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When I first entered the workforce, I began with the philosophy, ‘in order to really succeed I had to work harder and longer than anyone else.’ I upheld this belief for many years, more than I would like to admit.

I took a job that I could work as many hours as possible, one in which I could work toward aquiring overtime pay on a regular basis. It seemed like the smart thing to do. Earning time and a half pay seemed to be what all the seasoned employees were doing. They were the ones with all the newer and more expensive cars and homes.

They all seemed fairly happy, but a good amount of their time was spent at work. I have nothing against hard work, but it seemed to me that there should be a little easier way to make a living. Somewhat discouraged by the status quo (that’s the way life is) lifestyle, I started to notice the most successful people were actually the ones that seemed to have quality pay and quality time.

They were the ones that had managed to be working smater not harder. They had somehow cracked the code to getting more while appearing to be giving less.

How was that?

They were the ones that had leveraged their education, their talent and/or their leadership abilities to elevate themselves above the masses. They were the doctors, the lawyers, the skilled technicians and craftsmen, the CEO’s and the upper management.

What did they have that others only dared to dream?

In hindsight, they were the individuals that had the vision, the ambition, the mentors, and maybe the most important of all, the knowledge that leverage is the key to real success.

Leverage is the Key to Success.

Whether we choose to leverage time, people or money, we need to understand its power.

In effect, we need to spend less effort trying to do everything by ourselves and instead solicit the help of others to get things done. Isn’t this the way big companies get things done, and how managers accomplish their objectives? The more we can achieve without our direct involvement, the more we can accomplish.

When you go to the doctor, does the doctor greet you when you arrive, verify your appointment, check you insurance coverage, and show you to examining room? I’m sure he could do all these tasks, but how would that affect his practice? Would he be able to treat as many patients? The successful doctor, or other professional, understands that it is in his best interest to do what he does best. He leverages other people and leverages time to accomplish more by actually doing less himself.

The initially planning, the attracting of the right group of individuals and getting everything to mesh together may take some time and a lot of effort, but the future can be much brighter for this type of individual.

The successful entrepreneur will know when he has arrived. He or she will be the one that is able to achieve more and more with less and less.