Building Balance

This is part 1 of thoughts and tips that I hope will help reduce the risk of business burnout, with emphasis on failure fatigue and a psychological phenomenon called learned helplessness.

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The psychologist in me was very excited to record this episode; let’s talk about what it means to "be" a high achiever, and how that might impact your business.

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In light of the new name of the podcast, I thought it would be fitting to share a few things that I’ve done to build more balance into my life as a business owner.

And you can implement these 5 ideas if they resonate with you, too!

As I share these things with you, I want you to know that these are things I do strive to practice as much as possible, but I of course don’t get them “right” all the time. And that’s ok.

Being intentional part-time feels better to me than how my life would look if I wasn’t being more intentional. I mean, I know from experience!

You don’t need to do a perfect version of what you want balance to look like to be a happier human.

Cycle planning blog post I mentioned in the episode: https://jennahellberg.com/blog/task-planning-hormonal-cycle-moon-phases

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The prevailing message out there is that we should be chasing 6, 7, 8-figure businesses – and to do whatever it takes. Which (not surprisingly) is a recipe for burnout, damaged relationships, and ultimately not feeling the satisfaction we were looking for.

But what would it look like to experience success in your business, if it was up to you and only you?

Spoiler alert! It is up to you.

You get to decide your own version of business success – and in this episode, I share a few things I thought of when I recently redefined what success looks like to me in this coaching business.

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Goodbye, Make Your Day podcast – Hello, Building Balance.

A few years ago, I was putting all I had into building my photography business. This came at a cost to my health, I was missing out on the freedom and flexibility I thought I would have as a business owner, and the behind-the-scenes of my business kiiiinda felt like an overwhelming mess.

In 2018 I needed to find a way to grow my business without hustling and stretching myself so thin. I figured out small shifts I could make to simplify my business and run it with more ease, which allowed me to make space for all the things I love doing away from my desk. And now I help other creatives and small business owners do the same.

Hei – my name is Jenna, and this is Building Balance. On this podcast, I dig into ideas, strategies, and tools around how you can increase your time freedom as a business owner and make real progress without overworking. These ideas are based on a mix of my Nordic perspective, my education as a psychologist, and my personal experience as a business owner.

The loudest voices out there are saying that we have to be willing to sacrifice our health, our sleep, our relationships - basically our entire lives for the sake of success in business. And if we're not seeing the results we want, it means we haven’t done enough, pushed hard enough, or put enough work into our money mindset.

But it’s time we started treating ourselves as human beings, instead of machines on a production line.

In my work, I’ve learned that hustling endlessly actually makes it harder to be effective and to see success in business. We can make more time and space for ourselves, and see more growth at the same time, when we focus on our most impactful tasks – instead of piling on more tactics and strategies that don't feel right. When we feel well and do what comes more naturally to us, we show up better for our businesses and for the people we serve through them.

Building balance is a lifelong practice, but I 100% believe it's our best bet for happiness.

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When you don't feel like doing the task you had planned (continued). In episode 024 I shared a trick you can use when you don’t feel like doing the thing you planned.

Ever since I recorded that episode, I’ve had this nagging feeling that there’s another way that I like to address this, too:

Sometimes the answer is to follow your energy, and in this episode I share 3 things to consider to make a more intentional decision about how you do that.

Also – Make Your Day is now Building Balance. What do you think?

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I know it’s only October, but soon enough we’ll be in that typical pressure-filled goal-setting season that usually pops up towards the end of the year. Or maybe you’ve already been seeing a lot of messaging around how to “finish the year strong”.

In this episode, I share a 7 step goal-setting process that you can use to set goals for yourself and your business in a way that's sustainable and that can serve you long term – so that you’re not hustling yourself into the ground to hit a certain numbers goal just because it’s the last quarter of the year.

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Since I’ve been feeling motivated to get things done in the past week, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about one secret trick that helps you be more motivated to do what you have decided that you’d do.

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Not naturally organized? That's ok – routines and practices can still help you spend time on what makes an impact in your business and life.

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When our brain picks up on stress, we’re hard-wired to think that we need to do more – like when we’re worried about making enough money.

That’s why the productivity industry does so well – because of the promise that we can squeeze more out of the time we have. The industry also strengthens the belief that the way you show you're valuable, competent, and capable is by getting more done.

But only increasing productivity is not really a smart or sustainable long-term solution.

Since you’re here, you probably already believe that doing all the things isn’t sustainable – but it can still feel hard to do less because the assumption is that it’ll mess with your bottom line.

This is why I wanted to share a tool with you that was and continues to be really helpful to me (the 80/20 rule), and how you can easily apply it in 5 steps.

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