From the outside looking in, I was winning, but if this was what winning felt like, I began to wonder if I was playing the wrong game. - Sahil Bloom

Waking up early is the easiest way to improve your odds of success. You don't have to wake up early to be successful, but you rarely find an early riser who isn't winning. For me, this means 4:30 on weekdays and around 5:00 on weekends

If you want to take control of your time, you need to learn the Art of No. Two shortcuts to use: For personal commitments, use the Right Now test:

I looked down at my son, whose eyes were closed, a small, perfectly content smile on his lips. In that moment, I had a profound sensation: I had arrived, but for the first time in my life, there was nothing more that I wanted.