Well, hello, everybody. Welcome back to the Melanie Mitro show. It is your host, Melanie

Mitro, and I am recording this podcast in a different location today. So you might be hearing

the birds chirping. You might be hearing a random tractor going by as somebody is cutting the

grass, but I decided we were going to take the podcast outside because it is a

beautiful day and I get the opportunity to work from anywhere. And the beautiful thing is you can

do a podcast from anywhere too. So anyways, today's podcast is actually a re-record because the first

time we did it, it actually had no sound. So this is the real deal of what it's like

to record podcasts in real time and share them with you all. Sometimes just technology is not

your friend. But I wanted to get this message out to all of you because here's the thing.

You know, I know that this is the season. It's the summer months. It's when

everybody's going on vacation. And so many entrepreneurs really say to themselves like,

okay, I'm packing for vacation and I'm getting ready to rest and I'm getting ready to recharge.

But secretly, I'm like stuffing guilt and anxiety and unfinished to do's in my suitcase

and I'm about to take them on my family vacation with me. Well, if that is you, then this podcast

is really going to resonate with you today because I know firsthand what it's like to try to do it

all, to build a business you love, still crave time off. But as business owners, especially those of us

in direct sales, like vacation prep can feel like a mental marathon. Am I right? So today I'm actually

walking you through my proven system and what I do to prepare for business before vacation

so that I actually get to unplug and recharge, but I'm also still keeping

momentum strong. So today we're going to ditch the guilt. We're going to build something that

runs even when you physically are not, you are vacationing with your family. So I hope you're

here for this. I hope you're really excited for it because this is going

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