The Profit and Presence Podcast

How I Run a 6-Figure Business While Closing My Laptop at 4 PM


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Three years ago, I walked back to the dinner table after taking a "client emergency" call.

My 10-year-old daughter looked at my husband and said: "Why is mom always working?"

That sentence gutted me. Because she was right.

I WAS always working. Evenings. Weekends. During homework time. While they played in the other room asking me to watch them do something. I'd be there physically, but mentally? I was in my business.

And for what? I was making good money. Building a successful business. But my daughter thought "mom is always working" was just...normal.

That was my line-in-the-sand moment.

In this episode, I'm showing you exactly how I went from "always working" to closing my laptop at 2:30-4 PM every single day, while running a multiple six-figure business and raising five kids.

What I cover:

  • The full breaking point story (and why that dinner table moment changed everything)
  • What I believed that kept me trapped (and why I was completely wrong)
  • The ROAD Method I used to redesign my entire business
  • What my days actually look like now (5 AM deep work, 4 PM hard stop, Friday pickleball with my daughter)
  • Why setting boundaries made my business MORE profitable, not less
  • How I started attracting better clients who value presence as much as revenue

This isn't about "better time management" or productivity hacks.

This is about redesigning your entire business around your life—so your kids never have to accept "mom/dad is always working" as normal.

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The Profit and Presence PodcastBy Lauren Apple