126 I Knowing your "enough" number with Kelly Higdon of Calibrate Your Year

A few weeks ago I posted a poll on Instagram asking how many people out there were also feeling pulled in too many directions. More than 50 responses came in, 100% agreeing they felt overwhelmed and overscheduled. It might be the time of year, it might be the season of business, but I think we can all agree we need to find a way to create some blank space on the calendar. To handle this situation, I asked my friend Kelly Higdon of Calibrate Your Year to join me on Episode 126 of Proof to Product.

For some background, Kelly is a former psychotherapist turned business coach who helps entrepreneurs grow their business without the soul suck. She believes that a successful business is one that contributes to a happier life and when she isn't working, she's traveling with her family, dabbling in art and listening to live music.

On today's episode, Kelly and I talk about burnout. We talk about knowing you're enough within your business, and Kelly share how she manages to block off over 200 days a year for rest and family time. Yep… you read that right… 200!!!

ON TODAY'S EPISODE:

• Misconceptions people have about building downtime into their life & business
• The unintended side-effects that can come from hustling too hard
• Looking back on make it or break it moments
• Why it's important to always, continuously check-in with yourself
• Steps you can take to safeguard your wellbeing and balance business
• How to embrace minimalism
• Questions to ask yourself in critical moments
• Tips for prioritizing relationships
• Why you should schedule life before business
• What Kelly's working on for 2020

KEY TAKE-AWAYS:

"I exhibited at a trade show five days after I miscarried because I felt like I had to be there, which is so ridiculous. In hindsight, I should have taken time for myself to rest and heal and take care of my body and my family." - Katie Hunt

"Life presents things. Your health will present things, your relationships will present things. And then you have to decide, based on your values, based on who you are, what needs to shift to sustain a good life." - Kelly Higdon

"I was teaching and speaking at conferences all over the place, running through airports with my breast pump. It was insane and I got to the end of the year and realized this is not sustainable. I can't keep doing this." - Katie Hunt

"There are lots of different ways to serve, lots of different products to create. So it's really about getting down to the essence of what you want to do and what you want to be known for." - Kelly Higdon

"Planning ahead, I know what days I have to fit my business into. From there I can figure out when I'm going to host events, what the launch cycle looks like for that. And it has to fit into those spaces." - Kelly Higdon

"I will tell you straight up, I'm a recovering workaholic. It is an addiction. I have to just always be aware of that." - Kelly Higdon

"Define whatever it is that you want to have a good life. And deconstruct it to find that number your family needs to live a good life." - Katie Hunt

"I'd rather have simple businesses that provide a good living than wreck myself." - Kelly Higdon

"People, when they don't address who they are as a person, they'll repeat this in all their relationships, particularly in their business." - Kelly Higdon

LINKS

Website: http://calibrateyouryear.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KellyHigdonLMFT/

Instagram: http://instagram.com/kellyhigdoncoaching

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