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Presidents work hard 24 hours a day.

They have a lot of valuable insights you can use.

So what can we learn from these effective leaders?

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George Washington(in office: 1789 - 1797)1st President

He teaches us you must always listen to others and focus on tactics to win a war.

� Listen to everyone� Focus on your strengths

� Lessons learned �

Abraham Lincoln(in office: 1861 - 1865)16th President

He teaches us to think and plan before you act.

� Before acting, make plans� Make sure your axe is sharp

� Lessons learned �

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first

four sharpening the axe.A. Lincoln

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Dwight Eisenhower (in office: 1953 - 1961)34th President

He managed to do a lot thanks to making sure he focused on the right thing at the right time.

� Have a prioritizing system

� Lessons learned �

Use Eisenhower matrix to plan your life

Importantbut not urgent

Decide when youwill do it

Urgent and important

Do itimmediately

Not important/urgent

Do itlater

Urgent but not important

Delegate tosomebody else

IMPO

RTAN

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Ronald Reagan(in office: 1981 - 1989)40th President

Reagan started his days at 9 o’clock. He clocked out at 6.30 sharp to watch television with his wife.

� Take time to relax� Stick to your schedule� Don’t be interrupted

� Lessons learned �

President Reagan never went to the Residence during the day. That’s 9 and a half hours of

uninterrupted work

Barack Obama(in office: 2008- 2016)44th President

Get a head start on yourday the night before.

� Limit decision fatigue.� Be confident.

� Lessons learned �

If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually

you’ll make progress

B. Obama

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Benjamin FranklinFounding Father

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

Benjamin Franklin

� Lessons learned �

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