Episode 17: How to Overcome Overwhelm and Burnout as a Mission-Driven Business Owner

On a Mission Mojo

In this episode, Lori Young interviews Emma O'Brien, a certified heart math coach and life coach, who shares her journey from being a successful dog photographer to transitioning into coaching. Emma discusses the challenges of overwhelm and burnout that many entrepreneurs face and provides valuable tips on how to overcome them. She emphasizes the importance of self-care, emotional regulation, and mindset shifting in order to achieve success and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Emma also highlights the significance of celebrating small wins and reframing failures as opportunities for growth.

Key Takeaways:

• Overwhelm and burnout are common challenges for entrepreneurs, but it's important to prioritize self-care and set boundaries to avoid reaching a breaking point.
• Emotional regulation techniques, such as heart math practices, can help entrepreneurs manage stress and anxiety, allowing them to respond to challenges in a calm and productive manner.
• Building emotional resilience involves taking care of oneself physically, mentally, and emotionally, including getting enough sleep, engaging in regular exercise, and practicing gratitude.

About the Guest:

Emma is a certified HeartMath coach and a Martha Beck Wayfinder trained life coach. She blends compassionate, intuitive and practical coaching skills with her extensive expertise in helping her clients shift their mindsets & change their lives for the better. She helps folks get unstuck, recover from life burnout, overcome overwhelm & reignite their passion & purpose.

Alongside her coaching practice, Emma brings two decades of entrepreneurial expertise to the table. She’s an award winning dog photographer & having run successful photography studios in both the UK and South Africa, she’s adept at helping her clients with small business marketing & strategy.

Emma hosts the Lemons & Pineapples podcast, a weekly show where she shares

life hacks, coaching tools & inspiring, insightful guest interviews.

Website: https://www.emmaobriencoach.com

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@emmaobriencoach

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmaobriencoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmaobrienphotographer/

Podcast: Lemons and Pineapples https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lemons-and-pineapples/id1705895044

4 Ways to Soothe Your Anxious Mind (free): https://www.emmaobriencoach.com/anxiety/

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