06/08/2026
Mate, I worked myself into two breakdowns in corporate and I ain’t ever getting close to that again.
Cos life is too ruddy short to let it get squeezed in around the edges of work.
So now I live by these YOLO Business rules:
1. You only live once, so don’t waste it working evenings
2. You only live once, so don’t waste it on the 10th round of unpaid amends
3. You only live once, so sack off any client who ‘just follows up’ their 4pm email at 5pm in your DMs
4. You only live once, so don’t waste it listening to Diary of a CEO
5. You only live once, so don’t you dare read self development books at the weekends
6. You only live once, so take a random Tuesday off when you want
7. You only live once, so don’t be as s**t a boss to yourself as Steve the guy who asked you to print his meeting agenda
8. You only live once, so say ‘No, I can’t I’m afraid’ to any work you don’t wanna do.
9. You only live once, so don’t you dare waste your life working with crappy clients.
10. You only live once, so take a long lunch, leave your laptop at home when you go on holiday and don’t you dare plan your week on a Sunday morning.
I worked myself into two breakdowns in corporate and I ain’t ever going back there again, no matter what the hustle bros say.
Since setting up my business, I haven’t burnt out once in 7 years.
Comment EASE for my free class walking you through exactly how I did it and how you can too.
