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SDH 396: Learn How to Run a Full-time Business in Part-time Hours by Working Smarter, Not Harder with Ashley Gartland (Rebroadcast)

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Ashley Gartland helps entrepreneurs run full-time businesses in just 25 hours a week by working smarter, not harder.
The episode begins with host Amanda Boleyn introducing Ashley Gartland, who coaches women entrepreneurs feeling like a 'hot mess' behind the scenes. Ashley explains her background: she started as a freelance food writer at 22, working long hours across various roles before pivoting to coaching four years ago. She describes how life circumstances, like having a baby, forced her to reduce her work hours, leading to the realization that she could achieve similar results by working smarter. Ashley outlines four main strategies for running a business in part-time hours. First, she advises focusing on 'doing less but better' by identifying activities that drive real results, such as podcast interviews over social media. Second, she introduces the 'power of the pause,' a technique to avoid immediate yeses and protect time by delaying commitments. Third, she emphasizes being proactive with 'massive action' on big projects rather than reacting to fires, noting that fear often disguises itself as lack of time. Fourth, she discusses delegation, sharing her regret of not outsourcing tasks like transcription earlier. Ashley recommends tools like Loom for video messaging and Trello for organization. In a rapid-fire segment, she shares personal insights: movement and lazy Sunday mornings are non-negotiables, inspiration comes from stories and outdoors, and her favorite quote is Thoreau's 'simplify, simplify, simplify.' She concludes by directing listeners to her free Simplify Your Business Guide on her website.

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Ashley Gartland makes business growth feel more manageable by favoring focused outreach over scattered effort.

Ashley Gartland frames business growth as a matter of choosing repeatable work that can hold up inside a real life, not just on a planning page.

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Want your business to grow without handing social media every spare hour?

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