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I used to tell myself I was a video game completionist. That if I started something, I’d have to finish it.

Until a few years ago, I felt that way about books — if I started a book, I’d have to finish. And that’s stupid, right?

If I’m not enjoying a book, I should put it down — my time is too limited for me to waste it on media I’m not enjoying.

Over the holiday break, I wanted to dedicate some time to playing a video game. My friend Austin recommended Immortals: Fenyx Rising, which I loved.

But here’s the thing: I knew I wasn’t going to finish it, and I didn’t care.

I thought this was some break from my normal approach — that before kids, I’d have to finish the game.

But that was only really true with Star Wars games because I was interested in the story. Every other game, I’d abandon when it got hard or was no longer fun for me.

I realized the games I really like these days are open world, complete missions when you want, or just run around have fun for a bit. It’s very similar to the “run and gun” games I liked in my 20s.

This has made video games much more enjoyable for me again — it’s no longer a chore I feel I need to do. It’s something I can do, with my kids, to decompress.

There’s a lot of stuff like that in my business too — and probably yours. Things you told yourself you have to do, for whatever reason.

I’m getting ready to speak at Podfest tomorrow, and I’m challenging the audience to shift that mindset. I want to extend that challenge to you too.

What’s something you tell yourself you’ve “always” done, that you either no longer do, or don’t have to do?

How can that improve your process, free up your time, and make what you’re doing no longer feel like a chore?

I’ve gotten into the habit of falling asleep with my headphones in lately. And while I absolutely love my AirPods Pro 2, I don’t want to lose them in the bed if they fall out of my ears.

While listening to an episode of Upgrade, Myke mentioned that he got the Ozlo Sleepbuds, and he likes them for a number of built-in sleep features (like having an alarm, automatically playing a designated sleep sound, and more). But they also have rubber tips that fix them securely in your ear, so they’re unlikely to fall out.

I decided to pick up a pair and try them out…and boy was I disappointed.

Let me get the good stuff out of the way real quick though.

People who tell you that you need to work on weekends are liars. They need to work on weekends.

I know that’s a spiky point of view. But it’s true. The people who are telling you need to work on weekends to be successful as a business owner are probably the same people who are trying to sell you something when “just” working on weekends isn’t helping.

But if you care about anything other than work — if you have hobbies, or a family, or a life outside of what people pay you for — you don’t need to work on weekends.

You can manage your time, streamline your work, and offload anything you don’t personally need to do.

The biggest benefit of running your own business is you get to work on your own terms.

And if you want to sacrifice personal relationships, family, and hobbies for the pursuit of being wealthy, you can do that.

But you can make a respectable, comfortable income and still have a life outside of work.

Last year was my best year financially in business, and I took more time off than ever.

That’s an incredible success.

Will I ever be as wealthy as Alex Hormozi? Not financially. That’s the trade-off I’ve decided to make.

But I did get to hang out with my friends and family, and even went to a few weddings. And boy were they fun.

That’s worth way more to me than a bank account with more money than I’d know what to do with.