Hey there, friend, welcome back…now, the title of this episode might confuse you because it’s in direct contradiction to the title of the previous episode, that I just aired recently. In the last episode, titled ‘Wanting More’, it was all about the benefits of wanting more and how achieving more can be morally OK as we take our wealth and use it as a redirect to help society or our community. But the title of this episode is ‘Wanting Less’. And even though the title contradicts the previous episode, that was called ‘Wanting More’, today’s episode really isn’t about financial gain. It’s about the lifestyle mentality of the benefits of wanting less. It’s about how life can be better and how we can be happier, with less. Less tasks, less staff, less commitments, less stress…and more free time. Now, some people are longing for a life with less; a life free from the overwhelming distractions and clutter that seem to surround us. Well, today we're going to explore the concept of wanting less and how having a business can sometimes lead to unintended distractions, pulling us away from our primary focus. In a world where more is often seen as better, the desire for less can be a seriously refreshing perspective. Wanting less is about decluttering our lives, both physically and mentally, and focusing on what truly matters. It's about stripping away the excess and finding clarity amidst the noise. Now, let's be honest. Having a business can be exciting, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges. One of those challenges is the potential for distractions. When we're running a business, there are countless tasks, opportunities, and ideas vying for our attention. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement and lose sight of our main function. And as our business grows, we find ourselves wondering if we need to hire someone or maybe take on a virtual assistant or your freelancers. Do we need to build a team? But personally, now that I’m running my business later in life, I find that simplicity is the key to my personal happiness. In that remaining a solepreneur and not build a staff allows me to have the freedom and flexibility that I’ve always been shooting for in the first place. So, how can we strike a balance? How can we maintain focus on the core function of our business while navigating the tempting distractions that come our way? How do we build a business but still keep things lean and simple. Is it even possible? Well, I say it is. It is if we want it to be. It is if that’s what we determine it to be. Now I’m not saying that you have to do everything yourself. I’ve never promoted that as the concept of being a solopreneur. But overall, my goal is to be a company of one. So if I want to have a virtual assistant, that’s fine. If I want to hire a temp here and there as needed that’s fine. If I need to freelance a social media manager as needed that’s fine. But what helps to keep things simple and minimalistic are processes and systems. What systems can I put in place? What operating procedures can I build and use that makes the most of the limited time that I have and that doesn’t make being a solopreneur a burden? Creating content and scheduling it out for two months in advance for social media saves a lot of time. Using drip email marketing as much as possible, saves a lot of time. Having a VA do some labor intensive tasks saves me a lot of time. Batch processing the Podcast episodes again, saves me quite a bit of time. And then, I can take all this saved time and do with it whatever I want, right? But the point I’m trying to make here is that I have more free time. I get the same amount of work done, but I have less of a burden. Wanting less isn’t necessarily about being a minimalist, it’s about keeping things simple. Not overcomplicating what could be kept simple. Saying no to some things that you would normally say yes to. So, revisit the dream