Slowpreneur: Business Without the Busy

Today's episode is all about being a beginner! Let's say you want to start a new career, or a new business, or possibly just build a new skill or offering within your existing business. How do we go about starting something new? How do we pivot slowly but surely towards the thing we want to do? I am currently in the process of building towards becoming a professional photographer, alongside my existing business (which I still very much enjoy!). It's still early days, but I have already learned *so much* and I wanted to share with you what the journey has been like so far. I'm using examples from my own story, but these principles are broad enough to apply to any new things you're taking on, too. See show notes for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by my new systems design + business management packages⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more ⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠.

As I am sure you know by now, I'm a bit of a systems geek! It's a big part of my "slowpreneur framework", which has three major components: strategy, systems & self-care. In my experience, having all three of these pieces set up in an intentional way is what unlocks your ability to have a business that feels good and sustainable to run. 🙏🏼 So today we're talking about the systems part of things! On this episode, I'm sharing my seven most-recommended tools for slowpreneurs, based on what we want more of. Each of these recommendations is tailored towards a feeling that you're craving, whether it's more calm, more momentum, more confidence, or anything in between. Technology isn't magic, but it can be hugely supportive if we use it to our advantage. ⚡️ PS. Do you have any tools or apps that help you feel calmer & more productive? I'd love to hear about them!  See show notes for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by my new systems design + business management packages⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more ⁠⁠right here⁠⁠.

On today's episode, we're talking about how to deal with slow seasons in your business. All business owners will deal with these at some point during their career! Maybe you launch something to crickets, or your cashflow gets sluggish, or you're suddenly not sure where your next client is coming from. Slow seasons are normal and inevitable, but can also REALLY throw us for a loop if we're not careful.  The truth is that while slow seasons are normal, there is almost always something we can do to get that momentum going again. So in this episode, I'm sharing some reframes, mindset shifts and practical tips that can help us get out of stress & scarcity and back into aligned action.  See show notes for this episode at ⁠⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠Email⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by my new systems design + business management packages⁠⁠⁠. Learn more ⁠right here⁠.

On today's episode, we're using Taylor Swift & the Eras tour as a case study to see what we can learn about slowpreneurship! Even if you're not a big fan of Taylor, I still think there are some interesting lessons to be learned from the way that she steers her career. 🎶 We're covering humility, preparedness, generosity, earnestness, sustainability, creativity, and surprise & delight. While the examples are based on the business of a global popstar, the lessons are universal. Hope you find some inspiration here for your own business! 🎤 See show notes for this episode at ⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠Email⁠ | ⁠Newsletter⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠ This episode is sponsored by my new systems design + business management packages⁠. Learn more right here.

On today's episode I'm interviewing Sarah Von Bargen about her decision to step back from public internet life and adopt a more sustainable business model for herself. I've been a fan of Sarah's for years, ever since she was first blogging on Yes and Yes, and long before she was selling courses. So imagine my sadness, delight and envy when she announced her internet retirement! I was so intrigued by her decision and was so excited about this opportunity to ask her more about it. In this episode you'll hear more about the reality of running an online course business, how she stepped away, and her advice for anyone else quitting the internet. It's a fascinating episode that I found really inspiring and helpful. See show notes for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by my business coaching community, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Profoundery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to check it out for yourself? Get your first Productivity Party for free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Hello hello & welcome back to Season THREE of Slowpreneur! I am so happy to be back after our season break and ready to dive back into the world of slowpreneurship with all of you.  On today's episode, I'm sharing seven key mindset shifts that I've had to make on my journey to building an intentional and sustainable business that works for me. These are philosophies or ways of thinking about your work that can make a huge impact on how you feel as an entrepreneur & I hope they get the wheels turning for you as to how you can simplify, streamline and humanize your business more to suit you. 😍 See show notes for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by my business coaching community, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Profoundery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to check it out for yourself? Get your first Productivity Party for free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

As a solo business owner, it can be really tough to set boundaries with clients. We need to have policies that protect us, but speaking those out loud and enforcing them with others can feel super scary, if not next to impossible. 🙈 It's also pretty hard to figure out when to be disciplined with your boundary-setting, and when to be more flexible. When we should give people the benefit of the doubt, and when we should hold firm. This is why gentle boundary-setting is an art, not a science.  In today's episode, I'm sharing two recent stories that illustrated for me some of the principles and values that I believe in when it comes to gentler, more human boundary-setting. Remember: there are no "right answers", there are only answers that feel right to you. ❤️ See show notes for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by my business coaching community, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Profoundery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to check it out for yourself? Get your first Productivity Party for free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

On today's episode, I'm interviewing social media strategist and event planner Kirsti McNabney, whose mission is to help you connect with your ideal clients in-person and digitally. If you're somebody who has a major love-hate relationship with social media (🙋🏻‍♀️), this is the episode for you. Kirsti's approach centres authenticity, community, and building true connection with the people you interact with online. We talk a lot about why social media "best practices" might not be right for you, and how you can create a social media presence that actually feels good for you to sustain. I found Kirsti's wisdom so fresh and helpful, and I know you'll love her advice in this episode. See show notes for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by my business coaching community, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Profoundery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to check it out for yourself? Get your first Productivity Party for free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

When the world is scary, it is easy to get sucked into the bad habit of doomscrolling: compulsively checking our various feeds for bad news and updates. This impulse makes sense! We want to be informed, and it's difficult to switch off when things are stressful. 🙃 And yet staying in this cycle of doom is not helping us or anyone else. It's throwing off our nervous systems and making us less effective in our work and our activism. So in today's episode, I'm sharing some of my best strategies and tips for reducing your doomscrolling, plus some crowdsourced suggestions from all of you! 📱 Hopefully there will be something in here that is supportive in reducing the harm of these habits so we can all feel healthier and happier. ❤️ See show notes for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by my business coaching community, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Profoundery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to check it out for yourself? Get your first Productivity Party for free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

On today's episode, I'm interviewing Joy Asibey-Gabriel, personal stylist and feminine adornment coach, about the power of living & working pleasure-first. This was such a rich conversation! We explored why it can be so hard for us to prioritize pleasure, why pleasure is so important, how Joy brings pleasure into her life and business, and how we can start to access it in small ways every day. Joy is such an inspiring human, who is always dancing, laughing, and dressed to the nines. I love watching how she shows up in the world, and I really loved learning from her throughout this conversation. 😍 See show notes for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stephaniepellett.com/slowpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by my business coaching community, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Profoundery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to check it out for yourself? Get your first Productivity Party for free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.