Your Business Isn't Your Baby | SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast with Chris Melville

In this episode of the SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast, Nicole George reconnects with Chris Melville, SOVEREIGN Magazine®'s In-House Coach. In the April Full Moon issue conversation on balance, they discuss Chris’s article “Your business isn’t your baby,” exploring how early entrepreneurship can become all-consuming when solopreneurs wear every hat. Chris explains that calling a business a “baby” often leads to pouring everything into it at the expense of personal wellbeing, risking burnout because the owner is both the business’s biggest strength and weakness. They address the shift from corporate work habits, money-driven panic, and “busy work,” emphasizing reconnecting to purpose, vision, and values and taking revenue-generating, inspired action. Listeners are invited to connect with Chris in the SOVEREIGN Magazine® community and return for new and full moon episodes.00:00 Content Warning01:06 Meet Coach Chris01:47 Your Business Isn’t a Baby03:37 The Hidden Cost of Overgiving06:47 CEO Mindset for Growth08:03 Leaving Corporate and Setting Boundaries09:37 Panic, Busy Work, and Right Action11:18 Connect to Purpose and Next Steps12:23 Closing and New Moon TeaseConnect with Chris MelvilleEmailInstagramChris's Private Coaching CommunityBreaking Through Business Blocks Episode with Chris MelvilleProducer’s credits:Nicole George - Podcast Host | CEO/Founder SOVEREIGN Magazine® | Editor-in-Chief Ariane Lim - Podcast Producer + EngineerSara Wagle - Audio Efficiency & Flow ManagerLatest Issue: Click here Become a Columnist: learn more here.Connect with Us:InstagramFacebookLinkedInSubstackYouTubeThreads