Stop Chasing Balance (Build Routines That Actually Support Your Success)

Earn Your Happy

Lori Harder

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever looked at someone else’s life and thought… how do they make it all look so easy? In this episode, Chris and I break down what’s happening behind the scenes, why even high performers feel overwhelmed, and how chasing the idea of “having it all together” is what’s making you feel worse. We share what balance really looks like for us, the habits that keep us grounded when everything feels chaotic, and why something will always feel out of sync when you’re growing. Get ready to release the pressure of balance and start embracing the reality of what it takes to grow. Check out our Sponsors: Shopify - Try the ecommerce platform I trust for Glōci, Sign up for your $1/month trial period at http://Shopify.com/happy Indeed - Ready to hire smarter? Indeed is giving Earn Your Happy listeners a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Just go to http://Indeed.com/podcast right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on Earn Your Happy. Fora Travel - Curious how to become a travel advisor and earn while you explore? Start at http://foratravel.com/happy. Granola - Granola is an AI-powered notepad built for the way real people actually meet. Get three months free at http://granola.ai/earn. HIGHLIGHTS Why chasing balance sets you up to feel like you’re failing. What’s really happening behind the scenes of “put together” people. The habits that create stability even when life feels chaotic. Why growth always comes with something feeling out of sync. How to stop judging your life and start owning your season. What successful people are actually dealing with daily. RESOURCES Apply for the Elite Entrepreneur Mastermind HERE! Get on the waitlist for Mentor Collective Mastermind HERE! Try glōci for 40% off your first order with code HAPPY at checkout - head to getgloci.com FOLLOW Follow me: @loriharder Follow Chris: @chriswharder Follow glōci: @getgloci

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Shopify.
0:04.3	Try the e-commerce platform I trust for Glosi.
0:06.2	Sign up for your $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com forward slash happy.
0:12.1	Indeed, ready to hire smarter?
0:13.9	Indeed is giving Earn Your Happy listeners a $75 sponsored job credit.
0:18.0	Just go to Indeed.com forward slash podcast right now and support our show by saying
0:22.4	you heard about Indeed on Earn Your Happy. For a Travel. Curious about how to become a travel
0:27.6	advisor in Earn while you explore. Start at foratravel.com forward slash happy. Granola.
0:34.4	Granola is an AI powered notepad built for the way real people actually meet. Get three
0:40.0	months free at granola.a.a.a forward slash earn. I actually think that holding on to an idea of
0:47.2	balance, like it's just going to feel good, it's one of the things that makes us the most unhappy.
0:51.5	Like when I go look at other people and I'm like, oh my gosh, it seems like they just have it all together and they're so balanced, it makes me feel really
0:58.2	shitty. And so I want to tell you guys, like we came on to literally tell you, it's not that
1:05.0	way at all. If you lead a life where you care about people and you care about your business,
1:09.2	you're probably going to always feel a bit unbalanced.
1:18.2	And we're back.
1:19.1	Another episode of He Said She Said.
1:21.0	All right.
1:21.1	So we're going to talk about a question that we were asked in our MCM mastermind,
1:24.2	the mentor-collective mastermind.
1:25.8	And the reason why we're going to ask about is
1:27.8	a lot, like when we answered the question, everybody was like, whoa, like blown up comments.
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