My client Markus is the CEO of a 200-person tech company in Amsterdam. His revenue is on track to grow 35% this year. His EBITDA, 40%. And right now, he’s been incommunicado for three weeks at a beach in Croatia.

Meanwhile, I’m stress-eating chocolate-covered protein bars at 8pm because I haven’t stopped video calls since 7am. Something is definitely wrong. And I’m starting to suspect the secret to success isn’t what we Americans have convinced ourselves it is.

In this episode, I unpack the Portugal company averaging 10x the US revenue-per-employee average while closing at 4pm every Friday, the cognitive science of why faster makes worse, and the 5 specific ways to redefine your relationship with urgency.

🎧 Press play. Slow down to speed up.

In this episode:

▶ The Markus story: 35% revenue growth while taking the entire month of August off
▶ The Portuguese COO who closes the office at 4pm Fridays year-round
▶ “Tired people make expensive mistakes” and the $2M revenue per employee result
▶ Cognitive Load Theory and Yerkes-Dodson Law (why stress past a point destroys performance)
▶ Why “I don’t have time to think” is a badge of honor that’s holding you back
▶ The 5 ways to change your relationship with urgency: clean your calendar, protect thinking time, question urgency, measure how well you think, take real breaks
▶ The single hour-per-week challenge to find your own secret to success

If your status symbol is how busy you are, this one’s for you.

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Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction
[00:39] Incommunicado
[02:01] A Day In The Life Of My Secret To Success
[05:02] Is The Secret To Success To Be Busy?
[06:00] Tired People Sabotage Success
[07:48] Is The Secret To Success Not To Care?
[08:18] The Secret of Slow Success
[09:45] The Secret To Success Is Slow
[10:50] The Secret To Going Slow
[12:13] The Real Success Metric In The Secret To Success

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