"We all struggle with the same stuff and if we can share those stories a bit more, we can make it easier for everyone."

In the first episode of this new Being Heard podcast, I chat to Josephine Brooks -- a planning and productivity mentor for side-hustlers. Josephine helps people who are creating a business on the side of other commitments to build the creative business they dream of. She also hosts On The Make, a podcast where she shares her planning and productivity knowledge alongside guests who share their own experience of growing a side-hustle.

In this episode we talk about:

• Being more efficient when you only have small windows of time in which to build your business
• Josephine's philosophy around doing less and focusing on the stuff that really matters
• Pivoting your business when you realise it's not what you truly love
• How we sometimes fail to recognise our own strengths because they come easily to us
• Why she adopts a practical, solutions-based approach to her podcast content
• Why she chose podcasting as a way to share content with her audience
• The role of On The Make as a marketing content stream for her business
• Creating a regular routine to produce a weekly show
• Working through the first awkward few episodes
• How she uses each episode to support side-hustlers with the challenges they face when trying to build a business and to help them feel less alone.

Links mentioned:

• Josephine's online course - Make a Plan, Make It Happen
• 1:1 Mentoring
• Time Is Precious, Do What You Love
• Letters From A Hopeful Creative 
• The Little Chapters
• Courage & Spice
• The Chimp Paradox
• You're a Badass at Making Money
• The Emma Guns Show - Jen Sincero episode
• Overcast app - iOS only I'm afraid
• The Best Podcasts for Side-Hustlers

Josephine's Favourite Podcasts

• The Power Hour with Adrienne Herbert
• There Are Other Ways with Fiona Barrows
• In Good Company with Otegha Uwagba

On The Make podcast
www.josephinebrooks.co.uk

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