Working Less, Playing More: The Path to Living Life by Design
Join Julie Riga as she sits down with James R. Elliot, business coach and former corporate warrior, to explore how mindset transformation, strategic productivity, and authentic leadership can break you free from the time-for-money trap and help you design a life of purpose, fulfillment, and freedom.
In This Episode:
✨ Why working longer hours is killing your productivity (and what to do instead)
✨ The three ingredients for success: mindset transformation, strategic productivity, and elimination
✨ How to eliminate before you optimize—stop doing what shouldn't be done at all
✨ The truth about "overnight success"—why it really takes 10 years
✨ Why rest, play, and self-care are investments in performance, not distractions
✨ How to negotiate flexibility in corporate environments while staying productive
✨ The power of authenticity in attracting success and the right opportunities
Key Takeaways:
📌 Most people get only 3 hours of actual productive work per day—focus on quality over quantity
📌 Turn off ALL alerts and notifications for deep, focused work sessions
📌 Delegation, automation, elimination: If you don't love it, it doesn't move the needle, and you don't have to do it—don't do it
📌 Burnout destroys productivity—working less with focus beats working more with exhaustion
📌 The Disney Vacation Club wake-up call: misery leads to expensive vices and temporary escapes
📌 Give yourself permission to be authentic—people will judge you anyway, so be the real you
📌 Ask yourself three questions: Did I live? Did I love? Did I matter?
Memorable Quotes:
"There's no greater waste of time or energy than optimizing and perfecting something that shouldn't be done at all." – James R. Elliot
"How about bragging about how much free time we have instead of how little we sleep?" – James R. Elliot
"We're here to live, not to work. Find something you love and do it really well." – James R. Elliot
"If you're counting the days till you retire—Mayday, Mayday, we have a problem." – Julie Riga
"It's toxic to not do what you love. It's toxic to not be the authentic version of you." – James R. Elliot
"People are so worried about failure that some literally work themselves to death." – James R. Elliot
"Give yourself permission to play, to rest, for self-care. That's the best investment in your work." – James R. Elliot
"People will always say things about you. You might as well have them say things when you're doing things that light you up." – James R. Elliot
Perfect for entrepreneurs feeling burned out, corporate professionals trapped in the work-work-work cycle, and anyone who's tired of being miserable and ready to design a life aligned with their deepest purpose.
Connect with James R. Elliot:
💼 Limitless Entrepreneur
🌐 limitless-entrepreneur.com
🎁 Free Gift: limitless-entrepreneur.com/growth - 5 Keys to Take Back Your Time (9-10 minute video)
📱 LinkedIn: James R. Elliot
🎯 Specialty: Helping natural health practitioners and coaches break free from burnout and build thriving businesses
Connect with Julie:
🌐 julieriga.com/lead
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