New York Times bestselling author and soon-to-be podcast host Greg McEwen shares with me today

some of the philosophies that he teaches in his well-known book, Essentialism, a book that quite

honestly transformed my life. He talks about the art of saying no, of really getting back to what

matters most in life, and how that can set you free to live the life

you were intended to live. He shares some fun examples of how essentialism has guided him as a

father and how he and his wife have seen their family and children take on this mindset of

essentialism and the great blessings and rewards that have come from doing so. This is one of my

all-time favorite episodes, and if you

enjoyed as much as I did, be sure to check out Greg's brand-new podcast that's linked in today's

show notes, too. Okay, today, this is such a treat for me. I have probably the number one author

who I would have loved to have on this podcast,

say yes to an interview on this podcast. So I am thrilled. And his name is Greg McEwen. Did I say

that right? You did. Awesome. And he is the New York bestseller author of the book Essentialism,

which this really is going to sound so cliche, but it's not.

It changed my life. And it has changed my sister's life and my dads and my husbands and so many

other people who I love, who I've insisted, you must read this book. So I'm just absolutely

thrilled to have him on the podcast today. And Greg, tell us what, when you meet someone,

what do you tell them you're all about? Oh, normally when somebody says what I'm all about,

I'll just talk to them about my wife Anna and our children. These are the really important people

to me. One of the big takeaways when I was writing essentialism,

I really only had two deep personal takeaways from the experience of doing it.

And one was that those relationships aren't a little more important, or even a lot more

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