Building Balance

A little behind-the-scenes update about taking a break from podcasting. This episode is more of a personal update than a lesson, but hopefully it can serve as a bit of inspiration if there’s a part of your business you want to take a break from. In the meantime, please say Hei and stay in touch on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thejennahellberg

If you feel resistant toward doing something differently or less frequently in your business, even when you know it would be beneficial, this episode is for you. Find the reflection prompts in the show notes: https://jennahellberg.com/episodes/107-on-prioritizing-experiences-over-metrics Grab a screenshot of the episode and share/say Hei on IG:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thejennahellberg⁠⁠...

Depending on your business model and where you’re at in business, it can be challenging to take time off. Especially if you’re a solopreneur serving clients 1:1. Even if you're going to be working for most of summer, it doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy this season throughout your workdays. So if you're worried that summer is just going to fly by without having time to enjoy it (a worry I...

Do you ever struggle to identify with the term “multi-passionate”, even if you've got a few different things going on? In this episode, I'm offering an alternative that has positively impacted how I see and describe myself. Join the conversation in this Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CtEuQHvr75G/ Grab a screenshot of the episode and share/say Hei on IG:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.inst...

Ever think that being a high achiever might slow you down in business? In this training, you’ll learn about ✔︎ 6 traps you can fall into having grown up in an environment that values high achievers ✔︎ how these traps affect your progress in business, and ✔︎ what you can do about them, so you can make sustainable progress without having to push yourself too hard Watch the Zoom recording and/or grab...

Worries are products of a brain that's trying to protect you. The tricky thing is they can lead you to not take the actions that would help you make progress in your business. (Note: Your brain produces these thoughts; it's not "self-sabotage") If you have worries about productivity or taking action in your business, I hope this episode 1) gives you tools that you can use to move...

If you ever feel like you have to push through your work to see progress, I’ve got an alternative approach for you. When it comes to achieving success or making progress in business, many business experts emphasize the importance of hard work, commitment, and sacrifice. But I don’t hear them talk about the importance of willingness, which plays a significant part in your ability to keep doing the...

Our high-achiever tendencies don’t always have our best interests in mind. But does that mean that we have to let go of them completely? We can find a middle ground that allows for a more sustainable approach to business. In the episode, I share ✔︎ a different way to think about being a high achiever ✔︎ where our high-achiever behaviors come from ✔︎ why we don't need to unlearn all behaviors a...

Business has felt a bit heavy in the past few months – not in terms of an excessive worklaod, but on the mental and emotional side. But I’ve had a few realizations that have brought me relief, and solopreneuring is feeling less heavy. I hope they are helpful to you, too. The original Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CsFZ2zkJiqy/ The research article on the gap between income earned thro...

If you... ➤ feel like you’re not making progress as quickly as you "should" ➤ worry about whether or not your business is a viable option for you, or you ➤ feel like changing your business (or moving on from it) would mean you’ve failed somehow ... I hope this episode helps you feel less alone with those thoughts.  In this 100th episode, I share what’s been going through my mind in the p...

The benefits and results of what I do with my clients can vary in different ways, so I thought it would be fun to bring Danbee on the podcast to talk about her experience. Danbee first came to me about a year ago, when business was going well on paper, but she wasn't motivated by "leveling up" anymore. She had some updates and projects in mind that she knew would help the business gr...

We're coming up on the time of year when many of us are starting to plan for time off from our businesses – which can feel surprisingly complicated considering how "flexible" our lives are as entrepreneurs. This week I teamed up with Theresa Sullivan of Little Flame Creative to share 10 ideas about how you can take time off as a true solopreneur. So many tips around stepping away fro...

If you tend to make plans or put routines or systems in place, only to start ignoring them later, this episode is for you. And don’t worry – the purpose of this episode is def *not* to make you feel bad about it! Past episodes you might like: Episode 094: Is it mindset... or just an unsupportive schedule? [Consult call] https://jennahellberg.com/episodes/094-is-it-mindset-or-just-an-unsupportive-s...

If you feel like you have to force yourself to get things done, and you’d rather have internal motivation to do the things, I hope this episode gives you some things to think about. Last week I talked about two things that bother me about how mindset is often talked about in online business. In this episode, I talk about how I approach “mindset work” with my clients and my work in general. Spoiler...

If there’s something in your business you want to do or accomplish, but somehow you can’t bring yourself to do the things – and you’ve thought (or you’ve been made to feel like) your mindset is the issue, I hope this episode helps you see that your mindset may not be the problem at all. In this episode, I share two common "mindset myths" that I see in the online business space, and how t...

If your work day stretches out not because you have too much to do, but because you get distracted or procrastinate, I hope you'll like listening in on this consult call with Theresa. What came up during the consult call - Theresa feels that her workdays are longer than necessary and that she could spend her time more effectively - she doesn't think that there's too much on her to-do l...

If you want some help applying some of the things I talk about on this podcast, and you’d like to know more about what it looks like to team up with me, this episode is for you. I’ve had some experiences where I’ve paid good amounts of money and spent a lot of time or effort on a course, a service or coaching program, and afterwards felt like maybe it wasn't the best investment. Hopefully this epi...

If your brain tends to get distracted while doing deep work, and you often interrupt that work because of these ideas and to-dos that pop up, you might benefit from the tool I share in this episode: the Distractions List. In the episode I talk about - why it's so hard to focus and stay on task (Thanks, brain!) - how the Distractions List helps your brain - the three simple steps to a great Distrac...

A listener asked how I balance my focus between the two businesses I run, and how I decide what to work on when – and I'll be answering these questions in today's episode. If you’re a high achiever, or just in general someone who ponders how to focus your time and energy between many different things, I hope this episode inspires you. In this episode, I share - the context for why my solut...

If you’re not sure that how you operate in a part of your business is how you actually *want* to operate, this episode is for you. .... Or if you’re just curious about what’s happened behind the scenes of my pricing lately, you might enjoy this episode, too! I haven’t really talked about pricing here on the podcast much (or maybe ever?), but in the past little while I’ve reflected a lot on my pric...

If you’ve got a lot going on and prioritizing is tricky, while at the same time you also often find yourself avoiding the tasks you’ve planned to do, I hope you’ll enjoy this consult call with Brian G. Murphy. Because I know Brian from before, we don't spend much time talking about  background stuff during this call, which differs a little bit from my usual consult calls – but I hope this giv...

If you have a tendency to not take a break until you *neeeeeed* one, this episode is for you. Because taking a break only when you need it is just a band-aid, right? You'll hear - a BTS look into what happened when I didn't take proper time off this winter - what I did when I realized I was in need of a break - what I decided to do going forward based on what I learned from this experience My prod...

We've come to a point in the year when the motivation to stick to a resolution can start to fade. Whether you have trouble sticking to a new year’s resolution, or any other change you want to make to your habits or routines, these tips can help. This episode was inspired by thoughts that popped up after I listened to an episode about New Year's resolutions on The Social Self podcast by Cassie Widd...

During the past 3 years, I’ve had a harder time sticking to a regular schedule consistently. And I know I’m not alone – I’ve had clients and business owner friends who have said the same thing. Often when we struggle with sticking to a schedule, it's common to think a) "I just haven't found the right schedule" (planner, system, task app, time management tool etc), or b) "Something's wrong with me"...

I’ve been craving time to work on the backend of my business the past week, because I want to prepare for the year before I dive into all the outward-facing marketing activities I want to do this year. At the same time, I’m feeling the pressure to tackle the outward-facing things RIGHT AWAY. I want to plan the spring's podcast episodes, get on other people’s podcasts, do more collaborations – mayb...