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                                    36 NO B.S. Time Management for EntrepreneursCHAPTER 3 / HOW TO DRIVE A STAKE THROUGH THE HEARTS OF THE TIME VAMPIRES OUT TO SUCK YOU DRYraining cats and dogs and no rain gear because the equipment man left it at home. Oh, and when that is over, fire the equipment man.%u2014Coach Paul %u201cBear%u201d BryantLetting Time Vampires steal even a spoonful of your blood has to be looked at as losing, and you have to truly hate it before you can win at safeguarding and maximizing the gains and benefits from your time.I have not mellowed at this. In fact, the older I get, and the less time I know I have before The End, the more I hate, and I mean hate, having my time wasted. Referring back to the calculations of Chapter 1 can assist you with building up a resentment for Time Vampires%u2019 blood-sucking, but I urge going beyond that by being more emotional and enraged about it. These Time Vampires are evil. Often, they know full well what they are doing and that fact says they have disdain and disrespect for you. They are declared enemies. Thieves. If their bad behavior is thoughtless, the damage is the same, and their thoughtlessness is the evil. I%u2019ve yet to meet a successful entrepreneur or sales professional who wasn%u2019t competitive, but the great ones are fiercely competitive. They hate losing in business, and in anything, however losing is defined. This is how you must view your war with Time Vampires. Either they win and you lose or you win and they lose. It is a competition%u2014a test of wills.I have yet to encounter anyone who has achieved massive success without closing themselves off from the demands of others. If you have two people of equal talent, it will be the way in which they marshal their ability that will determine their success. People who are better at shutting out the rest of the world than others have more time to foster 
                                
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