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4 Reasons Why Slowing Down Will Actually Make You More Successful

It sounds backwards, but slowing down is actually a faster way to succeed. Here's why.

Go faster. Do more. Hustle. Hustle even more. Sound familiar? Social media is full of influencers, entrepreneurs, and "gurus" touting the virtues of hustling at all costs. It's reached the point where hustling, and even just talking about hustling, appears to be more important that actually producing results.

While I certainly didn't brag about it, I worked way too hard while starting my business. I worked 80 to 90 hours a week for years. I confused "hustling" with "productivity" and mistook "working" for "results." I didn't have a mindfulness practice. I didn't make time for trips, fun, friends, or family. I thought that if I worked harder, and worked more hours, I'd be more successful. I was wrong, and in 2017, I exhausted myself to the point where I fainted and suffered a concussion.

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