6 Ways to Reclaim Your Free Time

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 6 of the This Is Your Life podcast. In this episode, Michele Cushatt and I discuss how to reclaim much-needed free time when you feel like you have none.

In his excellent book on margin, Richard Swenson, M.D. describes margin like this: “Margin is the space between our load and our limits. It is the gap between rest and exhaustion, the space between breathing freely and suffocating.” In today’s episode, we give you 6 ways to build more margin into your life.

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In this episode, you’ll discover:

• The REAL problem with your schedule (it’s brutal but true).

• What you must realize before you can change.

• A tool (and a strategy) to jump-start your progress.

• How to find the help you need for a tailored solution to your calendar woes.

“You have to have a long-term pace so you can succeed in this marathon we call life.

—MICHAEL HYATT

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You can download a complete, word-for-word transcript of this episode here, courtesy of Ginger Schell, a professional transcriptionist, who does all my transcriptions.

Join the Conversation

My favorite part of doing these podcasts is participating in the conversation they provoke. Each week, I ask one question. This week, it is this:

Question: What needs to happen for you to regain the margin you need to thrive?

Explore Additional Resources

In this episode we mentioned the following resources:

• Free Ebook: Shave 10 Hours Off Your Workweek
• PDF: My Ideal Week
• Blog Post: Setup Self-Hosted WordPress Site
• Book: Margin

About Us

Michael Hyatt is the author of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. Recognized by magazines like Forbes and Inc as an important online marketing and leadership expert, he’s also the founder of Platform University and 5 Days to Your Best Year Ever. Read more about him here.

Michele Cushatt is a popular speaker and author. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, or her blog. She’s a three-time cancer survivor with a powerful, personal story. Listen to it here or read about it in her memoir, Undone: A Story of Making Peace with an Imperfect Life.

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