Welcome to the Productivity Blog

Do you have a deep knowing that you’re meant for more? Maybe you know it’s time to expand your capacity or that you’re bumping into an upper limit right now.

 I’m going to talk to you about what all that means and use my own experience to share the 3 biggest things I shifted, so you can get some inspiration and advice for what you can do to start to expand your capacity so that you can grow, get out of that plateau and avoid burnout.

 We will chat through:

• What my plateau looked like when I first started my business 

• The biggest places where I see all business owners get stuck (and what to do if this happens to you)

• Why it’s so powerful to pause (and why so many of us don’t do this)

• The importance of connecting with yourself and understanding what your brain is doing

• Why you need to prioritise discomfort every single day

• How I changed my identity as a coach to help me deliver even better results for my clients

I came at this episode from a different perspective than I originally anticipated so I hope this resonates with you!

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Spoiler alert: if you view everything as important, then nothing is actually important. 

Let that sink in.

If you view everything as important then you are actually deciding that nothing is important 

So it goes without saying that if you are viewing everything as a priority then you are actually deciding that nothing is a priority.

So what do you do when you feel like everything IS a priority and you just can’t figure out what is REALLY important 

Tune into this episode to learn how to shift your mindset, identify what is really important and start living a life that is more in alignment with your priorities.

We will chat through:

• A couple of definitions that are super important for our understanding of this topic

• My favourite analogy that I love to use when I teach about prioritising

• A refresher of the 5 keys of being the boss of your life and which ones you need to do before you define your priorities

• The 4 steps I use to help me define my priorities for the season I’m in

• A very simple exercise to help you prioritise when you have a lot of big projects going on

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Why do successful people quit their businesses? Perplexing, right?

In this episode, we are going to talk about the paradox of successful people quitting, why it happens, and what to do if you ever face this in your business.

I will walk you through a conversation that I had with my client which inspired this episode, as well as elements of my own story (so this will be a bit of a vulnerable share!)

We will chat through:

• What circumstances led to my client experiencing this

• My experience with fear and shame in my own business and how it led to me wanting to burn everything down

• What happens when shame is in the drivers seat trying to run our business

• How I would coach you through other options/routes to go down if you were my client

If you resonate with this, I really hope it gives you the clarity you’re looking for! 

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We've had quite a few different series running on the podcast lately. So, I wanted to take this episode as a chance to reset before our new segment starts. On the first Thursday of each month, I’ll be sharing the Boss News. It's basically a segment where I'll share everything going on in our boss community here at A Branch of Holly.

Tuesday Shorties on the podcast are making a comeback! Yes, indeed. In January 2023, I introduced these short pep-talk style episodes to the podcast. During my maternity leave, I used snippets from older episodes for these Shorties because I have a lot of content I can repurpose. Then, I needed to focus on prepping the core weekly episodes to go live while I was on leave, so I paused the Shorties. But now, I've been able to rearrange things and make space for them again because I realised I missed recording them, and I know you enjoy listening to them too. They'll be back soon on the podcast, so listen for a more spontaneous, behind-the-scenes style recording.

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In this episode, I introduce you to my FOCUS method, which I teach in The Embodied Boss Collective - my 12 month group program for online business owners who want to achieve more of their goals and increase the completion of their most needle-moving tasks, so they can gain control of their schedule, increase their confidence and generate sustainable business growth.

You’ll learn about the approach to sustainable growth that I’ve found works best, what areas of your business you should focus on to optimise your growth and why this method really works.

We’re going to cover:

• Why “copy and paste” strategies don’t tend to work long-term

• The 5 core areas we cover in the FOCUS method (macro, micro, map, meet & move)

• Factors that make the FOCUS method be super successful in your life and business.

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Boy do I have an exciting one for you today.

I sat down on a Zoom chat with ALL of my private clients and got them to answer a question:

“How have you taken the strategies & frameworks I’ve taught you and implemented them into YOUR life and business?”

The conversation we had was absolutely transformative.

Every single one of my clients leads a different lifestyle and the purpose behind this was to really show you exactly how my methods and frameworks really can be customised to anyone.

I’ve wanted to bring my clients together in one space for so long. This is in celebration of them.

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Get ready for a big announcement, Boss!

I’m sharing the details about my *new* program… drum roll please… the Embodied Boss Collective.

I’ll walk through the structure of this new offer, what’s included, how it works, the pricing, and why I created this integrated way of getting your hands on *all* of my strategies, coaching, and tools in one place, at your fingertips. I want you to have as much info as possible so you can plan to join us when the doors officially open to the public on Tuesday 19th March!

Today, we’re discussing:

• Why I am finally launching a program that has been years in the making

• Everything you need to know about the program

• What the Embodied Boss Collective means to me and the philosophy behind building a simple, sophisticated, strategic business that focuses on profit without a bunch of fluff that doesn’t move the needle

• The “pilot pricing” of the first intake of the program - including payment plan options 

• How my approach to business has shifted as I’ve matured as a CEO and why I don’t try to “have all the answers for everyone” anymore

Get excited and get ready to join us when the doors open!

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Do you find you often have to throw your 90-day plans out of the window because events come up that throw you off track?

Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.

Over the past few years, the world has felt more chaotic than ever. That impacts you as a small business owner, as do the things going on in your personal life.

So how do you turn your yearly goals into actionable plans?

In this episode of the Busy To Boss podcast, you’ll learn how to take your goals for the next year and turn them into an achievable plan.

I’ll walk you through the difference between outcome based goals and habit based goals, the critical systems you need to make it all work, and examples of where you might need to tighten things up in your business.

We’re going to cover:

• The two types of goals you can set for your business and the difference between each one

• 2 questions to ask yourself when it comes to your goals to see if they’re actually going to grow your business 

• How to do an audit to plug any gaps where your business is leaking 

• The 3 systems you need dialed in for all of your offers so that you can succeed without burnout

• What happens if you don’t implement these key systems in your business before adding new things 

There are lots of powerful questions in here so get ready to make notes!

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Welcome to the final part of the How To Run Your Business Like a Boss series!

Let me ask you this: are your mornings the craziest time of the day? 

We are getting up trying to deal with getting the dog outside, putting the kettle on, taking care of your kids, and trying to get yourself ready and focused so that you can get into work… 

But you end up ultimately feeling frazzled by the time you sit down at your desk? 

Or maybe the end of your day, you're just collapsing into bed just flat-out exhausted?

Well, Embodied Bosses know that they need to manage their day well. They need to conserve their brain space and energy for what really matters so that they can get the results they're looking for in their life, health, relationships, and yes, in their business.  

So in today's episode, we're going to round out this series by talking about how you can run your day like an embodied boss.

We’re going to cover:

• Why a great day truly starts the night before and how to maximise that

• How to personalise your morning routine to suit what works for you

• Other things you can consider to keep your days running smoothly

• What I do to simplify decision making

• The things that could be sucking away your time and what to do about them

• How to choose your Top 3 Tasks every day

• What to do if you start feeling resistance

 This is a little bit of a different episode compared to the others in this series and I hope you love it!

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Welcome to part four of the How To Run Your Business Like a Boss series! 

Running your business like a boss requires strategy. It requires having a plan. It also requires skilfully managing your time and energy each and every week as a boss, so that you are putting your attention on the boss-level tasks that are actually going to move your business forward. 

But I know we can get stuck because we all know that the inbox, the admin, the busy work, the day-to-day in our business can overtake everything and become a big distraction.

Then at the end of the week, we realise we have not made progress towards those big rocks, those highest priority tasks that are going to move our business forward. 

So in this episode, we're talking about how you can run your week like a boss and make those higher-valued ceo-level tasks a priority.

We’re going to cover:

• What’s a weekly outline, how you use one and examples of how I use my own

• The importance of your Weekly Prep Meeting

• A strategy that I’m ruthless at implementing that helps massively with business boundaries

• Important questions to ask yourself to help you run your week more effectively

• A breakdown of what your Boss Score is all about & why you need it to stick to your weekly plan

• The importance of the review part of a Weekly Prep Meeting & questions to ask yourself

This is what we’ll be doing live together every week as part of The Embodied Boss Collective and it’s going to be so fun to dive into together!

Keep bossing it.

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Welcome to part three of the How To Run Your Business Like a Boss series!

In this episode, we’re diving into part 2 of my Triple Threat Method - the Monthly Prep Meeting. I want to talk about how a monthly practice, a monthly meeting on your calendar to actually build in a feedback loop for yourself and for self-accountability will help so much!

Having a system like this in place for your business means that your plan doesn't just become another Google doc or Notion page that you're never looking at again but is actually a living, breathing document that you are actively using and checking in with to create progress and momentum in your business.

 We’re going to cover:

• The check-in process I use for my Monthly Prep Meeting

• What kids of questions you can ask yourself as you look back on the previous month

• The consequences of NOT tracking and documenting things in your business on a consistent basis

• How to check in on your business metrics & revenue each month (without obsessing over them)

• What to do if you discover you’ve fallen behind on your project goals

• The last thing you need to do at the end of your monthly prep meeting

This is what we’ll be doing live together every month as part of The Embodied Boss Collective so I hope it gives you some good insights!

Keep bossing it.

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