Welcome to the Hustles-Sameley podcast, a show inviting you to live a peacefully productive

life.

I'm your host, Jess Massey, a peaceful productivity coach and planner creator.

My mission is to share mindset shifts and peaceful productivity tips that help people with

really full lives go from running on fumes to living with intention

in every season. You're in the right place if you want to design a life that reflects your

actual priorities so you can stop the constant hustle and pursue your goals while prioritizing

your well-being. Now take a deep breath and let's learn how to hustle

sanely. I always thought that something was wrong with me because prioritizing

connection and relationships with others doesn't come naturally to me. I am not saying

that I don't care about those things. I absolutely

care about those things deeply. But I have to be incredibly intentional about showing up well

for the people in my life and not getting wrapped up in pursuing goals, chasing momentum,

or like checking things off of my to-do list. If I'm not careful, I can blink and realize that weeks have passed because my focus defaulted

to what's next instead of who matters right now.

For as long as I can remember, I've been extremely goal oriented and just task driven, to

be honest, I spent my 20s in what one might call a dangerous dance with achievement.

I was deep in hustle culture, okay?

Hustle culture was constantly pelting me with the idea that if I wasn't actively striving

for more, I was failing.

My worth and my identity were so wrapped up in what I was or wasn't accomplishing. So most of my

brain power was spent chasing goal after goal. Now, thankfully, I've healed from hustle

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