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The Anti-Hustle Tool Kit: Doing Less Without Falling Apart - S01E28


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Ep30 of the Business Oddcast and we look at the toxic nature of "Hustle Culture"

Ever feel like you’re training with Usain Bolt but somehow running in slow motion? In this episode, we declare ourselves refugees from the Gary Vee School of Business to dismantle the toxic "hustle culture" that lives deep inside our nervous systems. 

We explore why the planet is convinced rest must be earned like some kind of cosmic achievement. We share our an anti-hustle toolkit for "slow business," inspired by the Italian slow food movement, because life should be a feast, not a protein bar shoved in your face while answering emails!

The antidote to everything hustle related, listen and laugh along to our lived experiences and top tips coping in business with a brain spicier than Taco Tuesday.

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TIMELINE

00:00:00 - Welcome & Introduction. 

00:00:16 - Topic of the Week - The Anti-Hustle Tool Kit: Doing Less Without Falling Apart.
00:00:55 - Outline of the topic and themes of this week's show.
00:01:55 - Welcoming the refugees from the Gary V school of hustling.
00:02:30 - Hustle culture is not just external, adrenaline should not be a coping strategy.
00:03:55 - Being busy as a way to cope, work harder, block out the pain.
00:05:50 - The internal pressure of "keeping up", and always falling behind.
00:08:22 - The antidote to fast-food... is slow-food the model for a  slow-business?
00:11:25 - The Harrison Ford deadline drug and PDA.
00:12:40 - Hannah's website part nine-hundred and thirty one. The procrastination diary.
00:14:30 - The fear of falling behind if you slow down.
00:16:42 - Avoiding the "must do it all" and FOMO as a small business owner.
00:17:45 - Small business succcess is being consistent, but on your terms.
00:19:36 - The trap of unrealitic earnings expectations/
00:21:28 - If what you're doing is NOT working. PIVOT!
00:23:05 - What do you really enjoy doing? Do that...
00:26:53 - Variety is really the neurospice of life.
00:28:41 - Hustle equates safety (sound familar?), and adrenaline, we discuss.
00:32:04 - Being enrgaed at unsolicited advice requiring a time machine to execute.
00:34:20 - Just "pushing through" is just self-harm.
00:35:42 - Time-shifting work to meet your energy, one of the benefits of being self-employed.
00:38:55 - Hannah's switched on "Granny mode".
00:40:16 - When the anti-hustle meets real world conditions, financial pressure vs time .
00:43:21 - Don't fall into the trap of failing to charge enough for your time.
00:45:50 - Self-employed minimum wage, underestimating earning potential, energy overdrafts.
00:48:57 - SiGNAL BiZHUB networking community and the dangers of undercharging.
00:50:50 - Value vs cost in retail - charging enough to make a margin despite inflation.
00:54:24 - Instead of increasing your income, reduce hours and keep the same income.
00:55:00 - How to prevent the insidious nature of hustle. Redefine your work paradigm. 
00:57:55 - Celebrate the everyday, keeping plates spinning is a job well done!
00:59:30 - Challenging your unreasonable expectations, perfectionism
01:00:57 - Ignoring the shiny & new and respecting your own red rope around your time
01:01:50 - Stu's gigging story - an insight into the performers day
01:03:37 - Being realistic about the impact and toll of different projects
01:05:08 - Be clear about your own human requirements, and respect them
01:09:25 - Hannah's takeaways - build a sustainable structure and set your own goals
01:12:54 - Stu's top tips - defeat conditioning, resist hustle, respect rhythms
01:16:48 - Round up and parish notices - like, share subscribe
01:18:13 - LENGTH

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