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Nov 2025
11m 59s

Fixing What Doesn't Need to Be Fixed

Scott Smith - Motivation and Coaching
About this episode
Ever catch yourself tweaking and fixing things that honestly work just fine? I spent last week watching smart people waste time optimizing stuff that should just be eliminated. We do it in business. We do it in life. We convince ourselves we're being productive when we're actually spinning our wheels. Today I'm sharing the exact framework that gets anythin ... Show More
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