We all have more to do then we have minutes in the day. Learn five power strategies to help you take charge of the 1440 minutes you get everyday. These strategies are found in the book Give Me a Break by Hugh Culver.

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Hugh Culver

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keep coming,
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already too long.
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6. Y&(r ".), *##)
money
for drums,
clothes,
braces,
laptop,
a car...
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7. Y&(r 1!r
is making a noise,
the house needs
painting, and
it feels like years
since you went to
the gym.
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8. W!"#$%!
to the
Age of Distraction

9. H#r#’,
the problem

10. of your day is
spent on email
McKinsey Global
28%
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11. of people check email
on vacation
(59% from the bathroom).
AOL
60%

12. of people describe
most
days
as
stressful
Statistics Canada
30%

13. Kelly Services
51%
of people admit social
media at work hurts
productivity
(but do nothing about it)

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uses 13 different methods
to manage their time.
And still forgets stuff

15. A*) w# !r#
distracted…

16. people are killed
every year by
distracted drivers.
US Department of Transportation
3,000

17. of people use their
smartphone during
dinner.
Harris Interactive
33%

18. Y&( !r# .*-#rr(p-#)
about 7 times per hour
on average for 5 minutes
that's 50% of your day.

19. pedestrians a day are
hit while talking on
their mobile phone.
Accident Analysis & Prevention
3

20. A*) $#r#’, -$# 1+.*1$#r.
Only 2 minutes a day
are spent in meaningful
communication with a
spouse or "significant other".

21. 2# A%# &f D.,-r!1-.&*
is a good news,
bad news story…

22. 2# %&&) *#w,
is now you can be
in touch with
friends, family,
and work
24/7.

23. 2# b!) *#w,...
(you guessed it)
now you can be in
touch with friends,
family, and work
24/7.

24. Surviving the A%# &f
D.,-r!1-.&* takes more than
a cool new app that tracks
the calories you eat.
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25. Y&( *##) -& &w*
the 1440 minutes
in your day

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27. #1 Take CONTROL.
You are not “always overwhelmed”, “a
procrastinator”, or “usually late”. You
are whatever you want to be.
Starting right now.

28. #2 CREATE GOALS.
It’s not sexy, but goals work. Start with
simple goals for work, family, health,
and life and
watch the change happen.

29. #3 build SUCCESS SYSTEMS.
Save effort, stress, and time with
systems for managing your email, day
timer, calendar, reminders, and
appointments and
spend more time on what matters.

30. #4 BUILD HERO HABITS.
Don’t leave life to chance. Create hero habits
for your morning routine, diet, exercise,
planning, snacking, reading, commuting, and
going to bed.
Hero habits are your friends
(take them everywhere).

31. #5 ENJOY GETTING BETTER.
Notice any and all small improvements you
create and then create more. You showed up
early for the meeting, stood up and took a
break, exercised before work, avoided multi-
tasking, and went to bed on time. Great!
celebrate and do it again.

32. The Age of Distraction is a
test. It’s testing you to
take charge.
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33. Are you ready to
OWN your 1440?

34. Learn more about taking
charge of your 1440 at
www.hughculver.com/1440
Hugh Culver