The District Magazine Vol. 3 NEW BEGINNINGS 2018 | Page 34

S U I T S & S N E A K S

RESOLUTION 2018 : MULTIPLY YOUR TIME

by Kristin Leigh
Imagine if you could multiply time . Double the amount of hours in your day . Watch one dollar magically turn into three . Imagine if you could hold the same amount , or even increased amounts , of responsibility , yet somehow manage to live a more balanced , healthier life .
I had always been one to just wing it . You know , skip the routine and just live in that YOLO mindset . Eat the cookie , YOLO . Hit the snooze button , YOLO . Buy the coffee , YOLO . Pay the bills later , YOLO . Here I was for YEARS thinking that I was doing myself a favor by living this way . I might ’ ve felt great for that minute I made my YOLO decision , but let ’ s be real , how much in totality did I actually accomplish with this mindset versus what I could ’ ve accomplished had I known what it meant to MULTIPLY TIME .
A brilliant guy named Rory Vaden introduced this multiplying time concept to me , and seven minutes into his lecture I was hooked . It made total sense . Yet all it required was a new way of thinking .
Definition please .
Having a multiplier mindset means you choose to invest your time , or your money , into things that will bring you multiple instances of return . Rather than spend $ 1 or one hour of time in return for one benefit RIGHT NOW , a multiplier will pass on that opportunity and instead spend $ 1 or one
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