If working more hours made people wealthy, the most exhausted workers in our society would be millionaires. But we know that's not true. Often the lowest paid jobs require the most hours. The people working three different jobs to make ends meet would be the wealthiest, but that's not how it works.

In this episode, I dedicate the conversation to a specific client I've been working with on challenging a belief many of us have been taught: that more hours equals more money. Through stories, frameworks and behind-the-scenes examples, we explore what actually creates wealth and how you can start making more money while working less.

Key Takeaways:

How to Make More by Doing Less:

Parkinson's Law:

The Essentialism Framework:

Rest as Essential:

Episode Highlights:

[00:00] Dedicating this episode to a specific client [01:30] Challenging the belief that more hours equals more money [02:45] Why the most exhausted people aren't the wealthiest [03:30] The truth about what creates wealth [04:15] Defining value versus time and effort [05:00] What am I really getting paid for as a coach [06:00] The $50,000 hammer story from my father [08:00] Where do you add the most value in your work [09:30] The entrepreneur myth about working more hours [11:00] Doing less of what doesn't add value [12:30] My mentor's $800,000 ninety-minute session [14:00] Parkinson's Law and time constraints [15:30] Why we stop working at arbitrary times [17:00] Managing calendars for ourselves versus others [18:30] Protecting thinking time and creation time [20:00] The 10X is Easier Than 2X framework [21:30] The three-step Essentialism process [23:00] Client example of organizing tasks into buckets [25:00] Writing job descriptions for delegation [26:30] The fun question about two work actions [28:00] Rest as one of your essentials [29:30] Seeing yourself as a value-creating human

Memorable Quotes:

"Work will expand to fill the time we give ourselves to do it."

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