Do Less, Make More: Walt Hampton’s System for Time Freedom & Peak Performance
Walt Hampton spent 25 years as a trial lawyer before he walked away to coach and climb mountains. His whole system for doing less and making more starts with one question most people dodge: what do you actually want, and why does it matter to you?
▶ Watch the full episode with Walt Hampton for deeper context on how to approach these questionsThe How Is A Smokescreen
Walt says when you catch yourself stuck on 'but I don't know how,' you've actually lost the plot, because 'how' is the excuse that hides the real question. What's something you keep telling yourself you don't know how to do, when the truth is you haven't decided you want it badly enough?
The Space You'd Steal
Walt only built his new life by carving out one protected afternoon, then a whole day, and guarding it (he once told a judge 'I don't work on Fridays'). If you carved out one block of time for the thing that matters, who would you feel like you were stealing it from, and is that true?
Know What You Want
Walt gives clients a piece of homework when they're foggy: hold the sentence 'I want to know what I want' for days or weeks and let the answer drop in. So if you stopped doing what looks good to others, what would you genuinely want more of in your days, and why does that one matter to you?
What You'd Have To Protect
If you got serious about that, what's the one no you'd have to say to make room for it, and what's the story you tell yourself about why you can't? Circle every reason that fits.
Decide Once
Walt borrows a simple trick: decide something one time, then take it off the table so you never re-argue it (the way you don't wake up debating whether to brush your teeth). What's one thing you'll decide right now and refuse to renegotiate every morning?