Have you ever considered the ROI of a salad? This may seem like a strange question, but the answer lies in how valuable your time is and your buyback rate. In this episode, Bradley shares how he bought back his time (and energy) with a salad.
Business Owners are Busy…
One day, I was at the gym around lunch time. I realized I needed to eat something, and decided to stick with my healthy commitments by getting a salad. The closest salad place was 12 minutes from my gym. Since it was already 24 minutes to get there and back, plus possible time in traffic and time waiting in line, I decided to order my $18-ish salad on DoorDash, making it a $34 salad with tax and tip. At this point, you might be wondering if I just took you through a strange story problem or if I turned the blog into my personal journal. Neither one…this salad taught me a valuable lesson. I realized that my 30+ minutes could be bought back for less than the value of an hour in my day. So I began to think about the ROI on this salad.
Buying Back Your Time
As a fellow business owner, let me tell you, buying back time is like discovering a secret superpower. Seriously, it’s the ultimate game-changer in the entrepreneurial world. Think about it: time is the one resource we can’t manufacture more of. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. So, every minute we can free up is like a golden nugget of opportunity.
Imagine all the tedious, repetitive tasks that eat away at your day. Stuff like answering emails, scheduling meetings, or sorting through paperwork. Sure, they’re necessary evils, but they also devour precious hours that could be better spent growing your business or simply enjoying life outside of work. That’s where buying back time comes in.
What Can You Do With All That Time?
But it’s not just about work. Buying back time also means reclaiming a bit of your sanity. It means being able to step away from the grind and actually recharge your batteries. Whether it’s spending quality time with family, pursuing hobbies, or simply indulging in some self-care, those moments of rest and rejuvenation are invaluable for maintaining your creativity, motivation, and overall well-being.
So what did I do with the time? There were three main things that I ended up doing with roughly what I believe was that hour of time. First, I had the time to prepare for my next two meetings. This caused them to go incredibly well, much better than they would have, because I actually took the time to think about what the clear outcomes of those meetings were going to be. Then, I prepared for the BlueprintOS live coaching session I had the next day. Finally, I did some sales reach outs that could ultimately equal $1000s in sales. As a bonus, I had some extra time that allowed me to work on two presentations I had the upcoming week.
Will You Create an ROI?
To all my fellow business owners out there, if you haven’t already embraced the power of buying back time, what are you waiting for? Trust me, once you experience the value it returns to your schedule, you’ll wonder why you waited.
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