{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 0012 | Leveraging the Pareto Principle (80\/20)","description":"In this episode, we\u2019re going to talk about a paradox. Is it really better to be lazy than hard-working? Is it actually possible to get 16 times better results in your personal life and your business, doing less work than you are doing now? I think we\u2019ve got an answer for you today that\u2019s going to expand your mind and inspire you to test this tried-and-true principle. So, let\u2019s get started\u2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------- \u2b50 During this episode, we detail these takeaways:  1. The Pareto Principle is a natural law that 20% causes produce 80% of effects, which means that some efforts are 16\u00d7 as productive as other efforts.  2. The Pareto Principle implies that you should focus most of your attention on what matters most, which will enable you to increase both your efficiency and your effectiveness, thereby achieving more good (and also earning more money) within less time, rather than working exceptionally hard for relatively meager results.  3. You should take time off from work regularly, which will increase your productivity on-the-job.  4. You should engage in regular self-evaluation to reconsider what your goals should be, along with what activities will achieve those goals, and how you\u2019re spending your time, and then adjust your schedule accordingly\u2014and, by working smarter, you won\u2019t need to work as hard.  5. Most business activity is minutiae, which can be delegated to hired specialists, who should be led\/managed but not micromanaged, which allows entrepreneurs more time to focus on what matters most. \u270d\ufe0f Click here for this episode\u2019s complete show notes! ---------------------------------------------------------------- \ud83d\udc49 We want to help as many people as we can; so, if this podcast helps you, then we urge you to please\u2026  \u2022 Subscribe to it on our website so that you don't miss an episode!  \u2022 Discuss it in our private Facebook group with us and fellow entrepreneurs! Join this group to network for success and to get personalized answers to all of your business questions!  \u2022 Review it on iTunes to help us reach more people who need it!  \u2022 And tell all of your associates who might benefit from it! We rely on YOU to help spread the word!!! ","author_name":"Get Funded Today: The Funded Today Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.funded.today\/podcast","html":"