Sahil Bloom
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And you have to go and try to figure out on this long list of things you've just written down, what are the five things that actually matter?
And you have to go and try to figure out on this long list of things you've just written down, what are the five things that actually matter?
So now you have a list of five things circled and 20 things that you didn't circle.
So now you have a list of five things circled and 20 things that you didn't circle.
And what he says is the five things you circled are your true priorities.
And what he says is the five things you circled are your true priorities.
Those are the things that you need to put energy towards.
Those are the things that you need to put energy towards.
The other 20 things are your avoid at all costs list.
The other 20 things are your avoid at all costs list.
Because every single ounce or energy that you put towards those is just a distraction.
Because every single ounce or energy that you put towards those is just a distraction.
All of those things are just a distraction pulling you away from the things that are really going to drive the outcomes, the things that really matter.
All of those things are just a distraction pulling you away from the things that are really going to drive the outcomes, the things that really matter.
And so it's a critical exercise for thinking about that exact thing of what does really matter and where do I need to avoid the distraction in life?
And so it's a critical exercise for thinking about that exact thing of what does really matter and where do I need to avoid the distraction in life?
Because that's where we really get lost on these journeys is we get pulled by the little shiny object that's floating over here when the thing right in front of us is the thing we need to hammer in on.
Because that's where we really get lost on these journeys is we get pulled by the little shiny object that's floating over here when the thing right in front of us is the thing we need to hammer in on.
And as entrepreneurs and as ambitious people in particular, we have a bad, bad tendency to take on too much.
And as entrepreneurs and as ambitious people in particular, we have a bad, bad tendency to take on too much.