It was recently suggested to Jane that she redefine what success looks like for her business. This of course is not an easy thing to do. Especially when your definition of success has been ingrained within you for a life time.

In this episode of Miss Bossy Boots, Stace and Jane deep dive into what their definition of success is. Turns out, this is something that formed in childhood and has shaped what success looks like throughout life and business.

 

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In 2017, Stacey created a manifesto, placed it in an envelope and forgot all about it. One year later, this letter appeared in her letterbox and surprised her. She was shocked to read through this manifesto and realise that there were many items that she had manifested had actually happened.

Stace also talks about the importance of a visible manifesto that you see every day, reading the items outload.

Jane is skeptical. Is it the manifesto that makes it happen or is it just all a load of codswallop?

Join us for this episode of Miss Bossy Boots Podcast as we discuss the possibilities that manifestos may or may not create.

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The world is changing. Workforces are becoming more nimble and flexible as people try and create balance between work and life.

But are they? This is certainly the hype we are reading. But in reality, are organisations (outside of Silicon Valley) really providing flexible working environments.

We talk with Emily Rennes whos has been able to negotiate a very flexible remote working arrangement with the organisation she works with.

Emily resides on the sunny Gold Coast but the head office of her organisation is in Melbourne.

Emily says that she values the trust that her boss - who created a more flexible working environment for the benfit of her own situation - has placed in her. As a result, she believes she is more diligent about getting work done, does not really have 'sickies' and her communication and reporting skills are second to none as she aims to let people know that she is actually getting work done.

So what's involved in creating a job that will better suite your lifestyle?

Emily talks us through the ins and outs of her role, the tech she uses and how she managed to score such a gig!

 

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Burnout. It happens. And when it does, it ain't pretty. Burnout can stem from exhaustion and it can lead to mental health issues such as depression. 

As it happens, it's very easy for women running businesses or working in businesses who are also trying to balance raising a family, contributing to their community, being a good friend and the list goes on to burnout.

In this episode we talk to Naturopath Melanie Lock from The Hollow Store who provides us with some insight into what burnout is and how it affects us physiologically and psychologically.

Melanie Lock is a Naturopath and business co-owner of The Hollow Store. She is a Speaker, Blogger, Contributor to Nurture Magazine and mother to 2 boys (Archie and Rocco). So she knows what it's like to wear a few hats!   Mel has been in clinical practise for almost 20 years working with women and children's health. She specialises in nutrition, herbal medicine and emotional counselling. 

We talk about how to identify signs of burnout and what we can do to try and avoid burnout.

At some stage, we will have to manage the eternal busyness of our lives and start to prioritise our health. There are little and easy things we can start doing right now and then there are some things that may have to wait until we are ready to start really making changes to prioritise us! Find out more by listening to this very insightful and important episode of Miss Bossy Boots.

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It's that time of year again - business & industry awards! We've spoken about the importance of entering awards before. 

Jane prefers to enter industry awards (that assess her on her marketing skills) and Stace is a fan of the local Chamber business awards which assess her on her business building success. The local Chamber awards of course lead on to regional, state etc.

So what are the benefits of entering awards? The credibility, the recognition, the exposure, the process of analysing your business and the opportunities that awards might create. And if writing Award Submissions is not your thing, we give you a contact for someone that can help you - Business Awards Guide.

On top of this we share some more real stories, laughs and opinions. 

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When Lisa Messenger announced in March that Issue 52 of her magazine 'Collective Hub' would be the last ever edition, Stacey and I were floored.

As massive Lisa Messenger fans and avid Collective readers, we were gutted. What we were absolutely thrilled about though was Lisa's raw and honest account of why she was exiting print, breaking her product and pivoting to something altogether new.

Lisa's quest to live her business journey out loud, comes warts and all and that's why we love her. It's so refreshing and comforting to know that other people fail too sometimes. 

In this episode of Miss Bossy Boots we chat about what we have taken away from Lisa's journey. Not just her exit from print media but from the beginning.

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Good mentors are hard to find. Mentors that donate their time to help you in your business journey are rare as hen's teeth! Stace has been lucky to have a fabulous mentor for seven years. In this episode she talks about the value that this mentor has added to her business.

Both of us talk about the role that informal mentors or 'sounding boards' have played in our business.  We also talk about business coaches, friends in business and anyone else we can turn to that will help us navigate this tumultuous journey of running a business.

 

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We gush a little about the latest addition to her family - adorable baby Henry! Eight weeks on - baby brain slightly brushed aside - and we are back on air.

Jane talks about her recent trip to Japan and shares a valuable lesson on accountability that she learned while she was there.

Stacey also talks about why breaking out of her 'maternity leave' to attend a 1/2 staff meeting made her week!

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Welcome back to the Miss Bossy Boots podcast, brought to you by your two Bossy co-hosts Stacey Morgan and Jane Hillsdon. 

Does anyone else have really high expecations of themselves? In business and in life sometimes we can just set the bar too high. And this can then lead to dissappointment in ourselves. And that's just not fair.

In this episode Stacey talks about the expectations she has (perhaps unfairly) held of herself as a Small Business Owner / Mother-of-two who is pregnant with her third child.

She's trying to be kinder to herself by not placing ridiculous expectations on herself and what she can achieve.

Then Jane just gets on a 'Ricki Lake rant' about giving ourselves permission to have a break sometimes. Perhaps giving some much-needed advice to herself?

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Welcome back to the Miss Bossy Boots podcast, brought to you by your two Bossy co-hosts Stacey Morgan and Jane Hillsdon. 

In the interest of keeping it real for women in business, in this episode Stace and I reveal how we can sometime experience overwhelm. Massively.   As high achievers we sometimes set unrealistic goals. Or, we can be overly optimistic in planning how long certain activities will take. Damn car registration!   So how do we deal with it? Sometimes we push on knowing that this is life as a small business owner. Sometimes we pause and take a swim in the ocean. Sometimes we meditate. And if we are feeling particularly mentally healthy, we change the conversation in our minds.    Feeling overwhelmed can be something that working parents, small business owners and generally just busy people can feel often. It's good to have a conversation about it and admit it both to ourselves and to others when we feel this way.

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