the Pareto principle looks like this: spend most of your time with the people who produce most of your results and the least amount of time with the people who don’t. In leadership, that typically means you should spend most of your time meeting with your top performers. In your personal life, spend 80 percent of your time with the people you care most about (family, close friends, mentors), leaving 20 percent for others. There are some real benefits to spending 80 percent of your time on your inner circle. To begin with, your top and closest people will be thrilled you did. Second, you’ll be
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