{"podcast":{"title":"Do More By Doing Less - Time Freedom for Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Solopreneurs","slug":"do-more-by-doing-less-time-freedom-for-entrepreneurs-small-business-owners-and-solopreneurs-6570871","podcast_index_feed_id":6570871,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5917958/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/do-more-by-doing-less-time-freedom-for-entrepreneurs-small-business-owners-and-solopreneurs--5917958","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4f5a4be6621b560142a3eb3727755696.jpg","author":"Charles Alexander","episode_count":104,"summary":"Welcome to the Do More by Doing Less podcast with Charles Alexander, the show for Small Business Owners, Start Ups, and Busy Folks! This is not another productivity, hustle, and grind podcast. I literally want you to do less. Many of us are overwhelmed, frustrated, and need a break. The good news is that we can accomplish much more than now. Once we focus on the vital few, and prioritize things that make our lives and the lives of people around us better, we can “do more by doing less”. This podcast is funny, simple, and has real-world stories. The episodes alternate between my solo podcasts and guest podcasts. In the solo episodes I share stories and frameworks from my experience in coaching small business owners and my own entrepreneurship endeavors. Oh, and any other story that can get a laugh while sticking to the theme of the podcast😊 In the guest podcasts, I will bring on other entrepreneurs who will share their expertise and discuss their own methods for doing more by doing less. That’s it. Subscribe now so you don’t miss an episode and have fun listening while you drive, do the dishes, or mow the lawn!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T22:17:18.842914+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/do-more-by-doing-less-time-freedom-for-entrepreneurs-small-business-owners-and-solopreneurs-6570871"},"episode":{"title":"Don't Follow Your Passion","slug":"don-t-follow-your-passion","published_at":"2026-06-16T10:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/do-more-by-doing-less-time-freedom-for-entrepreneurs-small-business-owners-and-solopreneurs-6570871/don-t-follow-your-passion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/do-more-by-doing-less-time-freedom-for-entrepreneurs-small-business-owners-and-solopreneurs-6570871","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-follow-your-passion--72534567","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72534567/don_t_follow_your_passion.mp3","summary":"Show Summary: In this episode, I challenge one of the most common pieces of business advice out there: \"Follow your passion.\" Through stories of entrepreneurs who loved what they did but struggled to build sustainable businesses, I explain why passion alone is rarely enough. More often, successful business owners start with a skill they're good at, create value with it, and develop a deeper passion as they see the results. Takeaways: • Passion without the right skills can lead to frustration and failure. • Running a business requires doing many things you may never love, including sales, bookkeeping, and managing people. • Skills create value. Value creates customers. Customers create opportunities. • Success often creates passion, not the other way around. • Autonomy, flexibility, and control are passions many entrepreneurs share, regardless of their industry. Action For You To Take: Make a list of three things you're genuinely skilled at. Then ask yourself which of those skills solves a problem people would pay to have solved. Start there instead of chasing a passion that has no clear market demand. What To Do Next: If you want help building time freedom while still growing your business, schedule a quick, non-sales, chat with me at yourcharlesalexander.com.","meta_description":"Show Summary: In this episode, I challenge one of the most common pieces of business advice out there: \"Follow your passion.\" Through stories of entrepren…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":349,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/do-more-by-doing-less-time-freedom-for-entrepreneurs-small-business-owners-and-solopreneurs-6570871/episodes/don-t-follow-your-passion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/do-more-by-doing-less-time-freedom-for-entrepreneurs-small-business-owners-and-solopreneurs-6570871/don-t-follow-your-passion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}