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Going it all alone is the myth of personal development. Having a strong accountability partner like your spouse can make all the difference in making it out of the Workaholic Trap and not relapsing back into being a workaholic.

This chapter goes into the details of how to make this a reality in your marriage and family. No one in the world wants you to succeed more than your loving and devoted spouse. But it will take the two of you to make this work.

Personal Development is the go-to for business owners for decades who have wanted to grow and scale their businesses, however, it can be the reason why they are still stuck in the Workaholic Trap.

This chapter explores the role that personal development has in keeping your balance and how the support of your family and team will make up all the difference.

The main reason why business owners are inconsistent with living their Ideal Calendar and being incredibly productive is because they are not organized!

Most struggle because they have on average 30 collection points where information is stored and needs to be processed. Think of how many emails, task lists, to-dos, text messages, and social media messages you are checking every day. This constant switch-tasking back and forth is what is causing the majority of time wasted.

Having your technology organized to cut through the daily switch-tasking routine is crucial to the success of your Ideal Calendar. This chapter will show you how to set it up for success!

The best way to automate your business goals is by creating and living an Ideal Calendar for work.  This chapter focuses on the step-by-step of creating this visual that will give you the template for working 80-90% of your time in your Sweet Spot. 

Most business owners are working in their most productive and satisfying activities called the Sweet Spot for only 25% of the working day. 

But why?

It's because most business owners don't have a Time Management System that enables them to work in their Sweet Spot 80-90% of the time!

They know tips and tricks but they don't have a system that is repeatable and automatic.

This is why they struggle to achieve their business AND personal goals. Each day they do something different depending on where they get their productivity advice and they spend more time doing less.

Having an actual time management system that is based in doing repeatable activities that keep them working in their Sweet Spot is the key. This chapter shows you how to do just that. 

Myth 2: Productivity is not the magic pill!

We all need to be productive but not without the boundaries that will keep us balanced. 

After learning about time management and productivity from the likes of Michael Gerber, David Allen, Dave Crenshaw, Bryan Tracy, and Tim Ferris I noticed a major pitfall. There is a tendency for business owners to reinvest the time saved from being more productive back into their businesses instead of their personal goals.

This produces more "Productive Workaholics" than you can imagine and with the pull for business time having boundaries is the solution.

Balance is not doing everything at the same time it's making time for your highest priorities. Following the Make Time Method outlined in this book is very helpful to understanding how to make goals based on your values. 

But if do not prioritize these 10 areas of life you may get overwhelmed from trying to be all things to all people...all the time.

Thus a need to prioritize!

This chapter outlines the step-by-step process of prioritizing your areas of life that will serve you in managing your time.

Chapter 3 is focused on how to successfully set Values-based Goals that are also S.M.A.R.T.

I dive into why most people struggle to set goals and why they give up on their resolutions. More importantly, I illustrate the step-by-step process to becoming your values which are your life-long goals for all 10 areas of your life. 

If you ever have struggled with the goal-setting process this chapter is for you!

Values are the most crucial aspect in developing into the person you want to become. This chapter focuses on the internal motivation toward achieving your personal and business goals by discovering your values. Once you have this foundation you will be ready to get to work!

In Chapter 1, I dive deep into the 1st Myth of Balance, the idea that "doing-it-all" is somehow living a balanced life.

For the Do-It-All out there this is the most important chapter to understand and the science behind the Workaholic Trap. You will hear the science of multi-tasking and the big picture of what balance is in life.