We have a special episode for you today! A few weeks ago, Dr. Sabrina was invited to a webinar in the Pumpkin Planners Rock Facebook Group to consider this important question: “Is your business killing your relationship?” We’ve found that this topic resonates deeply with small business owners everywhere, because we all fear that our commitment to our work is taking over our lives, killing our marriages, and damaging our relationships with loved ones. We are bringing you this webinar to increase understanding about entrepreneurial burnout and to prevent your business from becoming the uninvited third party in your relationships. If you want to show up fully present in your most important relationships, this episode is for YOU. It could change your life!

Donna Leyens is the president and co-founder of Pumpkin Plan Your Biz. She is on a mission to save small businesses from extinction by providing tools, strategies, training, and support to business professionals who want to make a big impact as small business growth strategists. This mighty team of strategists uses The Pumpkin Plan Action Guide, a business growth program Donna developed based on the methods in the book, The Pumpkin Plan, written by her co-founder, Mike Michalowicz. Pumpkin Plan Strategists help small businesses not just stay afloat but also scale and grow in both profitability and size, while giving the owner time for life and relationships.

Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential production.

Show Highlights:

• The mission of the Pumpkin Plan program
• The early warning signs that your business is damaging your relationship
• The trap: Being physically present and mentally “checked out” with our families
• How to know when your business is taking up way too much of your mental space
• You’re not a bad person if you’re a burned-out entrepreneur! (Our Better Business, Better Life Assessment is the only tool that measures burnout in entrepreneurs and the health of their businesses.)
• Burnout: A combination of all the small things and stressors we absorb (Listen to the cold, hard facts that our research has shown.)
• Dr. Sabrina’s story (Listen to learn why this mission is a personal one.)
• Entrepreneurs are disconnected at home. Why?
• We need to value our time differently. (Are you working on $10,000 an hour activities? Download your chart now!)
• Are your team members working from their strengths?
• What are the $10,000 an hour activities in your relationships? Nothing else matters!
• Action steps to start today: Recognize that limits drive innovation and creativity, completely turn off your phone in the evenings and on weekends (Do you need a “Work supports life” sticker?), and ask your loved ones what would be going on if your relationship were at a “10.”

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Take the Better Business, Better Life Assessment to identify what may be keeping you stuck and killing your relationships!