How Do I Find Time When I’m Already Busy? #209

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The #1 Excuse I Hear: “I Don’t Have Time”

The biggest excuse I hear from professionals who want freedom is:

“I just don’t have time.”

But here’s the truth — you don’t need 20 extra hours a week. You don’t need to quit your job. You don’t even need things to “calm down.”

You just need one focused hour a day.


The Myth of “Needing 20 Extra Hours/Week”

Most people imagine they need massive hustle to build outside income. But let me ask you:

👉 Do you even know what you’d do with 20 hours?
👉 Or would you just get lost in endless research?

The reality: very little of what you think is important actually generates income.

The only three things that matter are:

  1. Clarity of the problem you solve
  2. Creating a clear offer
  3. Making the offer — over and over

Everything else is noise.


The 1-Hour Escape Block

Instead of trying to create 20 hours, carve out a single 1-hour Escape Block each day.

What do you do in that block?

  • Reverse interviews
  • Outreach
  • Testing offers

That’s it.

Real professionals are doing this:

  • Joseph built his first Scrivener course from a Starbucks parking lot on lunch breaks.
  • One of my clients launched his startup with early-morning escape blocks before work.

Consistency > time.


The Energy-First Principle

You don’t need more time.
You need to use your highest-energy zone better.

For most, that’s the morning. For others, it’s lunch or late evening.
Wherever your best energy lives — dedicate it to your Escape Block.

This one shift changes everything.


The Truth About Time

It’s not lack of time holding you back.
It’s lack of priority, clarity, and a system.

That’s why this fall, I’m coaching just 5 professionals directly to hit $2000 in revenue — building personalized escape plans that fit around a full-time job, full-time family, and a busy schedule.

👉 If you want one of those seats, sent me a DM or and email and I’ll send you details.


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