Episode 173: What Work/Life Balance Really Means with Hannah Murphy

We often hear the term work/life balance in our industry, especially considering we’re our own boss. For many of us, that means we feel unbalanced. In order to create a balanced schedule, Hannah Murphy joins us to discuss how to approach creating a profit focused schedule, while managing the season you’re in! Listen in as she shares four important steps to outlining a schedule that will give you a little more freedom. Learn to identify what season you’re in. Hannah helps entrepreneurs create a profit-focused schedule that eliminates unnecessary task switching, long nights and never-ending to do lists. Hannah was that business owner who worked 7 days a week and was desperate to have overnight success. The business world had a lot of noise about how she should spend her time and grow her business – yet it wasn’t effective. Hannah realized a productive schedule wasn’t doing the wrong tasks quickly, it was finding the right tasks that actually worked and grew her business from 3 clients to 27 clients in 6 months. Building a Balanced Schedule When building out your schedule, it’s important to understand that seasonal adjustments are okay. Not every season of your business will look the same. With a constantly changing schedule, you can allow your business to focus on a profit focused schedule. It’s important to look at what season you’re in. For example, when your attention between your personal and professional responsibilities are competing, balance comes in understanding which one takes priority in that time. Four Steps to Outlining a Schedule 1. Assess the things that are draining you, what you need to do more or less of, and what tasks you have. Do I need to outsource any of this?Do I need to maintain this?Do I need to eliminate this (temporary or permanant)?Do I need to systematize anything? 2. Create your ideal schedule for the month. Batch Your WorkUnderstand Your StrategyDetermine Your OperationsPut everything on your calendar  3. Develop the systems that will support you. 4. Sustain Determine what works for you in this season and focus on that to sustain it. Catch the Show Notes Get to Know Hannah (1:00) Accidental Entrepreneur (5:24) Defining Work Life Balance (7:47) Four Steps to Outlining a Schedule (12:06) Correlation Between Profit and Productivity (20:24) Using Data for Productivity (24:11) Encouragement (28:05) RESOURCES MENTIONED Taking Action Podcast instagram.com/withhannahandco profitableschedule.com FOLLOW ALONG Brand Strategy Podcast Instagram