Episode 191 - I’m Working Less And Earning More: A Personal Business Update
A lot has changed behind the scenes recently. Clara is working less, earning more, protecting her wellbeing and learning how to actually use the financial runway she spent years building. In this personal business update, she shares what has shifted, what she is deliberately doing differently, and why slowing down has become an important part of how she leads her business.
This episode explores the weekly values practice that is helping Clara make clearer decisions about what to start, what to stop and what no longer deserves immediate attention. Rather than treating every task as urgent, she is questioning the habit of rushing, overworking and trying to complete everything at once, even when the business does not require it.
This conversation is for women business owners who are ready to rethink the relationship between effort, productivity and success. Because sometimes overworking is not discipline. Sometimes it is avoiding the harder work of prioritising properly, trusting your financial runway, protecting your capacity and accepting that not everything needs to happen today.
Tune in to hear:
How Clara is working less while earning more in her business.
The weekly values practice changing the way she makes decisions.
Why building financial runway only matters if you are willing to use it.
How rushing and overworking can sometimes prevent better prioritisation and decision-making.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
Why working fewer hours does not automatically mean creating fewer results.
How a weekly values practice can help you make clearer, more aligned business decisions.
Why financial runway can create more space for wellbeing, patience and strategic thinking.
How urgency can become a habit even when your business does not require it.
Why slowing down can sometimes require more discipline than simply pushing through your workload.
Themes & Time Stamps:
0:00 – Intro: earning more while working less
0:32 – Personal check-in: eclipse season & astrology
1:07 – Transforming my business model
2:02 – The secret sauce: monetizing what comes easy to you
2:37 – Why easy skills feel hard to charge for
3:23 – Branding a UK knitting retreat (dream project)
3:44 – Feeling guilty charging for easeful work
4:04 – Everyone has a skill worth charging for
4:33 – Ditching hustle culture: my real goals
5:38 – Why 1:1 coaching makes routine hard
6:02 – Consistency without decision fatigue
6:40 – Movement & radiance as a core value
7:10 – Generators, self-sacrifice, and burnout
9:51 – The 110% vs. 15% support gap
10:50 – How I actually support myself (massage, sauna, energy work)
11:40 – Supporting neurodivergent business owners
12:19 – Prepped lunches & everyday nutrition support
13:28 – Living by Radical Self-Honoring values
13:46 – My weekly values check-in ritual
14:53 – Getting specific about your real values
17:11 – Earning more in way less time
17:43 – The fear of finally having space
18:43 – Needing permission to make the leap
19:06 – Building a business "runway" fund
19:55 – I'm lazy, not an overachiever (the real reason I rush)
21:60 – Free book club + my favorite reads
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