The Non Essentialist

If your goal is to run, then running is essential. If you want to write a book, what moves the needle forward is to write. The impact that an essentialist can make is significant even if they're doing it inconsistently. You must be willing to eliminate everything that is non essential. It's extremely uncomfortable to say no sometimes, especially for those of us who are people pleasers. Understand that pleasing everyone is really at least one thing more important than pleasing yourself.