Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.
The sting here lies in what Ziglar refuses to let us hide behind: time scarcity is democracy's favorite excuse, equally available to the sluggard and the achiever. What separates them isn't minutes but intention—a distinction that moves the problem from circumstance (immutable) to choice (terrifying). When you're procrastinating on that project, you're not actually short on hours; you're short on a clear picture of *why* it matters or *how* to begin. The difference between someone who writes a novel and someone who talks about writing one usually isn't that the first magically found extra hours, but that they knew, down to specific chapters, what they meant to accomplish.
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
Aristotle“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
Lao Tzu“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it.”
Seneca“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it mean...”
Steve Jobs