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Mark Evans DM
March 28, 2025

Welcome to Your 444 Newsletter!

Where clarity, cash flow, and common sense collide.

Today’s topic?
The thinking trap that’s keeping most entrepreneurs broke.

There’s a lie the hustle crowd loves to sell:
“Just work harder and it’ll all pay off.”

But here’s the truth no one wants to admit…

👉 Hard work without smart decisions is just a hamster wheel in disguise.

4 Thoughts to Reflect On

  1. A millionaire doesn’t work harder than you. They just make better decisions.
    You don’t need more hours. You need better plays.

  2. Hustling harder at the wrong thing doesn’t make you successful.
    It just makes you tired.

  3. If working more hasn’t moved the needle…
    It’s time to examine how you’re thinking, not just what you’re doing.

  4. Every hour spent doing what should be delegated is robbing you of your next level.
    Success isn’t just built—it’s designed.

4 Lessons I’ve Learned

  1. You can outwork almost anyone…
    But if they out-think you, they’ll still win.

  2. The biggest jumps I’ve made financially had nothing to do with effort—
    They came from perspective shifts.

  3. The people doing the least are often making the most.
    Why? Leverage, systems, and smarter decisions.

  4. Thinking time is the most valuable time you can schedule.
    Most avoid it because it forces clarity—and clarity forces action.

4 Challenges to Tackle This Week

  1. Schedule 30 minutes of “thinking time.”
    No phone. No distractions. Just clarity.

  2. Audit your calendar.
    What tasks could you delegate, automate, or delete?

  3. Identify one decision you’ve been avoiding.
    Make it. Today.

  4. Read the blog.
    It’s short, punchy, and might shift the way you see success.

"Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.”
— Byron Dorgan

You’re not lazy.
You’re not stuck.
You’re just one decision away from a better direction.

You don’t need more hustle.
You need better thinking.

And it starts right here

Talk soon,
Mark Evans DM

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