Hustle Sanely

This week's episode is starring: Y-O-U! No, really, in this episode, I'm reading off 3 reasons you told me why you're not pursuing your dream and what I have to say about them. Sassy Jess, check! Dreams are in our hearts because we are called to pursue them. I'm passionate about encouraging women in pursuing their dreams because the world needs what each of us has to offer. If...

How fast did you click play on this episode because your stress levels are usually off the charts? 😅 Well, I've got your back because today I'm sharing 5 tips to help you stop being so dang stressed all the time. These are 5 things that I do on the regular to help me live a peacefully productive life, and I’m confident that if you implement these things into your life, they’ll do the sa...

Okay, okay...after 2 years of you asking, I am finally giving you ALL the juicy details about my house cleaning routine 🧹 My routine is simple AF and honestly, it's super intuitive. When it comes to cleaning and tidying, I like to operate in smaller day-to-day chunks rather than letting stuff build up and become overwhelming. In this episode I'm sharing: 👉🏼 What I do every day, week,...

Have you ever felt like you're holding back from pursuing your dreams because of perfectionism? If so, you better grab a notebook and get ready to jot down a ton of wisdom from my friend Monica! Monica and I actually met through TikTok (she is literally the only person I can say that about, lol) and in this episode, she is teaching us how we can healithly navigate perfectionism. Monica Denais...

A brain dump is when you dump out the contents of your brain onto a blank page so you can sort through it all and prioritize everything. Think about it as decluttering for your mind! I use brain dumps for: 👉🏼 Planning new projects 👉🏼 Lowering my stress levels 👉🏼 Prioritizing tasks Brain dumping is a mental health tool because when you start to feel stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed, doing a...

Are you so over not reaching your goals? Let me just say, you’re not alone. I asked y’all if we were having coffee together what is one question about peaceful productivity that you would ask me and I wanna share some of the responses: 👉🏼 Teach me about discipline. I want to be that so bad. 👉🏼 How do I commit to my plans? I have plans but I don’t usually commit to them or to getting them done....

Raise your hand if the clean slate of a new year makes you giddy? 🙋‍♀️ In today's episode, I am sharing 3 intentional things that I do at the start of every year to set myself up to have a peacefully productive year. A peacefully productive year is when your mindset is right, you’re clear on your vision, you know your priorities, and your schedule and routines support your priorities and hel...

In today's episode, my husband is joining us and we are walking y'all through a condensed version of our Yearly Vision Meeting! A Yearly Vision Meeting is one of the Hustle Sanely Habits that I teach and what better way to teach you about it than by giving you a concrete example? We are chatting about what did/didn't go well in 2021, what our goals are for 2022 (UM WE ARE DROPPING S...

It's the 5th Tuesday of the month which means we have a wildcard episode today - we are doing something we've never done before and I am PUMPED! You get to be a fly on the wall as I take Maya Weatherall, a content developer and creator, through a 1:1 Hustle Sanely Coaching call. Maya chose to focus on Key 1: Get Your Mindset right and we are digging into breaking free from her past so th...

I am so honored to have my friend and informal business mentor Kayse Morris of The CEO Teacher® on the show today! Grab a notebook and get ready to jot down all the wisdom because we are talking about pursuing your dreams even when you don’t know exactly what they are yet and how to protect your mental health in the process. Kayse Morris is a tie-dye, Crossfit, RV, and music-loving mama of 5, read...

“Jess, affirmations don’t work for me. What am I doing wrong?” — A DM that I get at least every other week, lol. Let me tell you straight up that an affirmation isn’t some magic pill that makes all of your problems go away and makes your dreams easily attainable. An affirmation is a tool to help us redirect our thoughts and reframe how we perceive things…as in they can actually change things in yo...

Oh, social media...we love it and we loathe it, am I right? Social media is amazing because it allows us to connect with people all over the world that we might not otherwise get to meet but on the other hand, it can really take a toll on our mental health if we don't have healthy habits and boundaries in place. Tune into this episode to learn 7 habits that will make your relationship with so...

Have you heard of energy leaks? They are things that drain your energy and subtly exhaust you over time 😅 Picture a tire with a small puncture. The air might not gush out right away like it would if you slashed the tire with a blade or something but that small hole lets out enough air to where over time, the tire becomes flat. This is pretty much what energy leaks are — they are things that defla...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to toss your to-do list completely out the window when you’re on your period? Like HOW do you get motivated during that week? Well, I’ve got you, girl, because, in this month's interview episode, we are learning from my friend Berri. Allow me to introduce you: Berrion Berry is a Menstrual Health Educator, Practitioner & Founder of Optimize Your Flo. S...

Last week, I gave you all the juicy details on how I plan my weeks. Well, you KNOW I'm not gonna leave you hanging there! Today I am walking you through the 5 steps I follow to plan my days. Say goodbye to the days when you sit at your desk wondering what the actual heck to do 😅 I’ve found a planning system that works well for me and I’m happily going to share it with you because I’m confide...

Wondering how to prep for the following week without feeling frazzled, overwhelmed, or like you're forgetting something important? Well, do I have a treat for you this week, podcast fam! When I sit down for my weekly prep meeting, I follow 5 simple steps that set me up to make real progress on my goals without sacrificing my mental health and the important relationships in my life. I can trut...

People are always on the hunt for productivity tips. We want to cram as many tasks as possible into as little time as possible.  But what if I told you that usually backfires? 🥴 When we overload our schedule and to-do list, we are left feeling burned out and exhausted AF. Plus, half the stuff on our to-do lists doesn't get done anyway so like...? Tune into this episode to learn 5 underrated...

In this month's interview episode, we hang out with an internet friend turned real-life friend of mine, Jeanette Tapley! Jeanette is actually one of best humans I know - she flew to Florida last year from Texas and helped me pack up all 500+ paper planner orders!  She is a podcast host, author, speaker, and friend who loves all things friendship, laughter, and a good cup of coffee. When she i...

I feel like we can all relate to being exhausted -- we've all been there. Sometimes it seems like no matter how much sleep we get or how good we’re being about resting regularly, we just have this underlying sense of fatigue. Like you’re going through your days and you’re just dragging. The mental fog is thick, your body feels tight and tense, it’s taking all of your inner strength to keep yo...

Happy birthday, Hustle Sanely! 3 years ago on September 14, I sat at my kitchen counter and opened my Etsy shop called Hustle Sanely to sell digital planners while I was in SLP grad school. To celebrate Hustle Sanely’s birthday, here on the podcast, I wanted today’s episode to be 5 lessons that I’ve learned since starting Hustle Sanely...and YOU KNOW how I feel about giving you tangible action ste...

Oh, the dreaded afternoon slump 😅 You know what I’m talking about - that after lunchtime feeling when your eyelids get heavy, your brain gets foggy, and you’re reaching for a 3:00 PM hit of cold brew even though you KNOW you’ll regret it later. I’ve been really intentional with how I spend my afternoons lately and my work has been better and so has my mental health. We hear about morning and even...

When it comes to being productive, having the right tools is what keeps things flowing 👏🏼 When you have a system that supports you, you can spend your time getting things done instead of trying to figure out what needs to be done, ya know?  I've tried a lot of different stuff over the years - both digital and paper - and have landed on the tools that create a productivity system that works...

In this month's interview episode, we hang out with an author from who I have gleaned so much wisdom, Jennifer Dukes Lee! I read "It's All Under Control" back in August 2019 and since then, I have looked forward to her next book. Well, it's here, and let me tell y'all, it's a must-read for us recovering hustle junkies! Jennifer lives on the fifth-generation Lee f...

Does the middle of the year make you feel a little uneasy? Maybe you're panicking because you have less than 5 months left to reach the goals you set in January and you're allowing yourself to feel completely behind and totally overwhelmed. Well let me tell ya, that is NOT aligned with living a peacefully productive life!   Tune into this episode to hear the 4-STEP MID-YEAR RESET to comb...

Feeling a little lost when it comes to your dreams/what you want to pursue? Today I am walking you through the exercise that I did to help me realize that I wanted to drop out of grad school and pursue Hustle Sanely full-time! I'm not kidding when I say that this exercise changed my dang life and so I'm pumped to share it with you 👏🏼 Tune into this episode to learn the exercise that I...