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Adam Smith | September 21, 2017 | Leave a Comment

Ideas: Tim Sanders — Dealstorming, Today We Are Rich, and Love Is the Killer App

In this episode, I talk with Tim Sanders about his books, Dealstorming, Today We Are Rich, and Love Is the Killer App. He drops so much value, that this may be my new favorite episode! If you’re an entrepreneur, this one is especially important. Take a listen, and make sure to let me know what you think:

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Adam Smith | January 23, 2017 | Leave a Comment

How Purpose Equals Productivity

This is a guest post from Daniel Matthews. He is a writer and musician from Boise, Idaho, who specializes in entrepreneurship, business, tech, and writing on just about any idea that captivates him. You can find him on Twitter.

Imagine you’re at a track meet watching the 100-meter dash. You’ve been watching the runners warm up. Would you bet on the manic runner who’s constantly checking the leaderboard? No, you’d bet on the runner who is relaxed and attentive to the process, with eyes on the finish line.

The business world is in the midst of a time management-obsessed culture. We’re like the runner constantly checking the leaderboard. We’re focused on plenty of time management apps and techniques to help get things done. The truth is, full focus on your purpose and on the quality of your effort is the only mindset that will help you outshine the competition. [Read more…] about How Purpose Equals Productivity

Adam Smith | November 7, 2016 | Leave a Comment

To Be Successful You Must Be Intentional

The world’s most successful people are also some of the most intentional people. How do I know this to be true? Because life is a fight, and no one wins a fight by happenstance. Successful people realize that the only way they will ever accomplish their dreams is not by accident or by luck, but by putting work into the right things over a reasonable span of time. In other words, don’t expect easy if you want to become successful.

This intentionality I speak of is what makes focus and time management work, and at the root of this idea is doing what you say you’re going to do. When you say you’re going to show up, show up. And if you don’t show up, find something that you will show up for.

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I’ll leave you with a quote by politician, Mark Udall. He said, “You don’t climb mountains without a team, you don’t climb mountains without being fit, you don’t climb mountains without being prepared and you don’t climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards. And you never climb a mountain on accident – it has to be intentional.”

Living life with intention is much like climbing a mountain — you need to show up, you need to fight for results, and you need to keep pressing forward. Success will always demand this of you.