The Better Mondays Podcast

Starting a business and wondering how to get noticed? Your phone book is a good place to start. Rochelle shares five practical marketing tips she’s using to launch her new venture. She calls it Graft Marketing: building visibility through existing connections, useful conversations and a bit of old-fashioned legwork. From asking friends for introductions to commenting on social media, distributing...

Ever felt cheeky sending an invoice for something that took you two minutes? Those two minutes might be saving your client five hours. Rochelle tackles the guilt around charging for work that comes easily. She explains why experience and efficiency deserve proper payment, how quick favours quietly eat into your income, and why pricing your services starts with recognising the value you deliver. Fr...

You wouldn’t tolerate a boss messaging you at nine o’clock on a Sunday. So why are you being that boss? Rochelle shares her Switch Off Sunday rule: phone off on Saturday night, back on Monday morning. No emails, no WhatsApp and no “quick check” that turns into forty minutes watching someone restore a frying pan. If working for yourself means you’re always available, this episode offers a practical...

Fully booked but still not earning enough? Your prices might need a promotion. Rochelle Dallas tackles undercharging, rising business costs and the price of those “I’ll just do that for you” extras. For freelancers and self-employed business owners, this is a straight-talking reminder that nobody else is handing out your next pay rise. Learn how to calculate your real hourly rate, spot scope creep...

Never work with children, animals… or family? Rochelle Dallas disagrees with that last one. From childhood market stalls to multi-million-pound businesses with her siblings, working with family has been behind some of her most rewarding projects. In this episode of The Better Mondays podcast, Rochelle shares what makes a family business work: honest communication, trust and the maturity to make di...

When life hits hard, being self-employed doesn’t come with compassionate leave. In this deeply personal episode, Rochelle shares what has actually helped her keep her business ticking over while grieving the loss of a very close friend. From stricter contact hours and longer turnaround times to pausing growth, delegating more and deliberately lowering the pressure, this episode explores how to cre...

Grief doesn’t stop because you’re self-employed. And unfortunately, neither does the work. In this episode, Rochelle talks honestly about working through bereavement when there’s no compassionate leave, no one to cover your workload, and bills that still need paying. She shares what’s helped her through two devastating losses while running a business, including communicating with clients, working...

That "quick job" that definitely won't take long? We both know how this ends. In this episode, Rochelle shares one of her favourite time management tricks: buffer time. The rule is simple. Double the time you think the work will take, and give yourself more turnaround time than you think you'll need. It's a small change that protects you from overcommitting, manages client expectations and gives r...

Busy isn't your personality. Stressed isn't your permanent state. It's a phase. In this episode, Rochelle shares one of the simplest reframes she uses in business and life: everything is just a phase. Busy periods, quieter periods, growth, pressure, family demands and those weeks where every plate seems to be spinning at once. When you stop treating the way things feel right now as the way they'll...

The best boundary is the one you set BEFORE you're annoyed you didn't have one. In this episode, Rochelle talks about setting client expectations before problems appear, and why your autoresponder can do far more than tell someone you're out of office. From response times to protecting your actual working capacity, this is about deciding how you want to work, communicating it clearly and letting t...

Want to earn more? First, you need to know what "more" actually means. In this episode, Rochelle breaks down the three money figures every business owner should know: your survive number, your thrive number and your strive number. You'll learn how to get clearer on your real monthly outgoings, manage cash flow without constantly second-guessing yourself, set income targets based on the life you ac...

What do you do when the work HAS to get done, but every part of you really doesn’t want to do it? In Episode 18, Rochelle shares three practical ways to get through the harder patches of self-employment without pretending you’re a robot. You’ll hear how to get overwhelm out of your head, work with the energy you actually have, communicate when life lands, and use the Joy of Done to pull yourself t...

If you’re suddenly struggling to make even tiny decisions, it might not mean you’ve lost your edge. You might just be mentally done. In this episode, Rochelle talks about decision fatigue, why running your own business can drain your mental energy faster than you realise, and how hundreds of tiny choices can leave you completely stuck by the end of the day. You’ll hear why the fix isn’t becoming “...

You don’t need the whole thing to start feeling the benefit of it. In this episode, Rochelle explores the power of taking the small, real version of what you want now, instead of waiting until you can do it perfectly. From luxury purchases and proper rest to business growth, content creation and outsourcing, this is about replacing all-or-nothing thinking with practical momentum. You’ll learn how...

What’s the one thing that would make you close your laptop on Friday and think, “Yes, I smashed it this week”? In this episode, Rochelle explains how choosing one clear weekly priority can give your time direction, improve focus and help you move your business forward. You’ll learn how to identify the task that genuinely matters, connect it to your bigger business goals and stay motivated when dis...

Yes is powerful, but it is not always harmless. In this episode, Rochelle explores the two types of yes: the reflexive yes that fills your calendar with other people’s priorities, and the scary yes that opens doors you actually want to walk through. If you work for yourself, every yes moves something else. This is about noticing the cost, choosing consciously, and giving the right opportunities a...

In this episode, Rochelle shares what happened during her “year of yes”, from taking on unfamiliar projects and speaking opportunities to flying solo to a life-changing retreat in America. You’ll hear why saying yes to everything eventually leads to burnout, why saying no to everything can shrink your world, and how to recognise the opportunities that are worth feeling the fear for. The key takeaw...

Done is better than perfect is useful. Until it becomes an excuse for work you are not proud of. In this episode, Rochelle has a word with the productivity phrase everyone loves to throw around. Yes, it can help break perfectionism, but it was never meant to lower your standards. This is about defining what done well looks like before you start, so you can stop fiddling, stop settling, and trust y...

You had the window. So why did nothing get done? In this episode, Rochelle gets into the very familiar experience of finally having uninterrupted time, then spending it checking the news, making coffee, opening tabs, and starting seven things badly. This is not laziness. It is your brain looking for an exit before momentum kicks in. The fix is simple: pick one thing and give it two minutes. Follow...

Getting faster is not a reason to earn less. In this episode, Rochelle tackles the pricing trap that happens when your skill improves, your work gets quicker, and your invoices accidentally shrink. If you are still charging for the hours instead of the outcome, this is your nudge to rethink the value of your experience, expertise, reliability, and results. Follow Better Mondays so you never miss a...

Busy now does not mean safe later. In this episode, Rochelle breaks down the feast and famine cycle that hits so many freelancers and self-employed business owners. When you stop marketing because you are full, the pipeline quietly goes cold, and future-you gets left scrambling. This one is about steady visibility, warm leads, and keeping the business moving even when the diary is packed. Follow B...

How many unnecessary sorries are sitting in your emails right now? In this episode, Rochelle talks about the small language habits that quietly chip away at your authority, especially when you work for yourself. This is not a deep inner-work episode. It is a business communication reset. You will learn why over-apologising changes how people perceive your time, your boundaries, and your value. Fol...

Just because it is shouting does not mean it gets to go first. In this episode, Rochelle unpacks that overwhelmed, rabbit-in-headlights feeling when everything lands at once and your brain cannot tell what matters most. You will hear how to get the pile out of your head, separate real urgency from noise, and stop letting the loudest thing decide your day. Follow Better Mondays so you never miss an...

You do not have to love every task. You just have to want the result enough. In this episode, Rochelle uses a very real fence situation to talk about motivation, business admin, and the boring-but-important jobs that never sparkle but still move things forward. It is a reminder that loving your business does not mean loving every single thing inside it. Some things just need doing, by you, for now...

The goal was not the problem. The deadline probably was. In this episode, Rochelle talks about setting goals that are ambitious enough to matter, but realistic enough to actually happen. If you have ever missed a deadline, scaled a goal back, or stopped setting goals altogether because the disappointment got boring, this one helps you rethink the whole process and start from what has already been...