<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft" style="float: left;" src="http://www.getmotivation.com/images/speakers_images/brian-tracy.jpg" alt="Brian Tracy - motivational speaker and author" width="75" height="100" />Time management is the central skill of success. Your ability to manage your time, to focus and channel your energies on your highest value tasks, will determine your rewards and your level of accomplishment in life more than any other factor.</p>
<p><strong>Success Leaves Tracks&#8230;</strong><br />
When I began searching for the secrets of success many years ago, I discovered an interesting principle: success leaves tracks. A wise man who had studied success for more than 50 years concluded that the greatest success principle of all was, &#8220;learn from the experts.&#8221; <span class="post-teaser-more"><br /><br />&nbsp;=>> <a href="https://www.getmotivation.com/motivationblog/2011/10/the-central-skill-by-brian-tracy/" title="Permanent Link: The Central Skill By Brian Tracy" rel="bookmark">Click to read the full article...</a> <i></span></p>{"id":865,"date":"2011-10-03T22:23:41","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T03:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.getmotivation.com\/motivationblog\/?p=865"},"modified":"2011-10-03T22:23:41","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T03:23:41","slug":"the-central-skill-by-brian-tracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getmotivation.com\/motivationblog\/2011\/10\/the-central-skill-by-brian-tracy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Central Skill By Brian Tracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getmotivation.com\/images\/speakers_images\/brian-tracy.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Tracy - motivational speaker and author\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/>Time management is the central skill of success. Your ability to manage your time, to focus and channel your energies on your highest value tasks, will determine your rewards and your level of accomplishment in life more than any other factor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Success Leaves Tracks&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I began searching for the secrets of success many years ago, I discovered an interesting principle: success leaves tracks. 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