{"id":1053,"date":"2019-08-26T10:48:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T10:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthewtcooke.com\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2020-03-03T02:40:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T02:40:42","slug":"why-simple-may-be-better-for-your-wallet-%f0%9f%92%b5-and-calendar-%f0%9f%93%86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewtcooke.com\/why-simple-may-be-better-for-your-wallet-%f0%9f%92%b5-and-calendar-%f0%9f%93%86\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY SIMPLE MAY BE BETTER FOR YOUR WALLET and CALENDAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1054 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/matthewtcooke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WHY-SIMPLE-MAY-BE-BETTER-FOR-YOUR-WALLET-and-CALENDAR-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"307\"><\/p>\n<p>This week is about the benefits of LESS. So you can experience MORE.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for me to officially come out. I\u2019m a closeted Minimalist.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>I prefer less stuff. What I own is intentional and high quality. I\u2019m not a nazi about it, but it feels good to know all the stuff I own, physical and digital.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just a personal choice for me of not attaching to the objects in my life, so I can be more in the joy of being with my family and friends, rather than spending my time organizing my things.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>But as we all know with the Marie Kondo Netflix show, simplifying and decluttering your home\u2026.or your business and lifestyle, can do a TON for your piece of mind.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>As online business owners, we tend to have a lot on our minds as is, and our external environments reflect our minds, so if you\u2019re surrounded by clutter, it\u2019s for SURE taking up unconscious mental bandwidth\u2026.Even if you don\u2019t think it\u2019s bothering you, it\u2019s taking up visual space.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>As entrepreneurs today, we deeply yearn for simple, and clean aesthetic because we\u2019re overloaded with information. Ie: why we love Apple Products.&nbsp;<span class=\"_5mfr\"><span class=\"_6qdm\">\ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>With the idea that less stuff can mean more experience, let\u2019s consider 5 ideas to break out of the \u201cHigh Performance Culture\u201d that isn\u2019t working for you, and come back to the basics. For better health, relationships, focus, and surprisingly: money and clients.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>Idea #1 this week in the comments below<span class=\"_5mfr\"><span class=\"_6qdm\">\ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week is about the benefits of LESS. So you can experience MORE. . It\u2019s time for me to officially come out. I\u2019m a closeted Minimalist. . I prefer less stuff. What I own is intentional and high quality. 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