The Best Way to Save Time

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

Amar Pandit

A respected entrepreneur with 25+ years of Experience, Amar Pandit is the Founder of several companies that are making a Happy difference in the lives of people. He is currently the Founder of Happyness Factory, a world-class online investment & goal-based financial planning platform through which he aims to help every Indian family save and invest wisely. He is very passionate about spreading financial literacy and is the author of 4 bestselling books (+ 2 more to release in 2020), 8 Sketch Books, Board Game and 700 + columns.

The best way to save time is not by working faster.
It is by working on the right thing.

Sit with that for a moment.

Most MFDs and advisors feel time-poor. Days are packed. Calendars are full. 

Messages never stop. And yet, despite all the activity, progress often feels slower than it should.

The problem is rarely effort.
The problem is focus.

When you work on the wrong things, even infinite effort feels insufficient. When you work on the right things, progress feels almost unfair.

What are then the right things for a financial professional?

It is not chasing every new product.
It is not reacting to every client message instantly.
It is not attending every webinar or trying every new tool.
It is not being busy for the sake of being busy.

The right things are quieter. And harder.

Building a clear client acquisition process that consistently brings the right clients.
Designing a first meeting that creates trust, clarity, and confidence.
Creating a client experience that makes people feel seen, understood, and cared for.
Training your team so clients are not dependent only on you.
Documenting processes so your practice can grow without breaking you.
Spending time with your best clients, not just your loudest ones.

These things do not look urgent.
But they are essential.

Most financial professionals waste time because they confuse motion with momentum. They respond all day but rarely build. They solve today’s problems but ignore tomorrow’s foundations.

Working on the right thing often feels uncomfortable because it requires saying no. 

No to distractions. No to low-value clients. No to activities that feel productive but change nothing.

Time is not saved by hacks.
It is saved by clarity.

Clarity about who you serve.
Clarity about how you serve them.
Clarity about what deserves your best energy.

When you work on the right thing, time expands.

Not because you have more hours.
But because every hour finally counts.