Business Lessons I Learned This Summer in my Travel Content Creator Business | Ep 138

Today’s episode is a little different because I’m actually stealing an episode from my friend and podcast producer  Marie’s podcast, Your Girl, where we sat down with Andrea to talk through our biggest business lessons from July.

And honestly? There are A LOT.

We’re talking about delayed gratification, client rejection, self-trust, networking, burnout, CEO time, making more money by doing less, and why sometimes the best thing you can do for your business is… go outside.

In this episode, we’re talking about:

• Why the clients you sign today might have been watching you for months
• The reminder that business is basically one giant lesson in delayed gratification
• Why you should never celebrate until the money is in the bank
• How to stop taking client rejection personally
• The difference between someone rejecting your offer and rejecting you
• Why people can say yes on a sales call and change their mind afterward
• How setting boundaries can completely change the way you show up in business
• Why your network is probably much closer than you think
• How “one degree away” relationships can lead to clients, referrals, friendships, and opportunities
• Why you should stop forcing yourself into a productivity schedule that doesn't actually work for you
• The weird realization that sometimes the less I work, the more money I make
• Why successful business owners can become addicted to being busy
• The importance of creating actual CEO hours instead of spending every second doing client work
• Why you need to work on your business, not just in it
• Giving yourself permission to have hobbies, travel, go to the beach, and have a personality outside of your business
• What it looks like to let your business grow up a little so it doesn't need you 24/7
• Why self-trust becomes absolutely essential when you're making big life and business moves

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