Handling the Emotional Side of Your Business with Amber Hawley
08/30/21 • 45 min
Are you taking the time to address the emotional side of your business? We tend to get caught up in the next steps, tacticals, and growth that we can often forget about handling that emotional piece. It’s the thing that gets pushed aside. But what if I told you if you could just spend some time focusing on the emotional side of your business, all other pieces would start to fall into place? That’s exactly what we’re going to talk about today in this interview with Amber Hawley! You are just going to love this conversation, Amber’s openness and honesty about the different struggles we face as entrepreneurs, and how we can come out on the other side.
Amber Hawley is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with high performing/entrepreneurial couples and individuals helping them have more fulfilling relationships without sacrificing their businesses. She is the owner of a group therapy practice in Silicon Valley, wife, mom of three kids, avid coffee drinker, host of The Easily Distracted Entrepreneur podcast. Amber originally worked in the tech industry but her love for people led her to pursue a career where meaningful relationships are at the center of everything she does.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How Amber’s business journey got started
- Why mindset and the emotional side of business is so important
- How to recognize signs of burnout
- How to deal with shiny object syndrome and FOMO
Connect with Amber:
https://www.facebook.com/mybizbestie
https://www.instagram.com/mybizbestie
Other Resources:
Want my step-by-step guide on how to start your VA business today? Grab The Prep which will show you exactly how to set up and start your business! You will get instant access to the digital product so you don't have to wait any longer to start!
Join here >> aubreemalick.com/theprep
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Are you taking the time to address the emotional side of your business? We tend to get caught up in the next steps, tacticals, and growth that we can often forget about handling that emotional piece. It’s the thing that gets pushed aside. But what if I told you if you could just spend some time focusing on the emotional side of your business, all other pieces would start to fall into place? That’s exactly what we’re going to talk about today in this interview with Amber Hawley! You are just going to love this conversation, Amber’s openness and honesty about the different struggles we face as entrepreneurs, and how we can come out on the other side.
Amber Hawley is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with high performing/entrepreneurial couples and individuals helping them have more fulfilling relationships without sacrificing their businesses. She is the owner of a group therapy practice in Silicon Valley, wife, mom of three kids, avid coffee drinker, host of The Easily Distracted Entrepreneur podcast. Amber originally worked in the tech industry but her love for people led her to pursue a career where meaningful relationships are at the center of everything she does.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How Amber’s business journey got started
- Why mindset and the emotional side of business is so important
- How to recognize signs of burnout
- How to deal with shiny object syndrome and FOMO
Connect with Amber:
https://www.facebook.com/mybizbestie
https://www.instagram.com/mybizbestie
Other Resources:
Want my step-by-step guide on how to start your VA business today? Grab The Prep which will show you exactly how to set up and start your business! You will get instant access to the digital product so you don't have to wait any longer to start!
Join here >> aubreemalick.com/theprep
Looking to scale your freelancing business to 5k/month and want to join the Freelancer to CEO Academy? Jump into our signature program: aubreemalick.com/academy
Join the Freelancer to CEO Podcast Community on Facebook
If you found value in today's episode, I would love it if you shared this in your Instagram stories! Help us spread the message to more freelancers who are ready to step into the CEO role!
Connect with me on Instagram: @aubreemalick
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https://wwww.instagram.com/michellebcooper
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Want my step-by-step guide on how to start your VA business today? Grab The Prep which will show you exactly how to set up and start your business! You will get instant access to the digital product so you don't have to wait any longer to start!
Join here >> aubreemalick.com/theprep
Looking to scale your freelancing business to 5k/month and want to join the Freelancer to CEO Academy? Jump into our signature program: aubreemalick.com/academy
Join the Freelancer to CEO Podcast Community on Facebook
If you found value in today's episode, I would love it if you shared this in your Instagram stories! Help us spread the message to more freelancers who are ready to step into the CEO role!
Connect with me on Instagram: @aubreemalick
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Other Resources:
Want my step-by-step guide on how to start your VA business today? Grab The Prep which will show you exactly how to set up and start your business! You will get instant access to the digital product so you don't have to wait any longer to start!
Join here >> aubreemalick.com/theprep
Looking to scale your freelancing business to 5k/month and want to join the Freelancer to CEO Academy? Jump into our signature program: aubreemalick.com/academy
Join the Freelancer to CEO Podcast Community on Facebook
If you found value in today's episode, I would love it if you shared this in your Instagram stories! Help us spread the message to more freelancers who are ready to step into the CEO role!
Connect with me on Instagram: @aubreemalick
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