As we launch into the summer months, we’re sharing an episode with Ryan Deiss https://www.ryandeiss.com/. If you’re an entrepreneur or even just an adult, this. Episode. Is. Going. To. Help. You.
Yes, emphasis intended.
How many books have you read, podcasts have you listened to, or conversations have you had about gaining, maintaining, or nailing down the elusive work-life balance? Is this a constant battle for you? If the answer is yes, you’re going to appreciate Ryan’s take on this. At first glance, it may seem like he’s throwing the concept out of the window. But as you listen to Justin Rondeau https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtrondeau/ interviewing him, you’ll see that he’s doing a pretty fantastic job at work-life balance.
“I love reading these books where they say, ‘map out every day, based on the minutes’, like what?? You can do that because you write books about doing that! I’ve had very honest conversations with lots of people, but I don’t know a single person that can really pull that off for an extended period because stuff happens”. Ryan Deiss
Who Is Ryan Deiss?
Ryan Deiss is an entrepreneur, author, and investor, and according to Shark Tank star Daymond John, “His companies practically own the internet.” He’s the founder of Scalable https://scalable.co/ and Digital Marketer https://www.digitalmarketer.com/ and one of Roland Frasier’s partners.
Ryan will be popping up more frequently here on the Podcast, so make sure you hit Subscribe or Follow on Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-lunch/id1442654104?ls=1&mt=2.
The Myth Of Work-Life Balance
“To be clear, I don’t actually run 40 different companies. We’ve got talented people running stuff, but it is busy. I mean, in this world, if you’re an adult, you generally live two lives. You know, you have a work-life, and you have your personal life. And then we’re all told that we need to have this work-life balance. And I can tell you, I’ve got four kids, and I started really actively thinking about this and studying this when my wife got pregnant with kid number one (so for over a decade), and I’ve never been able to make it work.” Ryan Deiss
A Better Way
“So what I’ve done is I’ve more adopted a mindset of Prioritize and accept that some balls are going to get dropped. Be okay with that. If you are a valuable human being, there will always be more demand for your time than you have time to give. So I think that’s the first big thing. It really starts with prioritization and the simultaneous acceptance that you can’t get it all done.”. Ryan Deiss.
Listen for why it's not enough to just prioritize, and why you have to understand the season of life you’re in.
“Prioritization is fractal. There’s prioritization at a macro level. So at the highest level, you have faith, family, friends, vocation, health, these kinds of big areas that different people are going to prioritize. Now, I think you’ve got to ask yourself, what’s the season of life that you’re in?” Ryan Deiss
Plus, Why being Intentional is more attainable than being balanced.
“I think that’s the big thing. If you’re intentional about it, and it’s your call, then you don’t have as much guilt.” Ryan Deiss.
And so much more. Head over to our website for full show notes, and Ryan Deiss’s Tips For An Intentional, ‘balanced’ life. https://businesslunchpodcast.com/.
TOP TAKEAWAY
The concept of “Balance” assumes that there’s some aspect of equality, a notion of equilibrium. Go ahead and set all those ideas aside. Forget balance. Instead, accept and adopt prioritization. Then say, based on the season of life that you’re in and what your values are (the things that really, really matter to you), what you’re going to prioritize.
“Because at the end of the day, I’m one human being with the same 24 hours as everybody else. And the more in demand you are, the less you’re going to be able to check all those boxes off.” Ryan Deiss
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