Fruit-fest

Doofus seeks quick and smaller rewards.

Sharpee seeks delayed and larger rewards.

Explanation: Average Joes (or Jills) who make it BIG think of their business like a fruit tree. They recognize that a large harvest only comes after a lot of prep work and strategic pruning. You must often wait years to see the results of your labor, but the end result is very sweet indeed!

Trading for Treasure

Doofus trades his time for money.

Sharpee trades his time for treasure.

Explanation: Most people are focused on making it to the next paycheck and never think about the long term perspective. Even major corporations focus primarily on the next quarter. To find treasure, you must often forego short term rewards to identify and reap the great treasures available further down the road.

Time And Energy

Doofus strives to boost his energy and manage his time.

Sharpee strives to manage his energy and leverage his time.

Explanation: Have you ever noticed people on constant caffeine kicks (or are you one of them)? They are scurrying around trying to get everything on their list accomplished, yet never seem to get it all done. In fact, it seems to be an American way of life lately. Then you see people who are always just so calm, but they seem to accomplish so much more. What's the difference?

The sharp individual does not seek to artificially boost their energy but rather recognizes their natural limitations and rythyms and works within their boundaries. Instead of focusing on the process of getting lots of things done, they focus on getting high value things done and pushing low value things into the future ... or giving them to someone else ... or not doing them at all. The more important things you can handle, the more success will find its way to you.