this video is brought to you by squarespace squarespace is the all-in-one platform where you can build a beautiful website and run your online business the topic of this video is how to slow down and create a slower paced life for yourself now talk about slowing down when i just quit my job after working two jobs i finally quit my day job and will be working for myself full time as of mid-september i get so many comments saying what a slow and comfortable life i have what some don't understand is that i've had two jobs for a very long time i've worked full time NUMBER_TOKEN hour weeks at a corporate job in marketing these past three years on evenings weekends and time off i've created these videos for you to watch that's basically a whole second job aside from the actual creative part shooting and editing there's a whole bunch of admin and other stuff behind the scenes to go with all that so it hasn't really been that slow what you see in an NUMBER_TOKEN to NUMBER_TOKEN minute video isn't really a reflection what my life has looked like i'm not saying that i've tried to portray something that's not true i've been able to maintain a slower life despite working around the clock and thought i'd share seven tips with you that will help you do the same but first i'd like to thank the sponsor of this video squarespace squarespace is the all-in-one platform where you can build a beautiful website and run your online business i love that you don't need any coding experience to set up your site there's so many beautiful templates to choose from you just pick a design that you like the look of and it's your starting point for your blog your portfolio your wedding site or your online shop when i started thinking about leaving my day job and focus on my own thing i knew i needed a better website than the one i had squarespace was the obvious choice and i've been a paying customer since day one i knew i'd be able to have the simple and minimal look i wanted and we also have great marketing tools built in like being able to send out newsletters which i'm really excited about you too can check out URL_TOKEN for a free trial and when you're ready to launch go to URL_TOKEN benita to save NUMBER_TOKEN of your first purchase of a website or domain thank you squarespace and thank you so much for supporting the brands that support my channel so here we go with seven tips that i've lived by while working two jobs but still being able to keep life slow remove toxic relationships don't spend time on maintaining friendships or family relationships that don't bring you joy and value toxic relationships don't just take time when you physically meet they also drain you of energy when they linger on your mind eliminating them will help you slow down i have a few really great friendships with people i love spending my time with i'd rather spend even more time with them than spreading myself thin across a bunch of people i don't appreciate and who don't appreciate me life's too short to spend on people that suck the energy out of you it might sound drastic but if you have someone that's not worthy of you rip the band-aid and do what needs to be done
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