# Why 3 Daily Hours Transform Your Leadership Skills Forever

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Podcast: [Business, Bourbon & Cigars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-bourbon-cigars-6587265)
Published: 2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://business-bourbon.captivate.fm
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## Resource

Your most expensive asset isn't your top client or your best hire. It's the quality of thinking you bring to every decision. And most leaders are giving that away for free before 9am. In this episode, you'll learn the three shifts that happen when leaders protect their highest-quality thinking time: decisions made from your sharpest position instead of your most depleted one, a team that builds real judgment because you stopped being constantly available, and energy that compounds instead of degrades. Thinking time isn't a luxury. It's an operating asset! Topics discussed: What three uninterrupted hours would change in your business (00:00) The strategy gap is really a think gap (00:30) A Costa Rica phone call you weren't expecting (02:21) Why protected thinking time is an operating decision, not a personal indulgence (05:15) Michael Poro's three words: simple gets done (05:40) Shift #1: decisions made from your sharpest position, not your most depleted one (06:51) Shift #2: your team gets stronger because you stop being always available (09:12) Shift #3: your energy compounds instead of depletes (11:00) The 90-day question worth sitting with (15:30) Turn challenges into measurable results with the FREE Business Bourbon & Cigars Leadership Retreat Workbook! http://meplusultra.com/workbook Subscribe so you don't miss any episodes: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3SN2fHn Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74bfJL9J2fjevQEvi17ekU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MePlusUltraNetwork/ Connect with Me Plus Ultra: https://www.instagram.com/me_plus_ultra/ https://www.facebook.com/MePlusUltra/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1011061052968028/ https://x.com/Me_Plus_Ultra/ Connect with Scott Joseph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ScottJoseph https://www.instagram.com/scotttj…

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