Building Balance

It's tempting to give our business all our time and energy, because we're sure that it'll bring success our way faster. But what if that's unsustainable and doesn't actually lead to success? What if that trains our brain to overwork beyond our wanted time frame? In this week's episode, I'll dive into how you can allocate your time more sustainably so that you can pace yourself and experience work-...

What could you learn about and change in your business, if you looked back at the last year? In this episode, I walk you through some of my takeaways from this year and then I wanna talk through a few things that I’m going to change for 2022. Don’t forget to grab a screenshot of the episode and share/say Hei on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejennahellberg Find mentioned/current resources here: h...

I help business owners and creatives simplify and streamline tasks and operations in their business, so that they can work more effectively and focus on fewer tasks – the most impactful ones. This sets them up to reduce the number of hours they work, and frees up time and space to do things outside of their business. Shifting these tangible things can be pretty straightforward, but the changes are...

I know a bunch of creatives who feel like planning makes life too boring or rigid – that’s it’s nicer to be able to be spontaneous and not be tied to plans. There might be people out there who do better if they go by whatever they feel like in the moment. But based on how our brains are built and on my chats with creatives and business owners, those people are few. If you think that having your da...

If you struggle and feel stressed, frazzled, or overwhelmed throughout the day because you don’t know what to work on and everything feels equally important in the moment, it’ll probably help you out to have some kind of planning practice in place. Planning and getting a bit more organized really helps free up your brain to focus. Because we're all different, what works for one person might not wo...

You might feel like it doesn’t make sense to do much planning for the next 12 months, because over the past couple of years, life hasn’t been exactly predictable. But planning is a very helpful thing you can do when it feels like everything's up in the air. Don’t forget to grab a screenshot of the episode and share/say Hei on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejennahellberg Find mentioned/current re...

We often think like we need to get more done, that we need to catch up – and THEN we’ll feel less overwhelmed and be able to take a break. It might feel like if you take a break, if you pause, you’ll end up getting less done. It feels counter-intuitive, but taking breaks can actually help you make progress faster. In this episode I'm going to share four different types of pauses that business owne...

This is part 2 of thoughts and tips that I hope will help reduce the risk of business burnout, with emphasis on the engineering term "fatigue failure". Just like in engineering there are ways to reduce the risk of fatigue failure, we can use good design in our lives and businesses to reduce the risk of lacking motivation, burnout, and quitting. Don’t forget to grab a screenshot of the episode and...

This is part 1 of thoughts and tips that I hope will help reduce the risk of business burnout, with emphasis on failure fatigue and a psychological phenomenon called learned helplessness. Don’t forget to grab a screenshot of the episode and share/say Hei on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejennahellberg Find mentioned/current resources here: https://jennahellberg.com/resources Check out my service...

The psychologist in me was very excited to record this episode; let’s talk about what it means to "be" a high achiever, and how that might impact your business. Don’t forget to grab a screenshot of the episode and share/say Hei on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejennahellberg Find mentioned/current resources here: https://jennahellberg.com/resources Check out my services: https://jennahellberg.co...

In light of the new name of the podcast, I thought it would be fitting to share a few things that I’ve done to build more balance into my life as a business owner. And you can implement these 5 ideas if they resonate with you, too! As I share these things with you, I want you to know that these are things I do strive to practice as much as possible, but I of course don’t get them “right” all the t...

The prevailing message out there is that we should be chasing 6, 7, 8-figure businesses – and to do whatever it takes. Which (not surprisingly) is a recipe for burnout, damaged relationships, and ultimately not feeling the satisfaction we were looking for. But what would it look like to experience success in your business, if it was up to you and only you? Spoiler alert! It is up to you. You get t...

Goodbye, Make Your Day podcast – Hello, Building Balance. A few years ago, I was putting all I had into building my photography business. This came at a cost to my health, I was missing out on the freedom and flexibility I thought I would have as a business owner, and the behind-the-scenes of my business kiiiinda felt like an overwhelming mess. In 2018 I needed to find a way to grow my business wi...

When you don't feel like doing the task you had planned (continued). In episode 024 I shared a trick you can use when you don’t feel like doing the thing you planned. Ever since I recorded that episode, I’ve had this nagging feeling that there’s another way that I like to address this, too: Sometimes the answer is to follow your energy, and in this episode I share 3 things to consider to make a mo...

I know it’s only October, but soon enough we’ll be in that typical pressure-filled goal-setting season that usually pops up towards the end of the year. Or maybe you’ve already been seeing a lot of messaging around how to “finish the year strong”. In this episode, I share a 7 step goal-setting process that you can use to set goals for yourself and your business in a way that's sustainable and that...

Since I’ve been feeling motivated to get things done in the past week, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about one secret trick that helps you be more motivated to do what you have decided that you’d do. And just like with most things that I share with you, this is something that gets stronger with repetition and practice. It’s quite a handy trick because all you need is your mind 🧠 BTW I...

Not naturally organized? That's ok – routines and practices can still help you spend time on what makes an impact in your business and life. Don’t forget to grab a screenshot of the episode and share/say Hei on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejennahellberg Find current free resources here: https://jennahellberg.com/resources Check out my services: https://jennahellberg.com Want to leave me a note...

When our brain picks up on stress, we’re hard-wired to think that we need to do more – like when we’re worried about making enough money. That’s why the productivity industry does so well – because of the promise that we can squeeze more out of the time we have. The industry also strengthens the belief that the way you show you're valuable, competent, and capable is by getting more done. But only...

Ever feel like everything you do is under a magnifying glass? Just kidding – we all feel that way sometimes. This is because of a phenomenon that social psychologists call The Spotlight Effect. In this episode, I talk about how it might affect how you take action in your business, manage your time, or how much you spend time enjoying your life outside of your task list. Don’t forget to grab a scre...

In this episode, I share whether or not I think it's worth hustling in those first few years of your business, and what my own hustling experience was as I started and grew my documentary family photography business. *Of course, the experience looks different for everyone, and everyone has different limits to how much they can handle – I'm sharing my own experience of overworking, and there's a gr...

Today I want to address this feeling that getting more done is the only way, the only choice you have, to solve the issues or the resistance that you’re experiencing in your business (or life). You may have heard me talk about the nervous system before, and the flight-fight-freeze response – but I think that a bit of repetition never hurts when it comes to this stuff and I don’t think I’ve gone th...

In this week's episode, I talk about three key ways that Finns approach life, that I think are part of what makes us some of the happiest people in the world - while we also get the things done that need to be done. Don’t forget to grab a screenshot of the episode and share/say Hei on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejennahellberg Find current free resources here: https://jennahellberg.com/resourc...

Today I want to talk about how we can all feel a bit more like we have enough(ish) hours in our day. Don’t forget to grab a screenshot of the episode and share/say Hei on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejennahellberg Find current free resources here: https://jennahellberg.com/resources Check out my services: https://jennahellberg.com Want to leave me a note? You can do that here: https://jennahel...

Between what goes on in the world, what’s happening in your life, plus your responsibilities, thoughts and any aspirations you have for your life – there’s quite a lot that can weigh your mind down. And when you’ve got a lot on your mind, you have less bandwidth to deal with the things that you need to deal with throughout the day – so! Today I’m gonna share four steps that I hope will help you ge...

I used to have this problem that I’d plan my business tasks for days, weeks, months – and suddenly it felt like I had already “lost” that time. Because I knew exactly what my next few days or weeks were going to look like, I didn’t look forward to them as much anymore because they were already spoken for. So today I thought I would tell you about some things that I did to get back to feeling more...