3 Tactics to get your time and attention back

If you're a $3M+ business in a regulated industry, we'll find the #1 constraint bottlenecking your business and the best solution to solve it - whether it's AI or not - for free: https://alreadybuilt.ai/strategy?r=y21p&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=Y21-focus-by-default&utm_content=desc_topYou already picked the one thing that will move your business this year. It still gets whatever is left at the end of the week — and not because you lack discipline. Nothing in the business was set up to protect it.This episode is three changes you make once, so the work you would have had to turn down never reaches you in the first place. Each one removes a whole category: an opportunity, an interruption, or a decision. I run all three on my own company, and I walk through where each change has to live so it holds without you enforcing it, and how to tell when it's actually in place.In this episode:0:00 Why the one thing you already picked still gets your leftovers1:32 Change 1: put the floor where first contact happens2:38 Our own floor — why we don't take work under $3M a year3:26 The 40-lawyer firm whose Tuesday had four intake calls7:14 Change 2: make your best hours unbookable9:42 Maker time vs manager time, and how I actually run my week12:15 What splitting a maker's attention really costs13:41 The four calendar settings you change once15:43 Change 3: hand over the decision, not just the taskMore Value:Learn the tactics my team and I are using as we scale to delivering $1B+ in client value: https://alreadybuilt.ai/built-brief?r=brief&utm_source=web&utm_medium=description_cta&utm_campaign=brief&utm_content=desc_footerWatch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@otavio_pailoDISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.