What's Essential to You? With Greg McKeown

About this episode

Kelly and Greg discuss how to identify what truly matters in life and eliminate the non-essential.

What is truly essential in your life, and what might you be holding onto that no longer deserves your time, energy, or attention? In this episode, Kelly and Greg explore how to identify what matters most and eliminate the rest. This snippet comes from Episode 85, where Greg McKeown, two-time New York Times bestselling author, shares insights from his bestselling book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Together, Kelly and Greg discuss what it means to do less, but better, how to distinguish the vital few from the trivial many, and how busyness can lead to poor tradeoffs in our lives. This conversation is a reminder that most things are not essential, and that creating space for reflection can help us make clearer, more intentional decisions. Be inspired to focus on what matters most, let go of what does not, and live with greater clarity and intention. Learn more about Greg McKeown Follow Greg McKeown on Instagram Listen to the full original discussion from Episode 82: Purse What's Essential with Greg McKeown Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website including Partner Discounts…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly

Guest: Greg McKeown

Topics covered

• essentialism
• decision making
• minimalism
• intentional living

Keywords

• clarity
• focus
• busyness
• tradeoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Books & works: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Purse What's Essential

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