If everything’s important, nothing’s important.” – Keith Kleins [00:14:00]
- “Stop playing defense. Start playing offense.” – Sid Sexton [00:40:00]
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- [00:02:00–00:03:00] “We’re talking about how to stop playing defense with your time… In sports, when you’re on defense all the time, it can wear you down. You feel like you’re under attack… It’s pretty bad sometimes.” – Sid compares time management to a relentless game of dodgeball, setting the stage for why proactive strategies are key.
- [00:18:00–00:19:00] “I feel like the number one priority is the wife… If that is messed up, it bleeds into every other aspect of my life… It creates harmony throughout the rest of the house too.” – Sid shares a heartfelt insight on prioritizing family relationships to maintain balance.