How to Buy Back Your Most Valuable Resource—Time
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Time is your most valuable asset—and you’re bleeding it. You can’t earn more hours in a day, but you can take your time back from the distractions, doubts, and detours stealing it from you.
Recently, I lost my uncle. As death always does, it made me stop and reflect—not just on how short life is, but on how much of it we waste thinking we’ll have more time later. You can’t get yesterday back. But you can make sure tomorrow is spent with intention.
Let’s talk about how to stop bleeding time—and how to buy it back.
1. Strive for Something Epic—Not Just Enough
Legendary people aren’t just “trying to get through the day.” They’re building something that outlives them.
You’ve probably heard people say:
🗣 “I’m just trying to keep my head above water.”
🗣 “Just need to make it to Friday.”
🗣 “I’m working just for the check.”
But people who make an impact? They’re striving for something epic. They want to create a life, legacy, or mission that matters. They’re not waiting to “find purpose”—they’re choosing to live with it now.
If you want to reclaim your time, you need to believe that your story, your pain, and your growth is worth something. When you believe that your life counts, you’ll stop wasting the minutes inside of it.
2. Identify Where You’re Bleeding Time
We all have 24 hours. But some people maximize it—and others misplace it.
📊 The average American in an 8-hour workday only does 3 hours of actual work.
That’s 25 hours per week of pure distraction—gossip, scrolling, mindless tasks.
Want to find your own leaks? Try this:
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Use Screen Time Reports on your phone.
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Time block your day in 15-minute intervals for one week.
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Be brutally honest about how you spend your hours.
Once you identify the leak, you can patch it. But until you do, you’ll keep telling yourself, “I just don’t have time.” When the truth is, you’re just not owning it.
3. Say “No” Like You Mean It
Here’s a life-changing mindset:
If it’s not a FULL YES, it’s a DEFINITE NO.
Stop giving away time with soft maybes.
Stop attending events you don’t care about out of guilt.
Stop committing to things you’ll later resent.
Being busy doesn’t mean you’re effective.
Every no is a deposit back into your personal time bank—giving you more bandwidth to say yes to the right things.
The Time Audit That Could Change Your Life
Ask yourself:
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What is currently getting more of my time than it deserves?
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What would I love to have more time for?
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What will I wish I had done if tomorrow never came?
Now look at your calendar—and start aligning it with those answers.
Time Doesn't Grow on Trees—But It Can Be Bought Back
You may not be able to grow time, but you can absolutely buy it back with better focus, better boundaries, and better belief in yourself.
You matter. Your story matters. Your time matters.
Start spending it like it does.