Every business owner has experienced decision fatigue at some point in their entrepreneur journey. It can easily lead to burnout and wasted time if you don’t adopt healthy mindsets and routines. In this episode, Emily shares one of her favorite methods for preventing decision fatigue, and how she uses it to make business choices more easily and del…

If you’re a passionate creative business owner, it can be difficult to let yourself slow down. We get it— it can feel like a chore to take a full day of rest to simply do nothing. But sometimes, giving your brain 24-hours to be calm is a key to self-care. In this episode of 10 Minutes of Being Boss, Emily shares her top tips for having an enjoyable…

As a creative entrepreneur, business planning should be an ongoing priority. How can creative bosses actually plan for success? In this episode, Emily shares four habits that can help you prioritize your business better. From setting yearly goals to celebrating daily wins, taking the time to work on your business is just as essential as doing the w…

How do you make your business better? It starts by identifying the gaps in your existing systems and then finding (and implementing) solutions for practical business process improvement. The path to more growth, better impact, and greater customer satisfaction all lie in the continuous improvement of working systems. In this episode, Emily shares 6…

What does it take to be fulfilled and achieve success as a creative, business owner, or entrepreneur? Success is an ongoing journey and continual exploration that involves many layers. There's no magic solution to success, but rather several interconnected habits and commitments you must be willing to learn and practice. In this episode, Emily shar…

Taking constructive feedback isn’t always easy and can even be uncomfortable. Being a free-spirited creative or a Type-A business owner can make it more difficult to see the upside to criticism. The ability to consider constructive criticism like a boss is not only a sign of emotional maturity, it allows you to hear an outside perspective that will…

If you are your own boss, either a business owner, an artist or a freelancer, being boss is such a wonderful thing to make your dreams a reality. You can do things based on your own terms and have a life according to your rules. But as you do the work to have this all happen, at some point of your journey, you’ll start to feel a lack of motivation.…

At some point in running a business, creative entrepreneurs often find themselves focusing more on everyday tasks like email, social media content, and other administrative tasks and forgetting that the main reason they started their business is to have creative freedom and to do work that they love. In this episode, join Emily as she shares four t…

Making decisions in your business can be hard and overwhelming, because not only does it affect the trajectory of your career and your life but also the lives and careers of your team, your vendors, and even your clients and customers. But even so, you have to make decisions to move your business forward, and there is no silver bullet to assist us …

When you start your own business, you're putting yourself in the position to have a million different opportunities at your doorstep. It's overwhelming, which is why you need to have a system in for prioritizing projects and opportunities so that you're taking the right steps in our business. In this episode, Emily shares a simple 5-step process to…

Fraudy feelings are the worst, especially if you are a human being who goes out in the world and tries to do great things. But as a boss, it is your job to overcome them, to stop them in their tracks. In this episode, Emily dives deep into imposter syndrome (aka imposter complex) and how we can overcome fraudy feelings to create not just great thin…

If you're an online business owner, you want to be an influencer. Maybe not the influencers of Instagram fame, but you do want to influence your audience, your customers, your clients to take the action that you want them to take. In this episode, Emily shares 5 tips from members of the Being Boss Community for growing your influence and your brand…

6 productivity tips to help you find focus in your work and hone your craft as a creative, business owner, or entrepreneur. Watch the video of this episode here >> --- Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutes Join the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/community Looking for the old 10 Minutes to Being…

Your money mindset has a huge effect on your ability to show up in your business and reach your goals. In this episode, I'm taking you through one of a simple and quick money mindset exercise to have you bringing some awareness to your feelings around money and expanding your idea of what's possible in your business. Watch the video of this episode…

As a professional podcaster (like, I get paid to podcast) who started a podcast before they were as plentiful as Instagram accounts, I know a thing or two about showing up and creating content in this medium. In this video, I'm sharing my top 6 lessons (plus a few sub-lessons), I've learned from 6 years of podcasting. Watch the video of this episod…

Setting goals are an important part of growth, but not everyone sets goals the same way. No matter *how* you set goals, in this video I’m sharing 4 goal-setting business questions to assist you in clarifying 4 goals that every business owner should set for themselves and their business. Then, how you tackle them is up to you! Watch the video of thi…

Navigating 2021 presents its own set of challenges as we pick back up our lives and work, with the baggage that 2020 has left us in tow. In this episode, I'm sharing why the transition into this new year isn't like any old New Year's flip, and sharing my top 4 habits for bringing yourself out of what has been so you're fully prepared to embrace all…

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Question: "I struggle with making long-term goals, but I desperately want to move my business forward with intention. How do I create goals for myself that move the needle while still working in the way that I work best?" --- Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutes Want your question answered on the show? Jo…

Question: "How do you manage pricing for friends, especially those you want to help but know can’t pay full price?" --- Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutes Want your question answered on the show? Join the Community at www.beingboss.club/community Looking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? Th…

Question: "We all hear that creativity fuels you, but I find that my creative work drains me. Am I doing it wrong?" --- Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutes Want your question answered on the show? Join the Community at www.beingboss.club/community Looking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? Th…

Question: "How do you disconnect from the day-to-day operations to do big-picture planning in your business?" --- Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutes Want your question answered on the show? Join the Community at www.beingboss.club/community Looking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are…

Question: "How do you build a higher converting website?" --- Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutes Want your question answered on the show? Join the Community at www.beingboss.club/community Looking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively on our website at www.bei…

Question: "As I've grown my following by sharing content that positions myself as an expert, I have a lot of people asking for my time, input, and suggestions. How do I politely decline the conversation while not alienating someone who's a fan? I find that I'm dedicating about 30 minutes or more per day helping people in this way. I already put a l…

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Question: "How can I make my product and services shine through the avalanche of online offerings and products right now? There are a lot of resources, courses, products, etc available and I'm having a hard time sifting through them myself. What can I do to stand out?" --- Want your question answered on the show? Join the Community at www.beingboss…

Question: "How do you deal with having your kids at home all day and still find the time to run not one, but two businesses? And to add a bit on top of that, you homeschool too!" --- Want your question answered on the show? Join the Community at www.beingboss.club/community Looking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now availab…

Question: "How do you set the scene to write blog posts and newsletters? I can't seem to get into a rhythm. Do I batch them? Do them before bed? After I exercise?" --- Want your question answered on the show? Join the Community at www.beingboss.club/community Looking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively …

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10 Minutes to Being Boss is changing things up and getting a makeover. Hosted by Emily Thompson and her plucky sidekick Corey Winter, this rebooted show will bring you bite-sized episodes filled with actionable insights, tools and tactics, and answers for questions from our community of creative business bosses. Brand new episodes will be going liv…