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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

So as many of you know I started my business life as a copywriter, before niching into SEO. Then I got tired of clients and dreamt of being a big rich beast. I began my passive income journey and was woken each morning by the sweet trill of a dozen PayPal pings. Since then I've launched courses, memberships and so forth. And I'm not alone, there are other business owners out there turning their services-based skills, their creative talents and their secret passions into successful online businesses. Today we're meeting one, an outland-loving online empire creative wonder beast. We'll find out how she did it, how she managed the juggle with her small humans and whether she's making six figures in school hours.

Tune in to learn:

• Mim's family and business set-up

• From helicopter-parenting to lawnmower-parenting: how Mim sees her parenting style, and how it relates to her business

• Why Mim 'eats the frog' first in her day

• How Mim's health crisis helped her put her parent guilt and priorities into perspective.

• Mim's number one productivity tip

• What self care looks like for Mim

• HowProfit First changed her life, and how she handles her finances

Useful resources:

• Book: Eat that frog

• Book: Profit First

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

New podcast out today: How to talk to clients about being a parent (Agony Aunt).

So I posted in the Misfit Entrepreneur group and I asked people what their challenges were about being a parent and a business owner.

Today's advice is for Jessica Harder. Her biggest challenge is:

"For me it's judging how much to share with clients. I obviously have to mention to clients that I work in the evenings, so they know I can't always respond during the day. But I had one prospective client turn me down because I mentioned I had kids, and they made it clear they felt I had too much on my plate to be able to dedicate time to their project."

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

Imagine waking up in Acapulco with the sun streaming through the window.

Then a month or later, wandering through the spicy streets of New Delhi, and after that, who knows, maybe exotic Coffs Harbour or Wollongong.

Emma Lovell leads a travel life that would make others (well me) green with enviousness, She's forever appearing on Instagram in sparkly outfits at conferences, or leading a touchy retreat in some country location.

But with a small human, a male human and a business, how does she do it all? And does she earn six figures in school hours?

Tune in to learn:

• How Emma's family and business work

• Why Emma feels more like a free-range parent and business owner

• Working on the go: how Emma prioritises travel time and what that looks like for her business

• How to run a profitable retreat and cut back on unnecessary costs

• How Emma navigates parent guilt

• The difference between networking and actually pursuing opportunities

• What self-care looks like to Emma

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

This is a new type of episode. I wanted to do some kind of 'Agony Aunt' style podcast. So I posted in the Misfit Entrepreneur group and I asked people what their challenges were about being a parent and a business owner.

Today's answer is for Amy Treacy from Bush Biz Boost, her question is:

"Being so passionate about the work I'm doing that I spend way too much time 'working'…but it's also my creative outlet and connection with people. So how do I manage the balance?"

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

One of the biggest struggles for business parents is an extreme lack of patience: we want it all now.

We're fed a barrage of 'hustle culture' messages, seeing successful business types on social media promoting how you too can start earning millions today.

But the reality rarely compares with the cold, hard truth: building success takes time.

In my book, I go further into this, but today I wanted to talk to a successful business parent who began one that went into growing one business into five across four countries, and still finding time for their 3 kids.

• How Chris's partner is now mostly looking after the kids

• The biggest challenges Chris has faced in her business

• How Chris stays super productive

• How Chris manages her large team in different countries

• What is Chris's biggest success driver

• Chris's biggest money lessons.

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

As a fellow human trying to balance parenting and running a business, I know how hard it can be, and I wanted to share some tips I've picked up along the way. These are shorter, snappier episodes to give you quick wins in your day.

Today's episode is all about how to build a remote team.

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

Let's be honest, we're all frightened of being judged.

But in truth, no one judges you more than you do.

It gets tiring hearing that inner voice constantly nagging that you've done something wrong. Or that you're going to fail. And the stories we tell ourselves are so so powerful. Our thoughts become our feelings, and our feelings our actions.

And all of a sudden we're believing all those negative thoughts and they're stopping us from being our best selves.

It's time we said 'no more'! So today we'll discuss how to make peace with yourself, silence that negative voice and learn how to tell ourselves better stories.

Tune in to learn:

• What kind of challenges Katrina has faced over the years as a busy business parent

• What your 'inner critic' is

• The purpose your inner critic serves

• How parenting stress can influence your inner voice

• The importance of recognising where your thoughts come from, and finding a way forward.

• Why you should practice self-compassion with your inner voice rather than trying to silence it

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

As a fellow human trying to balance parenting and running a business, I know how hard it can be, and I wanted to share some tips I've picked up along the way. These are shorter, snappier episodes to give you quick wins in your day.

Today's episode is all about asking the big question: are you a good parent?

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

Now I've always had my business and my baby.

I started my business at 5 months pregnant, so the two are inextricably linked.

I can't imagine how hard it would be to have a 'normal life' and time to spend on your business and then suddenly a baby comes along.

Today we're talking to a new mum about how having a baby changed her schedule, her goals and her mindset.

Tune in to learn:

• How Emily moved from her full-time job to freelance work

• Emily's journey to becoming a mum

• The best-laid plans: what Emily thought balancing baby and business would be like, and how it changed

• What her schedule looks like now with more support

• How being a parent has made Emily reexamine her work priorities

• Why Emily hired an Office Business Manager (OBM)

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• Calendly

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

Hello, my name is Kate Toon, a business mentor, digital marketing coach, and an okayish parent.

As a fellow human trying to balance parenting and running a business, I know how hard it can be, and I wanted to share some short tips I've picked up along the way to help give you quick wins in the day.

And today I want to talk about parent guilt.

All right, so we talk about how to banish parent guilt in the book, you've got your copy hopefully, it's chapter five, and a line I love and I put this in the chapter is, there's no way to be a perfect parent, and a million ways to be a good one.

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