Business owners and particularly women tend to put themselves last on their priority list. Women often feel conditioned to put everyone else's needs, desires, and opinions above our own - and owning a business only worsens the issue.

Kaneisha Grayson understands this dilemma all too well as the founder of The Art of Applying, the world’s largest black-owned and woman of color-owned graduate admissions consulting company. That’s why she made changes to improve not only her business, but her own self-care. Together with Marie Mae Founder and CEO Jillian Ryan, they discuss some improvements they made to their lives to empower themselves and enhance their wellbeing.

Topics in this episode:
- Prioritizing yourself
- Self-care
- Female empowerment
- Overworking and over committing

Takeaways from this episode:
- Every time you say yes to a request or commitment, there's a trade-off and you're saying no to something else.
- Value your time and charge what you’re worth.
- Trust yourself and know that ultimately, you have to turn to yourself for the answers.
- Do good by yourself, do good by your clients, and do good by your team.
- Find one full day on the calendar and devote it to developing yourself or your business without distractions or interruptions.

For the full episode and links, please visit:
https://thegoodofficepodcast.com/episodes/40

Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Art of Applying: https://theartofapplying.com/
Scale Your Joy: http://scaleyourjoy.com/

Book a free strategy session with Jillian:
https://mariemae.com/consulting

Learn more about Marie Mae:
https://mariemae.com/

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https://thegoodofficepodcast.com