08/14/25 - Wakie Wakie 4:44

Welcome to Your 444 Newsletter!

Where priorities, focus, and real time freedom collide.

Today’s topic?

ime is never the problem.
Your priorities are.

I used to think I needed more hours in the day.
What I really needed was fewer distractions.

I cut just 3 things that were eating my time.
Suddenly, I had 20 extra hours a week.

No extra hustle.
No magic tricks.
Just ruthless prioritization.

If you feel like you are drowning in “busy” but starving for progress, it’s not a time problem.
It’s a priority problem.

4 Thoughts to Reflect On

1. Time doesn’t vanish. 
   It gets spent. The question is: on what?

2. Busy is not productive. 
   A full calendar is useless if it’s full of the wrong things.

3. Every “yes” to a distraction is a “no” to your vision. 
   You are trading your future for a temporary comfort.

4. Priorities protect your time. 
   When you’re clear on what matters, cutting the rest becomes easy.

4 Lessons I’ve Learned

1. You will never “find” time. 
   You make it by removing what doesn’t matter.

2. Not all work is equal. 
   Some moves make you money. Some moves keep you stuck. Learn the difference fast.

3. Your environment dictates your focus. 
   Spend time around people who protect theirs.

4. If it’s not a priority, it’s a distraction. 
   Even if it’s dressed up to look like “opportunity.”

4 Challenges for You This Week

1. Write down everything you did yesterday. 
   Cross out anything that didn’t move you closer to your goals.

2. Cut one recurring time-suck. 
   It could be a meeting, a habit, or a person.

3. Set your top 3 priorities for the week. 
   Everything else waits until those are done.

4. Read the blog we just released. 
   I break down the 3 things I cut that gave me 20 hours back each week.

You don’t need more time.
You need better priorities.

Cut the noise.
Keep what matters.
And watch how much time you really have.

Mark Evans DM