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BUSINESS , SUCCESS & MINDSET
The solution relies on intention . Slow down , place boundaries where they ’ re needed , and align your mind with your highest priorities : the items that drive your thoughts and ambition . This will guide you to the clarity and focus to do the work necessary for success . Here are some success tips to help you manage your time , attention , and intention .
SUCCESS TIP 1 : Manage Your Time
If we aren ’ t entitled to time , then it ’ s high time we learn to focus on what matters to us and eliminate anything that doesn ’ t support our success . Yes , I ’ m suggesting you stop doing things that don ’ t serve your best interests . Allow me to introduce you to the five D ’ s : Distractions , Destructors , Deductors , Derailers , and Drama . The five D ’ s are time and energy wasters . The good news is the repellent is in your full control and the dosage and usage .
• Distractions prevent you from giving your full attention in that moment .
• Destructors tear down or deallocate something you ’ ve built and pull you out of scope , perhaps even altering you or your perspective .
• Deductors take away from your life . They subtract .
• Derailers completely take you off course . They thus halt progress .
• Drama creates a spectacle with unexpected events , twists , and turns .
• We want to minimize and control the five D ’ s in our lives by first understanding them and then learning to manage them in our lives .
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