Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should: What Constant Reachability Is Costing You

In today's episode on What Being Constantly Reachable Is Costing You, Erin Bradley shares: The Collective poll that started it all: "On a scale of 1 to 10, how tethered to your phone do you feel?" The lowest answer in the room was an 8 Where the checking habit really came from: the day you went 100% commission, adopted uncertainty, and started making yourself available out of anxiety Why people are fed up with the performance of "I'm fine," and why 24-7 availability is not "just the way it is" but scarcity passed down through the generations The client who admitted he hasn't taken a single untethered vacation in 25 years, and the "fingers crossed" joke that exposed how absurd that tolerance is The 4 discovery questions of this episode: How tethered are you, 1 to 10? What are you actually checking for, intentional or autopilot? What are you afraid would go wrong if you stopped? And who told you it was necessary? What being constantly reachable is costing the Collective members in their own words: energy, peace, and sanity The line to write down and keep: "Just because I can, doesn't mean I should" Why your fear is often a liar, "the most untrustworthy part of being human," and how your own track record of acting in spite of fear proves it Whether consumers ever actually demanded 9pm replies, or whether we trained them by always answering Erin's 2013 near-quit, the 2014 first hire that doubled the business, and the coach who said, "You need to do a lot less in order to do a lot more" The art of subtraction: the question isn't how to optimize more, it's what can I subtract? Why September 1st has been Erin's New Year's Day since 2015, and how to use the harvest season to reset, reboot, and launch into Q4 with a pipeline Enough Already: Erin's new 8-day reset, September 21-30, doors open September 10, waitlist now open at https://pursuingfreedom.com/enough About Erin Bradley Erin Bradley is a speaker and business coach, bestselling author, and host of the real estate podcast Pursuing Freedom. As a mortgage lender, Erin learned the hard way just how hard entrepreneurship and success in sales can be. From flat broke to 6 figures, and then to burnout, Erin and her team have been through it all! Erin operates under the mindset that you never give up, and you never settle, in life or in business. Anything is possible when you have the right mindset, great systems, and an amazing team. Erin is passionate about helping others design their ideal life, then create a business that is a vehicle to support that lifestyle, rather than rob you of it. And she's on a mission to help you believe in, and achieve your biggest dreams! How to Connect With Erin Bradley Business Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PursuingFreedomOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuingfreedomofficial/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-bradley/ Recommended Resources Enough Already, the 8-day reset (September 21-30; doors open September 10; limited spots): join the waitlist at https://pursuingfreedom.com/enough The Freedom Audit (the free download from last week's solocast): https://pursuingfreedom.com/freedom Happiness & Fulfillment Assessment: https://pursuingfreedom.com/happiness Pursuing Freedom Mastermind: https://pursuingfreedom.com/collective Get a copy of Pursuing Freedom on Amazon: https://amzn.to/46o7m7z Subscribe to the Pursuing Freedom podcast on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuing-freedom/id1385086390) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/59YFf0QJ64o35Wc53JGcbi) for weekly inspiration and strategies.