About this episode

Joe Casabona discusses the value of downtime during solo driving and shares a story about a teen umpire's impressive handling of a coach's meltdown.

This week I talk about how I used 4 hours of solo driving to and from a mastermind retreat in Baltimore — and why I chose to turn everything off instead of grinding through business prep. Then a wholesome story about a teen umpire who handled a coach's meltdown with poise, and a recommendation for SNL's The Rundown series on YouTube. Links: Solopreneurs and forced downtime A teen umpire tossed a baseball coach in a now-viral video. Here's his side of the story (The Athletic) SNL: The Rundown If you enjoyed this, consider joining my newsletter at https://streamlined.fm/wrap . You'll get an additional Automation of the Week, as well as regular emails on how to approach building systems that help you take time off, worry-free. View the episode transcript (00:00) - Intro (00:26) - On my mind: How do you use driving time? (04:07) - Recommended Reading: A teen umpire tossed a baseball coach (06:34) - Recommended Media: SNL's The Rundown (08:24) - Outro ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs who want to automate their business and take time off worry-free. Each week, Joe Casabona shares practical systems, tools, and strategies to help you reclaim your time and run…

People in this episode

Host: Joe Casabona

Topics covered

• driving time
• business preparation
• mastermind retreat
• youth sports
• media recommendations

Keywords

• driving
• business automation
• mastermind retreat
• teen umpire
• SNL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic

Books & works: SNL's The Rundown

Places: Baltimore

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