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Does This Hidden Pricing Hack Make Customers Pay More (And Without Resistance)?

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TEALPRINTS 002, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 🚀 The Quick Hit: The Premium Pricing Playbook Ever wonder why customers happily pay $5 for a Starbucks coffee but hesitate at a $2.50 cup from the diner next door? It’s not about the coffee—it’s about perceived value. Let me tell you a quick story. A while back, I […]

525,600 Reasons Why Time Management Is Important for Success

Why is time management important?

There are 525,600 reasons why time management is important for success. Each one is unique in its own way… Every morning I wake up around 5:30 AM (depending on how many times I say, “Hey Siri, snooze.”). But no matter what, I’m up by 6 AM. I don’t say this to imply that I’m a […]

The Benefits of Time Management? More Productivity. More Free Time.

Benefits of Time Management

I often talk to people about the benefits of time management. This morning, I talked about why time management is important. Because every moment is fleeting. Every moment wasted is gone forever. You can’t get them back. Every weeknight through February 14, we have Regulators Baseball Club winter workouts. We are on the field from […]

How to End Procrastination Now. 11 Amazing and Terrific Tips.

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How to end procrastination now? It’s a common question. Look. We’ve all been there. That nagging feeling that we should be doing something, but for some reason, we can’t seem to get started. Hours drift by and before we know it, the day is over and we still haven’t accomplished anything. Except maybe watching some […]

How to Be More Disciplined? 11 Easy Tips for More Success. Faster.

How to Be More Disciplined

Every day, someone asks me how to be more disciplined. They recognize that a large part of my success is because I’m highly productive. It’s a well-known fact that discipline is the foundation for success. It may be your career. Or it may be your relationships, health, finances. But whatever it is, discipline is the […]

3 Devastating Time Management Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs

Time Management Mistakes

Yes, even I make time management mistakes. This morning is a case in point. I got Cameron to school late. It was avoidable. And it was my fault. I slept through my alarm. At some point, I shut it off and then overslept. Wendy woke me up a few minutes after 7 AM, more than […]

The Invisible Weight Killing Your Energy (and How to Drop It, Guaranteed)

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TEALPRINTS 003, Friday, March 15, 2025 🚀 The Quick Hit A few weeks ago, I found myself staring at the BenTeal.com homepage, feeling an inexplicable heaviness. I felt overwhelmed and overcommitted. We were in the midst of a major overhaul, crafting new tiers for TEALPrints Premium, and on paper, everything was aligning perfectly. Yet, there […]

How Time Management Is Important and Useful? Being Ahead of the Game.

How Time Management is Important

Today was a good primer on how time management is important. I hit the ground running this morning. Woke up, brushed my teeth, and got Cameron to school on time. Then I finished this morning’s blog post in the parking lot of Cole’s school. From there, I updated one dashboard and then we (my tech […]