The effective use of the remaining 8 hours when not sleeping or working determines everything else in our lives. Your life really starts after 5 pm. What you did after 5 pm last week, last month, and last year has determined where you are today. The level of your physical health is determined by the other 8 hours. The depth of relationships is built on the other 8 hours. Invest the other 8 hours in yourself and live a better prosperous life. Your remaining 8 hours determines your happiness and net worth.
“What you do, the size of your paycheck, the amount of debt you have, what you weigh, relationship with your spouse and children, and just about everything else is the result of how you’ve used the other 8 hours”
The Other 8 Hours
Robert Pagliarini
Get more time
You cannot manage time. You must manage yourself. Know how you spend your time. Log your activities either on an app or notepad and pen for a week. This simple exercise will show you how you spend your time and make adjusts to gain more time. Also, you must avoid these life leeches from taking valuable time. These include News and TV addiction, Internet and social media, videos games, meetings, and excessive driving.
Getting More Money
You must shift from a full-time consumer to a part-time creator. A Creator utilizes his strengths, passions, and/or expertise to create something unique and valuable. You can start a blog, work on an invention, write a screenplay, or start a business. Improve your income at your main job and start a side hustle.
Main job
To improve and get a raise at your main job, you must start a Brag Book. It means you begin to log all the value you bring daily which has a direct impact on revenue for your company. When you are ready, you set up a meeting for a raise and present your log to your Boss.
Side Hustle
It is crucial to set up another revenue stream to take advantage of the other 8 hours. The channels include:
- Blogging, writing books & Music
- Starting a business
- Reselling, Affiliates
- Turning hobbies into income
- Freelancing
- I highly recommend you read our post on making money from home for a comprehensive list of available side hustles.
My Take
The other 8 hours are important to our financial and physical wellbeing. You need to take advantage and invest in yourself.
Practical Insights
- You can earn more money working from home
- Use the remaining 8 hours to invest in yourself.
- Set your goals
- Build a business or side hustle that incorporates your character strengths
- Increase your level of productivity
- Effectively manage money
- Learn to invest wisely.
Buy the Book:
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