Running a Thriving Business Working 45 Hours a Month: How to Create a Productive Schedule That Doesn't Deplete You

As entrepreneurs serving our clients, we’re fiercely passionate about what we do, but that doesn’t mean we have to spend 80-hour weeks on our businesses to the detriment of everything else in our lives. 

Even in the most labor-intensive, client-centric industry, we have the ability to create a lifestyle that works for us, and that includes how and when we work. 

Once we do away with the belief that we have to be busy all the time, we can actually create the schedule we want. In my case, I’m able to work 45 hours a month and have a thriving business, but I had to make some changes. 

How do we start getting more intentional with our schedules? In this episode, I’m going to share how I created a schedule that fits in well with the life that I want. 

Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode 

The limiting belief that keeps us working more than we need to 

Do we have to work all the time in order to stop feeling like we’re lazy for having free time? 

Why systems give us security and much needed calm

How do we create an organized system for every area of our lives, even if we’re really not the most organized people in the world? 

The power of a more aligned schedule 

Why does leaving ample breathing room in our schedules allow us to do what we do at the highest level?