Why Most Entrepreneurs Suck at Time Management

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In this episode of The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex, we uncover why most entrepreneurs don’t fail because of bad ideas—they fail because they waste time.

Paul shares how working 80–100-hour weeks in law enforcement taught him that being busy doesn’t mean being productive. True success isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters most.

🔑 Key takeaways:

Busyness isn’t progress—intentional action is.

You’ll never “find” time; you must make it.

Master your hours before you scale your business.

Discipline creates freedom—protect your time like it’s money.

Small, focused blocks of effort stack into massive results.

💡 Action Step:
Pick one hour this week to protect like your life depends on it. No distractions, no scrolling—just pure focus on something that moves your dream forward. Then repeat it next week.

🎧 Tune in now to learn how mastering time management separates dreamers from doers.

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Speaker 2 Welcome to the Level Up Podcast. I'm your host, Paul Alex.
I went from being a comp to an eight-figure entrepreneur that helps average people like you and me make money every single day.

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Speaker 2 What's up, everybody? Welcome back to the level up podcast. Today's truth, most entrepreneurs don't fail because of bad ideas.
They fail because they waste time.

Speaker 2 When I was working 80 to 100 hour work weeks in law enforcement, I thought being busy meant being productive. It didn't.

Speaker 2 Real productivity is about doing what matters the most, not what makes you feel busy. Look, if you're still in a nine-to-five, start mastering time now.

Speaker 2 You'll never find time. You have to make it.
Use your early mornings, your lunch breaks, or nights to build, but make sure you're building in the right direction. The question isn't, do I have time?

Speaker 2 It's what am I doing with the time I already have? Discipline creates freedom. Every small block of time used for purpose stacks into into something powerful.

Speaker 2 One thing that I want to challenge you for today, pick one hour this week to protect like your life depends on it. No distractions, no scrolling.
Work only on something that moves your dream forward.

Speaker 2 Then I challenge you to repeat it next week. That's how you shift from doubt to drive one move at a time.
So no matter where you're at in your journey, remember, guys, keep leveling up.

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