Project 366 / 313 - If you only read one thing today, make sure it's this

"Getting incredibly wealthy is easy, just by following these 5 simple steps you are guaranteed a six figure salary within 3 months!"

"She was just sitting there minding her own business but what happened next just blew my mind!"

I was going to ask whether anyone actually ever falls for these types of headlines but the fact that they exist, and exist aplenty, only goes to prove that they do. So as an experiment I trialled a teaser for this blog post title just to draw you in. It'll be interesting to see if I get an increase in views.

People want to get rich quick but in reality there are only a couple of ways to do this - win the lottery or inherit. Any other way takes a lot of time and a whole world of blood, sweat and tears. But isn't that the point? I mean if it was easy then wouldn't everyone be doing it? But as they say, the climb is often more satisfying than the view from the top.

But it's not only riches that people want quickly, it tends to be everything nowadays. We're busier than ever and we're being bombarded by more information than we have ever done in the history of mankind. As a result everyone wants everything now and is looking for every short-cut to their destination. Time has become a virtual currency.

With time being so valuable there's really only one realistic way of managing it properly, and that's saying no. Saying no to time wasting ventures, menial tasks, trash tv and the "have you got a minute" constant demands to your time.

Danny Wallace's film "Yes Man" starring Jim Carrey explored the idea of saying yes to everything. It assumed, and quite rightly in some instances, that most people say no to most things because people don't like trying anything new and they don't like change. But what if you're like me and are guilty of saying yes to too much? Perhaps by saying no more often you'd actually be more productive, more creative and more profitable because you'd be able to focus on fewer tasks. After all isn't it better to be very good at a few things rather than just ok at many?