A Conversation with Juliet Funt

Juliet Funt is the Founder and CEO of the Juliet Funt Group, as well as the author of the book A Minute to Think. Something lacking in today's busy world is white space. This is time with no assignment and has been proven to boost creativity for you to do your best work. This is in contrast to the culture of busyness which fills up every available moment with tasks that may or may not even be relevant. White space should ultimately be brought home for you to be present with joy, hobbies, family, and children so you do not miss out on your life. HIGHLIGHTS White space allows for thinking time and the flow of creativity Busyness and wellness: Change the culture through dialogue Time thieves are attractive but they turn drive into overdrive Email diet: Touch it less or compose it better QUOTES White space is time with no assignment - Juliet: "In white space, as we define it, we call it time with no assignment. This is you're a dog in the park without a leash and your mind can run, thinking about anything at once, unencumbered by rules, unencumbered by instruction. It's what we're missing. We never have that freedom."  Busyness is ingrained in culture - Juliet: "The salespeople sometimes are in their own personal habitual groove of creating that activity, but it also has to do with the rewards and rules that they live within. So if you have to calendar 20 meetings a week, you're going to find 7 low-value meetings to throw in to make your 20 even though you know that it would be better to focus on the 13 high-value meetings. But you're not allowed to."  An email diet opens up your time for deep work - Juliet: "That moment where you go “Okay, I was going to check email and now I'm not’. And what you learn in that second is that you have no idea what to do other than that. So you're forced into this moment of ‘Wow. What else could be next?’ And you look at your calendar and you realize you have 20 minutes til the next call and then it gets weird. And then you start realizing I had no idea how to busy myself if I don't fill with a digital sip." Find out more about Juliet and take the Busyness Test in the links below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julietfunt/ Website: https://www.julietfunt.com/ More on Andy: Connect on LinkedIn Get Andy's new book "Sell Without Selling Out" on Amazon Learn more at AndyPaul.com Sponsored by: Revenue.io | Unlock exponential growth with an AI-powered RevOps platform | Revenue.io Scratchpad | The fastest way to update Salesforce, take sales notes, and stay on top of to-dos | Scratchpad.com Blueboard | World’s leading experiential rewards & recognition platform | Blueboard.com Explore the Revenue.io Podcast Universe: Sales Enablement Podcast RevOps Podcast Selling with Purpose Podcast