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> [We're busy being busy. Distraction is a dangerously deceptive saboteur of our goals, because we are not present to how much time we lose. We're distracted by things like being in meetings or on conference calls, or we get on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/we-re-busy-being-busy-distraction-is-a-dangerously-deceptive-saboteur/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

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## More by Rory Vaden

> [We need to stop spending so much of our time trying to make the right decisions and instead start spending our time making decisions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/we-need-to-stop-spending-so-much-of-our-time-trying-to-make-the-right/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [Your highest obligation to other people is to be your highest self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/your-highest-obligation-to-other-people-is-to-be-your-highest-self/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [The foundation of a disciplined life is integrity and doing what we say we're going to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/the-foundation-of-a-disciplined-life-is-integrity-and-doing-what-we/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [Discipline is a choice. It's simply consistently choosing the hard right over the easy wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/discipline-is-a-choice-it-s-simply-consistently-choosing-the-hard/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [The franchise model is great, because most people who are entrepreneurial want flexibility and time to do what they love. A lot home business…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/the-franchise-model-is-great-because-most-people-who-are/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [Time is not money. Time is worth way more than money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/time-is-not-money-time-is-worth-way-more-than-money/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [Your problem is not that you are too busy; your problem is that you don't own your situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/your-problem-is-not-that-you-are-too-busy-your-problem-is-that-you/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [Are we going to give up, or are we going to be the kind of people who stand up and do what it takes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/are-we-going-to-give-up-or-are-we-going-to-be-the-kind-of-people-who/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [The most self-disciplined people in the world aren't born with it, but at one point they start to think differently about self discipline. Easy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/the-most-self-disciplined-people-in-the-world-aren-t-born-with-it-but/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [One of the biggest ways we lose time is not knowing where we’re going next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/one-of-the-biggest-ways-we-lose-time-is-not-knowing-where-we-re-going/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [Channel your emotion into the excellence of doing something rather than the mediocrity of deciding whether or not to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/channel-your-emotion-into-the-excellence-of-doing-something-rather/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [You multiply your time by spending time on things today that will give you more time tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/you-multiply-your-time-by-spending-time-on-things-today-that-will/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [Easy short-term choices lead to difficult long-term consequences meanwhile difficult short-term choices lead to easy long-term consequences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/easy-short-term-choices-lead-to-difficult-long-term-consequences/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [The amount of our endurance is directly proportionate to the clarity of our vision, so the practical application is we need to spend time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/the-amount-of-our-endurance-is-directly-proportionate-to-the-clarity/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

> [When it comes to making commitments to other people, sometimes one of the hardest things to learn to say is no when we mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/when-it-comes-to-making-commitments-to-other-people-sometimes-one-of/)

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