Colin SprakeInvestor & Mentor Driving Multi-Million Dollar Growth

Your calendar is full - your bank account isn't!

30 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this solo coaching monologue, Colin Sprake argues that entrepreneurs waste time by filling their calendars with meetings and activities that do not directly support their business vision. He emphasizes the need to say "no" more often, to rigorously measure the results of every marketing initiative, and to align every commitment with a clear, vivid vision for the company. By rejecting misaligned meetings and distractions, business owners can free up time, focus on high‑impact actions, and grow revenue exponentially rather than merely staying "busy" without financial results.

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You need to learn to say no more often. Let me explain this to you. So many people are busy being busy, not being busy being effective. When you get into a business, you are running around doing networking events, what have you. Most of the time, you're not even measuring the results. You should measure the results from every marketing initiative you do to determine which ones deserve your time. When I look at many business owners' calendars, they are filled with meetings, filled with potentially meetings that will never get them anything, but they justify that being busy is really important. I'm going to tell you, when you say no to most meetings that aren't in line with fulfilling your vivid vision or the vision of where you want to go, that's when you'll free up the time to grow your business exponentially. One other thing I want to share with you is understand when you have a vision for a business, don't let other opportunities or other people take you off track. Say no to things that aren't in line with your vision, Stay true to your vision and you'll be so effective in your business. You won't be this calendar full of stuff. And at the end of the day, you're like, wow, I had a busy day. My question to you, was your bank account busy?