Jenna Kutcher

And the better that you get at listening to your gut and discerning like, well, this is a great opportunity, but is it the right opportunity for me? It keeps you in alignment so that you are not passing up things that you should be saying yes to and that you are not saying yes to things that you should be saying no to. And so I feel like I just have like a really strong intuition and a gut game.

And I don't apologize for saying no any longer because my no is literally just a reflection of like what is mattering the most to me right now.

I've watched so many people who have really successful businesses and really lousy lives. They are rich in their bank accounts and empty in relationships. And to me, that's just not worth it. That is such a high cost. And I feel like I have had to learn how to discern what are my best yeses and what can I say no to without having FOMO, without having guilt.

And it's interesting because I think becoming a mom really shifted that for me of like, anytime I'm away from my kids, I want it to be worth it. And the only way for me to alleviate mom guilt was to know that like I was doing work that I love, work that I enjoy, work that gives me peace, that excites me. So that whenever I'm working, I'm not there thinking I should be with my kids.

I feel like I've realized that our peace is so expensive and life is so short. And I definitely am not anti-hustle culture because I do believe hustle is required to get the dream off the ground, no matter what the dream is. There have been so many points in my career where I get an idea or have a project or something like, yeah, I can hustle.

And whenever I'm with my kids, I'm thinking I should be working. It's like the only way to get past that was to just be in total alignment of like, what do I want for my life? And I think we focus so much on like leaving a legacy, but I think in reality, we have to focus on living a legacy. And I'm like, I want my kids to see the joy. I want them to see the peace.

But if hustle is the only way that you can operate and sustain what you're building, that is not a business. Like you are building a prison for yourself. And I've watched so many people who have really successful businesses and really lousy lives. They are rich in their bank accounts and empty in relationships. And to me, that's just not worth it. That is such a high cost.

And I've had so many turning points in my business where I've just realized that money isn't the answer. At times in my business where I've earned the most money, I've been the most miserable. And I just feel like there's this threshold of where do I get more joy? How do I derive joy? What does peace look like? When I go to bed at the end of the night, how do I truly rest?

And I feel like I have had to learn how to discern what are my best yeses and what can I say no to without having FOMO, without having guilt. And it's interesting because I think becoming a mom really shifted that for me of like, anytime I'm away from my kids, I want it to be worth it.

And it's just been a huge shift and it's not easy. And it doesn't come naturally because I am an achiever and I am a hard worker and I am driven, but I'm just at a place in my life where I'm like, I just want to enjoy it.

And the only way for me to alleviate mom guilt was to know that like I was doing work that I love, work that I enjoy, work that gives me peace, that excites me. So that whenever I'm working, I'm not there thinking I should be with my kids. And whenever I'm with my kids, I'm thinking I should be working.

Yeah. There's this quote that I heard that totally changed my mentality. And it was, instead of asking yourself if you've worked hard enough to earn your rest, ask yourself if you've rested well enough to do your best work. It was by a girl, Nicola Hobbs, I think is her name, or Nicola Dobbs. And

It's like the only way to get past that was to just be in total alignment of like, what do I want for my life? And I think we focus so much on like leaving a legacy, but I think in reality, we have to focus on living a legacy. And I'm like, I want my kids to see the joy. I want them to see the peace.

I heard that and I was like, whoa, like I have been wired of like, I just need to get this done and then I can rest. And I was like, what if we like flip this on its head? And it's just been so transformative for me because I'm like, no, I need to like come into this feeling rested and well to do my best work. And that is like totally shifted things. I love that.

And I've had so many turning points in my business where I've just realized that money isn't the answer. At times in my business where I've earned the most money, I've been the most miserable. And I just feel like there's this threshold of where do I get more joy? How do I derive joy? What does peace look like? When I go to bed at the end of the night, how do I truly rest?

And it's just been a huge shift and it's not easy. And it doesn't come naturally because I am an achiever and I am a hard worker and I am driven, but I'm just at a place in my life where I'm like, I just want to enjoy it.

Yeah, there's this quote that I heard that totally changed my, my mentality. And it was instead of asking yourself, if you've worked hard enough to earn your rest, ask yourself if you've rested well enough to do your best work. It was by a girl, Nicola Hobbs, I think is her name or Nicola Dobbs. And

I heard that and I was like, whoa, like I have been wired of like, I just need to get this done and then I can rest. And I was like, what if we like flip this on its head? And it's just been so transformative for me because I'm like, no, I need to like come into this feeling rested and well to do my best work. And that is like totally shifted things. I love that.

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