Most of our schedule and responsibilities are maintenance. Things like maintaining our physical and financial needs and obligations. And maintenance is a necessary part of life.
But it’s in the margin that the good stuff happens.
The maintenance part of your budget keeps the bills paid. The margin part of your budget is where you can support a cause, splurge on something fun, start a new hobby, and bless others. The margin is where the good stuff happens.
The maintenance part of your schedule is where you fulfill your obligations. The margin part of your schedule is where you have time to think and dream and notice and have conversations, and spend more time with people you love. The margin is where the good stuff happens.
The maintenance part of your workload is where you get done what has to be done. The margin part of your workload is where you have room to take on new projects and ideas, improve processes and systems; working on your business instead of just in it. The margin is where the good stuff happens.
If you have no margin, you have no room for the good stuff to happen.
Powerful principles. Practical application. 
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