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How to Invest Your Time Like Money
Elizabeth Grace Saunders
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Transform your chaotic schedule into a strategic asset. Named among the World's Top 30 Time Management Professionals, Saunders offers a revolutionary approach - treating time like money. As the Productivityist calls it: "An IKEA manual for building a better schedule." Your time debt awaits reckoning.

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Time is Our Most Precious Resource

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In our fast-paced world, we often find ourselves overwhelmed, stressed, and struggling to keep up with the demands of wo

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As a time management coach, I've spent years helping people transform their relationship with time. Through my work, I'v

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Let me take you on a journey to discover how you can escape the trap of time debt, create a balanced time budget, and in

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The Time Debt Trap

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Many of us are living in a state of constant time debt. We overcommit, say yes to too many things, and consistently spen

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Think about it this way: If you only have $100 in your bank account, you can't spend $150 without going into debt. The s

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The first step to breaking free from this cycle is to recognize that time, like money, is a finite resource. We all have

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Creating Your Time Budget

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Just as you'd create a financial budget to manage your money, you need to create a time budget to manage your hours. Sta

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