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The Amy Porterfield Show

#420: Unlearning The Hustle Mentality (& How I Got It Wrong)

The Amy Porterfield Show

Amy Porterfield

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

An Entrepreneur’s Permission To UnHustle  I L - O - V - E new entrepreneurs. There’s no drive or determination like the early days of starting a business…but with that comes a few habits that become hard to break. Like taking that drive and willingness to do what it takes and forgetting that you’re running a marathon…not a sprint. A “hustle, hustle, hustle” mentality can be the default setting for high achievers (like many entrepreneurs are.) But it’s also been the flag that successful entrepreneurs have loudly and proudly flown for the last decade. And I made the mistake of falling into the hustle culture trap myself in the early days of my business. So in this episode, I want to talk about the turning point when I realized hustling my days, nights, and weekends away wasn’t cutting it anymore Plus how I undid the thoughts of what I “should be” as an entrepreneur and even the “hustle-over-everything” beliefs I brought into my business. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a long-timer like me, I hope this short and sweet conversation is one more reminder that your *whole* life deserves your attention.  And that doing *all* the things isn’t always what’s best for your biz.  So take a deep breath and click to listen. Your permission to unhustle is inside! Here’s a glance at this episode... [03:29] The one thing that I would do differently in my business is that I wouldn't have hustled to get to where I am today.  [04:42] The first years are the most difficult. Once you start to see traction and double down on what's working, the hustle can stop or at least slow down. [06:50] What I believe now is that you can have an amazing personal life with white space and downtime as well as an amazing business. [09:03] The questions we ask allow us to work smarter. It took courage to allow me to switch to a four-day workweek. My team and I put in a system and a plan. Then we got to work! Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts "I love Amy and Online Marketing Made Easy." <-- If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people -- just like you -- move toward the online life and business that they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now!

Transcript

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0:00.0

In October this year, Instagram glitched and many of us woke up to tons of lost followers.

0:07.7

Facebook and Instagram faux pas like these have become a semi-annual event.

0:12.3

Remember in 2021 when Facebook and Instagram went down for two old days?

0:17.8

Imagine being mid-promotion and your only means of communication with your audience went

0:23.2

to put.

0:24.2

Now, while I love connecting with my followers on social media, relying on social media

0:29.5

alone can create a revenue gamble I don't want you to experience in 2023.

0:36.4

That's why I want you to join my free masterclass.

0:39.2

It's called the Relaxed Business Owners Guide to Building a Profitable Email List.

0:43.8

How I add a thousand new email subscribers every week.

0:47.8

And I'm going to spell out exactly how to start and grow your email list even if you're

0:51.7

starting from zero to make sure your 2023 promotions are disruption free and as profitable

0:58.5

as possible.

0:59.5

What if this was the last year you ever said, but I don't have an email list.

1:05.0

Let's make 2023 your year of thriving with a growing email list.

1:10.5

So go to emyporterfield.com forward slash email list, just one word.

1:14.7

Amy Porterfield.com forward slash email list right now to save your seat.

1:20.5

I'll see you there.

1:22.5

You can have a really amazing personal life full of white space and downtime as well as

1:31.8

a thriving business where of course you put in the time and you put in the work, but you

1:37.2

don't need to work yourself to death.

1:43.4

I'm Amy Porterfield.

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