The Working For Me Podcast

If you're reading this at 11 pm wondering, "Should I quit my job?" - start here.

Every Sunday night you tell yourself you hate your job. Then you talk yourself out of leaving the 9-5 life, because you “need the money”.

I quit my corporate job after 12 years as a fashion buyer for Ralph Lauren, Burberry and Kate Spade to start an online business - I should have quit my job 3 years before I made that move, but I didn’t because “I needed the money”.

Looking back after 6.5years being self-employed, and having worked with 150+ solopreneurs to start an online business, I can tell you that money is usually the excuse, not the sole reason.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The exact six-step exercise I use to find what's really keeping you in that job.
• Why money is just an excuse when you ask yourself should I quit my job?
• How to find out what you would do if money were no object?
• How to measure the gap between your life now and what you actually want?
• How to know when to quit your job, and how to build enough financial runway so money is no longer the reason you’re stuck.
• I get honest about the money side too, and why many of us have a deep-rooted fear of not having enough.

Timestamps:

0:00 If money was no object, would you still be in a 9-5 you hate?

2:22 Why a 9-5 only gives you the perception of stability not actual stability

6:00 The man on the beach in Koh Phangan, Thailand, and what I would do if money were no object

8:15 Try the because exercise if you want to quit your job, but are scared of not having enough money

10:31 How different your life is now compared to the life you want

12:45 How to quit your job with financial security

If you've been searching, Should I quit my job, but never take action to make it a reality, this is the episode that gives you the actual exercise to help you make a move - not another pep talk.

If this resonated and you want help building a business around that feeling, that's exactly what we do inside Foundations. I help you build a business using the skills you already have, in alignment with the life you actually want to live. The doors are open now: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method

And I'd genuinely love to know: if money were no object, what would you be doing? Tell me in the comments.

About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

If Instagram deleted your account tomorrow, would your business survive - or would your audience (aka followers) disappear with it? In this episode, I'm showing you exactly how to build an email list you actually own, so your income stops depending on an algorithm you don't control. #ad

I spent four years chasing followers before I learned how to build an email list, collect data from my followers so I can sell to them directly in their inbox. I wish someone had stressed the importance of building an email list to me before I started my online business, so I could have made money online by collecting email addresses from day one.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• Why your follower count guarantees you exactly zero sales

• How to build an email list from scratch, even with a tiny audience

• What to offer people in exchange for their email address

• How email automation makes sales without you doing more work

• Why an omnichannel strategy beats betting everything on Instagram

Timestamps:

00:00 Why your followers aren't really yours

00:11 How to build an email list instead of relying on Instagram followers

04:09 Why your social media audience isn't the same as an email list

08:25 How to create an email list step by step

09:20 What to offer people to get them to join your email list

12:30 How to automate your email marketing so it works while you sleep

Ready to build your online business foundations?

If you're starting your online business right now, or your foundations need some work, that's exactly what I help you do inside Foundations - my signature programme, where we build your business so it works for you from the start, including how you capture, nurture and sell to your list.

👉 https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method

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About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

Mentioned in this episode:

Sponsored By Omnisend

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I just gave up the stable home I've had for the past 2 years, packed everything up into three suitcases, and left without a plan, with no idea where I'd be living two weeks later. If you're feeling stuck in life, wondering whether you've outgrown your life, or standing at the edge of a big change with no roadmap, this episode is for you. I'd built a life on Koh Phangan, Thailand, that looked good on paper, so why didn’t I want to stay?

This episode is the full story of leaving something that was working on paper but had stopped fitting the life I wanted next, plus the five-step framework I used to navigate change and uncertainty in life without a plan. We cover how to tell whether anxiety, stress, or a total lack of motivation is a sign you've outgrown your situation, how to get specific about what you actually want next, how to make a decision and act on it, and - the step most people skip - how to name the fears that will try to hold you back. Whether you're questioning your business, your lifestyle, or where you live, this episode is for you.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 How to start over in life with no plan

05:30 Signs you've outgrown your life or lifestyle

22:26 How to know if you're feeling stuck in life

27:04 How to make difficult decisions about big life changes

33:49 How to stay present when you don't have a plan

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• Why does a life that looks good on paper still feel wrong?
• What are the real signs you've outgrown your life, business, or lifestyle?
• The 5 steps for navigating a big life change without a plan
• How to get clear on what you actually want (and how you want to feel)
• How to name the fears and excuses that keep you from making the change
• Why intuition, not a plan, is what carries you through the unknown

If you're in the middle of your own version of starting over, the biggest lesson from this episode is that you don't need a full plan. You need to get honest about what isn't working and trust yourself to take the next step.

Read the full story behind why I left Koh Phangan on my Substack → https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/.

Still stuck in your 9-to-5 and ready to escape it? Download the Freedom Founder Playbook and find out exactly how I made that transition (and every mistake I made along the way) → https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

Ready to start over and launch your own online business? Join Foundations here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method

New episodes of Working For Me drop weekly - subscribe so you don't miss the next one.

About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

I burned out three times building my business - once while I was bedbound for 12 weeks in Bali, even though I was making a consistent 5- 7k per month.

I set myself five rules I now live by so it never happens again because burnout is preventable. In fact, the cure to burnout is prevention.

In this episode of Working For Me, I'm sharing the five non-negotiable rules I built my business around after my own burnout - the ones I wish someone had told me before I traded my 9-5 for a full-time job I'd built for myself.

What I cover:

• Why I won't work with clients who drain my energy - and how to spot them before you sign
• Why trading time for money caps your income, and how to productize your service instead
• How SOPs, systems and automation gave me back my energy (and my business, without me)
• Why I stopped doing things I hate doing - including the marketing I'd been forcing myself to do
• Why taking 2-3 days off a week makes me a better entrepreneur, not a weaker one

If you're a solopreneur, side-hustler, or you've just left corporate and you're building something that works for you - this one's for you.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Why I'll never burn out again

01:19 My burnout story: bedbound for 12 weeks

04:30 The chronic health conditions burnout left me with

06:00 The signs of burnout I ignored

08:46 Rule 1: No clients who drain my energy

11:48 Rule 2: Stop undercharging and trading time for money

15:03 Rule 3: Never run a business without systems

18:26 Rule 4: Never do things I hate doing

20:35 Rule 5: Never skip taking time off

23:40 Prevention is the only cure for burnout

Freedom Business Bootcamp → https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

Foundations, my 6-month program → https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method

About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

A client came to me last month with fifteen different lead magnet ideas for her personal training business - and not a single plan to launch any of them. That gap is what this episode is about: how to create an action plan that turns an idea into something live in your business.

I walk through the exact process I use with clients to get an idea out of their head and into a working part of their business. We cover how to validate a business idea before you spend a single hour building it, and how to write an action plan by reverse engineering your end goal back to one first step.

If you've had an idea sitting untouched for six months or longer, you don't need a full-blown strategy. You just need to take step one.

Timestamps:

3:39 - Business idea validation: is your idea actually aligned?

5:05 - How to validate a business idea (real client example)

6:50 - How to create an action plan: reverse engineering the steps

8:05 - Your first move, not step ten

10:56 - How to turn ideas into action that moves the needle

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• Why most business ideas never become a real action plan
• How to validate a business idea before you invest a single hour in it
• How to set goals and create an action plan by working backwards from the outcome
• What business idea validation looks like with a real client (fifteen ideas, one plan)
• How to turn ideas into action without drowning in the whole list at once

Grab your next step: I teach the full walkthrough for free inside my Freedom Business Bootcamp - a 60-minute training that takes your idea and turns it into a strategic action plan and a sellable offer. Enroll Now: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

For ongoing support in putting it into practice, that's exactly what I built Foundations for. Find out more here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method

About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

I didn't set boundaries in my first couple of years of running an online business - and I ended up bedbound in Bali for 12 weeks.

That's what happens when you say yes to every client, every opportunity, and every "quick call" that doesn't actually align with what you want. Slowly, it compounds, and one day, before you know it, your body will make the decision to say no for you.

This episode is the first thing I would teach anyone starting an online business: how to set boundaries by getting clear on what you want, setting hard rules around it, and getting comfortable saying no. I'm walking you through the exact boundaries framework I wish I'd had from day one of starting my online business, which would have saved me from burnout and now keeps my business working FOR me instead of against me.

Timestamps:

0:01 - Why is setting boundaries important when you start an online business

2:05 - How to avoid entrepreneur burnout by setting boundaries early

4:45 - How to set boundaries at work when you leave your 9-5 and start a business

9:57 - How to set boundaries by getting clear on what you want from your business and clients

14:28 - How to say no without feeling guilty when you're a people pleaser

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• Why the 9-5 "say yes to everything" mindset is the #1 thing to unlearn when you go online
• How to define what you actually want from your business (and your life) before you set a single rule
• How to create a "rule book" of hard boundaries - with real examples like "no meetings before 10:30am"
• The "hell yes or hell no" framework for deciding what to take on
• How to say no kindly but firmly - without leaving room for misinterpretation

If you're a recovering people pleaser building an online business, this one's for you.

🎧 Ready to build a business that actually works for you, with solid boundaries? → Join Foundations: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method

About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

You DO NOT have to post on Instagram to have a successful online business. This is the biggest content marketing strategy myth out there on the internet right now. Too many aspiring entrepreneurs never start an online business because they’re scared of posting on instagram and don’t know how else to create a content marketing strategy for their business.

What if we took Instagram out of your content marketing strategy and looked at marketing where you actually consume and like creating content for. In todays episode of The Working For Me Podcast we’ll explore the alternative content marketing strategies you can use for your online business such as building a LinkedIn personal brand or starting a Substack newsletter if you love to write, using Pinterest for business if you’re a graphic design wizz, or creating long form content for YouTube or a Podcast if you love to yap.

Timestamps:

6:58 - Why I quit Instagram to build my personal brand elsewhere

9:02 - How to grow on LinkedIn and build a linkedin personal brand

12:16 - My pinterest strategy: pinterest for business as a search engine

14:11 - How to start a substack newsletter (and why I chose to use this in my content marketing stratgey)

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How to know when to eliminate Instagram from your content marketing strategy
• How to grow on LinkedIn and build a linkedin personal brand that brings in real clients
• Why writing is the easiest way to build a personal brand on LinkedIn when the camera isn't your thing
• How to use pinterest for business as a search engine, not a social feed
• Why you should start a substack newsletter if you love writing

If you want the deeper walkthrough on building a content marketing strategy around your own strengths instead of copying somebody else's playbook, my Freedom Business Bootcamp is a 75-minute session that helps you figure out which online business model actually fits you - check it out here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

Search for a to-do list for ADHD, and you'll probably find generic templates and advice that aren’t built for your specific brain - because let’s be honest - all brains, especially neurodivergent brains, are ALL different. My brain does not work well with the structure of time-blocking or self-imposed deadlines, so I had to create my own system to manage my energy, not time, to keep myself productive.

In this episode, I break down the exact productivity system I use now as an ADHD entrepreneur to manage my energy, not time: including a weekly to-do list split into wants and needs, a simple task prioritization matrix that ranks everything by what actually moves the business forward, and the prioritization skills that stopped me from forcing myself into a structure my brain was always going to reject.

Timestamps:

0:02 - Why I rebuilt my entire to-do list system after burning out twice

3:43 - Why time blocking doesn't work for my brain (and might not work for yours)

6:03 - The morning routine that comes before any prioritization skills kick in

12:27 - How I manage energy, not time: sorting a weekly to-do list into wants and needs

14:43 - My task prioritization matrix, numbered one to ten

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• Why a standard to-do list for adhd (or any easily overwhelmed brain) needs to be weekly, not daily
• What changed when I stopped fighting my schedule and learned to manage energy, not time instead
• How I built my own task prioritization matrix instead of downloading another adhd to do list template
• What prioritization skills actually look like day to day, numbered one to ten instead of assigned to a day
• Why I ditched every ADHD to-do list app I tried before landing on paper and a reMarkable

Steal my to-do list and energy management system from this video and see if it helps your ADHD brain too!

I teach this exact method, along with everything else about building a business around your own version of success, inside Foundations, my signature course and group coaching program - check it out here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method

About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

Mentioned in this episode:

Sponsored By Omnisend

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If you quit your 9-5 to start an online business after corporate burnout. These entrepreneur mindset shifts NEED to be taken seriously, or you’ll risk creating yourself another job.

I spent twelve years managing a $380 million fashion business and presenting strategy to some of the industry's biggest boards, and none of it prepared me for the entrepreneurial mindset shift I would have to make to run my own business. In this episode I break down the four specific habits from your 9-5 that you are going to have to drop so you don’t burnout in your first years in business. If you actually want to learn how to think like an entrepreneur instead of an employee before you quit your 9-5, these are the habits I wish I knew I needed to change sooner!

Timestamps:

2:20 - The pricing mistake that comes from an employee mindset

12:17 - Why busy isn't the same as productive (unlearning corporate burnout habits)

14:32 - Designing your own work hours instead of copying the 9-5 structure

17:38 - Saying no: unlearning people-pleasing as part of the mindset shift

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How to price your offers properly as a new entrepreneur coming out of a 9-5.
• What career burnout looks like when you've built a business that just replicates your old job.
• How to think like an entrepreneur instead of an employee when it comes to your working hours.

An entrepreneur mindset doesn't show up the day you quit your 9-5, you build it on purpose, one unlearned habit at a time. I teach this exact shift inside Foundations, my signature course and group coaching program for building a business around your own version of success from day one. Start an online business? Check it out here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method

Read my full story on how to transition from 9-5 into entrepreneurship here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

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I almost scrapped this podcast entirely because doing what I love had stopped working for me, so this week I threw out the script and just started talking.

This episode of my newly re-branded podcast Working For Me (formerly The Freedom Method) is about authentic branding, and why how you market your business matters more than what a generic online business marketing strategy tells you to do. I'd been following outside advice on how to structure my show, and it turned recording into a performance instead of a conversation, so I'm getting honest about why that stopped working for me and what I'm doing instead.

Listen for my latest podcast announcement and get some real inspiration for building a business that's actually working for you.

Timestamps:

0:00 - How To Know If Your Business Is Working For You

7:15 - LinkedIn Vs Instagram Growth: How To Market Your Business Authentically

11:55 - How To Build Authentic Branding Without A Perfect Studio Setup

14:18 - How To Tell When Something In Your Business Isn't Working For You

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How to know when something in your business isn't working for you anymore
• What online business marketing strategy is best if you want an authentic brand
• How to market your business in the most authentic way

If you've been forcing something in your business to work instead of letting it work for you, today's the day to stop and realign your online business marketing with your actual authentic brand voice, not someone else's version of doing what you love.

Get my real-time, working-for-you BTS business tips by subscribing to my Substack Working For Me: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

About The Working For Me Podcast:

Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.

Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.

Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!

Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.

Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.

Find your starting point:

📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook

🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page

💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/

Connect With Me:

🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/

📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/

💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com

Mentioned in this episode:

Sponsored By Omnisend

Ad | The Episode Is Sponsored By Email Marketing Tool Omnisend - Unlock Your Exclusive Listener Discount Here: https://www.omnisend.com/sophiebiggerstaff/