| A Billionaire's Guide to Productivity in 2019 January 18, 2019 || By Mark Morgan Ford Most ambitious and successful people set goals and use task lists. I’ve seen those task lists. They’re usually handwritten on lined paper – pages and pages of “things to do” with no way to sort out what’s important. I used to do that. But I was never able to accomplish my long-term goals that way. I doubt those people do, either. The time-management system I use now is more detailed. And it takes a bit more time. But it works. I mean it really works. Prior to using this system, I was able to accomplish my main goal, which was about achieving wealth. But I was forever putting off my other life goals. Had I still been writing down yearly resolutions and daily task lists, I am sure I would have continued to add to my net worth. But I doubt I would have done much if any of the following... -I wrote and had 30+ books published. (Two of them were New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers.)
-I wrote four screenplays. Three were made into movies.
-I earned a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
-I started a family charity that funded – and is running – a $5 million+ community development center in Nicaragua.
-I relearned the French horn.
-I developed several financial products and services that have helped many people- achieve their financial goals. (I’m very proud of that.)
-I started a boutique publishing company that has produced books for unknown writers who I think deserve to be noticed.
-I am developing a 20-acre botanical palm tree and sculpture garden that I hope will one day be open to the public for free.
-I stayed healthy, kept my friends, and enjoyed my family. As I said, before I began using this system, I never had time to write poetry or produce movies. I never had time to get involved with charitable endeavors. I was very busy. But my life was speeding by without any hope of being able to look back and think, “I did everything that was really important to me.” This system helped me change that. | 