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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2025 · 9 MIN

Smarter Not Harder Ep. 1: Is hustle mode mandatory for a business mom?

from The Unbusy Mom - where your time breaks as a business mom (and why) · host Alyssa Wolff - Work/Life Balance Coach for Business Moms

Am I seriously supposed to act like I’m Elon Musk and just live at the office, only popping out every now and then to see my husband and kids and go to church, and meantime tell them “I’m working to secure your future” and have that be my workaholic guilt-free card whenever they ask about me?Is the only alternative to this level of die at your desk, like Ann Keaney says, to pull way back to side-hustle-$30k-a-year mode, and give up on ever growing my business?No. You get whatever you believe in, which means you have to know deep down in your gut that you can be a great mom AND a high-powered work-from-home CEO.‘Cause if you can get your head around that, then it’s all a matter of strategy and tweaking and time shifting.You’ve got this!AlyssaLove your daily life again as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ Subscribe to your weekly Mompreneur Life Made Easy! If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

Am I seriously supposed to act like I’m Elon Musk and just live at the office, only popping out every now and then to see my husband and kids and go to church, and meantime tell them “I’m working to secure your future” and have that be my workaholic guilt-free card whenever they ask about me? Is the only alternative to this level of die at your desk, like Ann Keaney says, to pull way back to side-hustle-$30k-a-year mode, and give up on ever growing my business? No. You get whatever you ...

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