The life-changing lessons this year taught me: Juicy look behind the scenes of scaling my business and creating more freedom in my life

Small Biz Babes Community Podcast

I’ll be honest with you - I’ve postponed recording this episode as long as I could. This year has been A LOT. I am ending this year as a completely different woman than when this year started.

I changed. This year, I refused to run my business and live my life in anxiety.

This year, I gave myself space to explore and find out the direction I wanted to go that would make me most excited. This year, I chose to stop pursuing things that I didn’t enjoy anymore in my business and life.

I went through every single thing I did in my business and was honest about:

• How much time does it take?
• Is it worth the profits?
• Do I still enjoy this?
• Can I see myself doing this for another year?

For the first time in my life, I started to prioritise freedom and joy.

Today, I am the most fulfilled business owner I have ever been. In this episode, I am taking you behind the scenes of this transition, along with the life-changing lessons this year taught me and the changes I made in my life to get here.

So, if you feel like you are ready for more freedom, joy, and fulfilment in your life as a business owner and human, make sure you have your notepad close by. This episode is an honest, juicy look behind the scenes of scaling my business and creating more freedom in my life!

In this episode, we will dive into:

• Mindset shifts I made that helped me start prioritising freedom over profits in my business.
• How working on my mental and emotional health helped me to switch from desperate energy to thriving energy in my life and business
• The questions you need to ask yourself if you want more fulfilment in your business and life.
• The importance of creating space if you want to grow your business
• Changes I implemented to scale my business and cut down my work hours from 12-16h days to 7h days

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• E9: Lessons I learned in 2023 so far - what worked, what didn't - LISTEN NOW
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