Welcome to the Graham Cochran show where each week I help you create more money, margin, and meaning in your life.

I'm your host, of course, Graham Cochran.

Let's get into it.

What if the reason your income isn't where you want it to be has nothing to do with how hard you're working?

And everything to do with the fact that you're working too hard.

I know that sounds backwards, but I've built a multi-million dollar a year business working five hours a week.

And I want to show you exactly why slowing down was the best

decision I ever made and how when you start to slow down yourself, your business and your

income will explode. The default belief that every entrepreneur carries, at least in America

and in this Western world, is that more effort

equals more income. And it makes sense because that's how America was born and that's the culture

we've been raised in. And so we add a subconscious, fundamental human level, believe hard work is the key to wealth and success.

And so if you have a certain amount of wealth and success with the certain amount of work

you're doing now, and if you want more wealth and success, then you've got to do more hard work.

But the problem is hard work doesn't lead to more money.

Hard work is only the beginning of wealth creation.

And it's actually a very rudimentary, rough, unintelligent way to think about making more money

because it has its limits.

There is a physical limit to how hard you can work, how many hours you can work.

And that means you will cap out at some point.

But it's also backwards because as you're seen a minute,

the harder you work, the less you'll be able to achieve.

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