Slowing Down with Entrepreneur Stephanie O'Dea

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Jul 3, 2025

Stephanie O'Dea, a New York Times best-selling author and host known for her work on slow living, dives into the philosophy of embracing a slower pace for purposeful success. She emphasizes the importance of mindset, action, and consistency in achieving true work-life balance. Listeners are encouraged to recognize their personal definitions of 'enough' and to declutter both physically and digitally. O'Dea also connects the principles of slow living with the FIRE movement, advocating for savoring the present amid life's chaos.

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INSIGHT

Happiness Starts Within Now

Happiness is not a destination but begins within you right now.
Continuously moving goalposts often prevents true fulfillment and happiness.

ANECDOTE

Pivot from Slow Cooking to Living

Stephanie started by using a slow cooker daily to generate income while caring for her kids.
She shifted to slow living after losing interest in cooking tech like the Instant Pot and wrote a slow living book.

ADVICE

Three-Step Success Formula

Achieve success by combining mindset, action, and consistency daily.
Follow your first instinct consistently rather than chasing every changing trend or algorithm.

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Stephanie O'Dea is a New York Times best-selling author, host of the Slow Living podcast, and teaches all things Slow Living.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Slow living starts with mindset - simply look only within to discover what truly matters to you.

2. Mindset plus Action plus Consistency is the key to purposeful success, no matter your pace.

3. True work-life balance is possible when you prioritize values, not trends or hustle.

Visit Stephanie’s website. Live slowly. Live purposefully - Stephanie's Website

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