Building Balance

Does the thought of making space for a holiday break from your business make you sweat a little?

Don’t worry, you can totally step away from your business without having to sacrifice all the hard work you’ve done so far; it just takes some planning and prep ahead of time.

The 5 tips I share in this episode help you

- reduce your workload in the week(s) leading up to your holiday break

- reduce worry and guilt about the business when you're enjoying time with family and friends

- stay away from your laptop, just like you've planned

Minimum Viable Effort blog post: https://jennahellberg.com/blog/minimum-viable-effort-for-small-business

Blog post version of this episode: https://jennahellberg.com/blog/5-ideas-to-prep-your-small-business-for-a-holiday-break

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It can be surprisingly hard to let go of things that you’ve put a lot of time and effort into, even when they aren’t currently serving you.

So I wanna talk about something that I did earlier this fall - I removed ALL but two of my Youtube videos. We’re talking over 100 videos that I created over the course of about 1.5 years, starting in fall of 2019.

I thought that sharing why I did this might help you with some decisions you’re making in your business when it comes to letting go of the stuff that’s been around for a while but isn’t serving you anymore – whether that's long-form content, an offer you've held onto forever, or something else that took a lot of time and effort.

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What do you do when you want to show yourself that working less doesn’t have to mean a decrease in revenue, but your monthly numbers don’t always help you out with that – and you're tempted to work a bit more to hopefully avoid a dip in your numbers, instead of stepping away from your laptop? Let's talk about a few ways that you can look at your numbers differently.

I recorded this episode as a response to a question I got during the High Achiever Experience training.

In the episode, you'll hear

- Danbee ask what to do, when you want to trust that working less doesn't equal a dip in revenue, but your numbers don't always support that theory which can make it hard to work less

- 3 reasons why monthly sales numbers don't tell the full story

- 5 things that can help you look at your revenue metrics through a different lens

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So, how do you keep showing up for your business when you’re burned out? It depends.

If you’re a regular listener of Building Balance, you know that I don’t like to share super prescriptive advice here since I feel like I need to know you and your situation better before I can start to tease out solutions with you.

But what I can do here is share what are the kinds of things I’d keep in mind, or take into consideration when finding potential solutions – and I hope that these 5 questions can help you get started with managing that burned-out feeling.

Shownotes: https://jennahellberg.com/episodes/076-how-do-i-show-up-for-business-when-burned-out

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If you’ve ever felt frustrated about a “proven” strategy or framework not working for you, this episode can help you understand why they haven’t worked – and in which cases it might be better to work with someone who customizes their approach or the strategy to you.

In this episode, Cassie Widders of The Social Self podcast and I break down:

- why "proven" cookie-cutter strategies, frameworks, and tactics aren't a good fit for most people

- why it's so easy to get sucked into them (over and over again)

- why they might not be worth it, even if you get the result you were promised

- how to identify if [the thing you want to do/create/update] requires a more personalized approach that takes *you* into account, or if a cookie-cutter approach might be all you need

Cassie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassie_widders

Cassie's website: https://cassiewidders.co.uk

Listen to my guest episode on The Digital Wellness podcast, episode 28: https://cassiewidders.co.uk/escaping-hustle-culture/

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What if it’s just normal not to be able to give your business 100% of your attention all the time?

We all go through periods of time when *big life stuff* takes priority, while the business might not get as much love as it usually does. It doesn't mean that you're not doing a good job, that you're not amazing at what you do, or that you don't care about your clients.

If you go through seasons in your business when you feel guilty because you’re either

a) not giving it quite as much attention as you’d like to, or 

b) you’re not as productive as you’d like to be,

I hope this coaching chat with Kinsey Stribe of Feel Good Social helps you give yourself a break. Within a short span of time, she’s sold her home, moved, *and* planned a wedding – which has affected how “productive” she’s been on the business front.

We chatted about a healthy, non-toxic way to shift your thoughts from worry and guilt – plus a concrete way you can clarify which tasks to keep up with in your business when life is busy.

This topic is pretty common for my coaching calls. Sometimes we spend a good chunk of time understanding why my client is feeling the way they’re feeling, or behaving the way they’re behaving. Often understanding what’s going on unlocks either creativity and energy in them, or it’s what they need to talk through in order to feel good about giving themselves a break instead of being “on” 24/7.

Catch Kinsey's podcast Feel Good Social here: https://feelgoodsocial.com/podcast

Say Hey to Kinsey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feelgoodsocial/

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If you feel like you’re being pulled in a million different directions right now, and you're busy all day but don't see the progress or success you’d like to, it might be time to reduce your workload.

In this episode, I share the many, many benefits of a reduced workload – and you might be able to enjoy them without sacrificing revenue or the quality of your services.

Go here for a transcript: https://jennahellberg.com/episodes/073-you-but-with-a-reduced-workload

Episode mentioned 059: Jenny's client experience interview: https://jennahellberg.com/episodes/059-reduce-busy-work-as-small-business-owner

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Does hitting a revenue goal matter, if the way you made it happen isn’t sustainable?

$10k months (or 6-figure businesses) are talked about *a lot* in the online business space.

In this episode, I share the cautionary tale of the first $10k month in my photography business. I'll talk about two things that made it unsustainable in terms of replicating it over and over, as well as whether or not I needed to bring in $10k/month in the first place. 

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What do you do, when there’s a marketing activity you love doing in your business, but it takes up more time than you’d like it to?

If you’ve been around for a while, you know that I like to declutter tasks and activities in my business that aren’t making an impact. So today I thought that I’d share the three questions that are helping me make a decluttering decision I’m making in my business, which I hope will be helpful as you’re making hard decluttering decisions in your business.

Episode 057 about the ecosystem: https://jennahellberg.com/episodes/057-increase-productivity-as-small-business-owner

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Popping into your feed with a bit of an announcement:

Instant Insight, the audio course I've been working on over the summer is finally ready!

Course details: https://jennahellberg.com/course

In the lessons I cover

If you’re struggling with getting things done, with staying focused, or with just trying to manage all the things you need to do, this course can help you uncover and understand what’s going on. Understanding what's going on is the first step to figuring out solutions that will actually work for you long term.