Author Laura Vanderkam stopped me dead in my page-turning by the pool in St. Lucia last sabbatical with thoughts on how to feel less busy.
Ready for the zinger?
When it comes to our busy-as-a-badge-of-honor, go-go-go culture, Laura’s response was worlds different:
“You have more time than you think. In 168 hours in a week, there’s time to sleep 8 hours a night and work 50 hours, if you desire. That adds up to 106 hours, leaving 62 hours a week for other things.”
Ouch, I thought. ????
I gazed into the palm trees. Where in the Sam Hill were my 62 hours of fun and games?!
Ever felt like that?
Getting to a mindset shift that I could scale my own business AND have 62 HOURS left in a week to doodle, sketch, go to yoga, cook a leisurely meal, devour books on the patio, hang out with girlfriends, grab margs + tacos with Wes, attend an evening seminar at church … that’s been a BIG shift for this recovering workaholic girl.
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This week, I’m sharing a Facebook Live for a Q&A session I hosted with best-selling author, speaker, and mama Laura Vanderkam!
Plus, download the freebie time tracker that will help you mark down where your time actually goes.
Let’s go!
Click here to watch on Facebook, or just push play below!
You don’t get there by nearly blinking out your contacts at midnight staring at a computer screen week after week. You get there by realizing your calendar is a zero-sum game: one thing wants in? Another thing’s gotta go out. Make your “yes” worth the less.
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Below, you’ll find a few more resources if you want some more practical tips about making over your time. Laura and I talked about some of them during our chat!
Resources mentioned include:
- “Off the Clock” by Laura Vanderkam
- “168 Hours” by Laura Vanderkam
- “What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast” by Laura Vanderkam
- lauravanderkam.com
- Blog: How to Batch Work & Organize with Themed Days
- Blog: 4 Ways I Manage Anxiety & Stress as an Entrepreneur
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Listen in, and let me know what you learned in the comments below!
Reading Time: 2 Minutes Reading time: 2 min. Author Laura Vanderkam stopped me dead in my page-turning by the pool in St. Lucia last sabbatical with thoughts on how to feel less busy. Ready for the zinger? When it comes to our busy-as-a-badge-of-honor, go-go-go culture, Laura’s response was worlds different: “You have more time than you think. In 168 […]
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