Kennedy's 9-3 Work Pattern
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Sam Parr shares a historical example about work-life balance from Joseph Kennedy's life.
"Joseph Kennedy, JFK's father, who became the 10th richest person in America at the time, had an interesting work pattern even before he made his wealth. He would work really hard for 9 months and then chill for 3 months in Palm Beach, Florida.
This wasn't unique to him - Andrew Carnegie would take trips to Europe, which back then without planes was a 6-month journey. This pattern of taking significant time off was actually incredibly common among successful people of that era."
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.