If I tell you that I’m a successful entrepreneur who runs a thriving business, you might picture an always-on founder who works late into the night and regularly puts in overtime. But I’ve built up sustainable passive income streams and work just four hours a day.
As a content creator, I make videos about productivity and brand-building. I’ve also written three books, sell products, and offer courses and coaching. But I don’t want to spend 100 hours a week working at the expense of time to travel, write, or be with my husband and two young daughters.
About five years into my career, I started auditing my time to identify and reduce waste.
Here are six time-wasting habits I quit so I could level up my life:
I live in this amazing world where lots of awesome people want to talk to me, call me, meet with me, hire me. But if I took every single meeting, I’d get nothing else done.








