3 Ways You’re Stuck Working Hard Instead of Smart

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What if you could achieve your biggest goals and it felt easy?

How would it feel if that big problem in front of you was simple?

What would you do if work was fun again?

These ideas all sound great but they’re not reality for you.

Yet.

The big roadblock to all of this is the false security that comes from hard work. Thinking that if you do more or work more urgently you’ll somehow come up with more time and energy.

It doesn’t work like that. This kind of thinking only leads to overworking yourself, being overwhelmed, and burnout.

You’ve got to cut yourself some slack and work smarter and happier. Here are three ways I’ve broken out of the trap of hard work that you can use to go a little easier on yourself and achieve more at the same time.

1. You’re Not Using Your Strengths Enough

Most people know what they’re good at. The problem is that they don’t do enough with it.

If you don’t know your strengths, the process is simple:

1. Ask people you know what they think you’re best at.
2. Audit your past experiences and identify the ones that you loved the most and…