3523: [Part 2] Wake Up to the Life that Lives Inside of You by Jay Harrington of Life and Whim

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🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3523: Asking for help and embracing minimalism transformed Jay Harrington’s life when he found himself overwhelmed by work and personal obligations. By subtracting instead of adding, decluttering possessions, streamlining his businesses, and prioritizing space over busyness, he created room for what truly mattered. His journey is a reminder that taking control of your life starts with courageous choices and that sometimes, less really is more. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.lifeandwhim.com/first-moments-blog/wake-up-to-the-life-that-lives-inside Quotes to ponder: "We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one." "It’s okay if today you feel like a bystander in your own life, with someone else setting the agenda. What’s not okay is if you never retake control of your circumstances." "So be courageous, because no one is going to grant you permission to live boldly." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	This is Optimal Living Daily. Wake Up to the Life that lives inside of you. Part two by Jay Harrington of lifeandwim.com,
0:39.6	and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:41.2	Welcome back or welcome for the first time if you're new here.
0:43.6	This is where I read to you like a big ongoing audiobook, but for many different authors.
0:48.9	Today being a continuation from yesterday, so I'd recommend listening to yesterday's episode first.
0:53.9	If you're all caught up,
0:54.8	let's get right to part two and continue optimizing your life. Wake up to the life that lives
1:04.5	inside of you, part two by Jay Harrington of Life and Wim.com. It was time to try something different.
1:13.7	To dig out of the hole I found myself in,
1:16.5	I decided to do two things that I had never really tried before.
1:20.6	First, I asked for help.
1:22.9	I'd always believed, and still do,
1:24.9	in the supremacy of stoic and rugged self-reliance, that men don't make
1:29.7	their problem someone else's. It's a belief in practice that has served me well in my career.
1:35.1	Face a difficulty? Figure it out. That's what professionals do. So when I walked into my law firm
1:41.2	partner's office one morning during the week following our holiday
1:44.3	party, I did so feeling a healthy dose of shame and trepidation. I was there to ask for help.
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