10 Minutes to Being Boss Podcast

10 Minutes to Being Boss

Being Boss
10 Minutes to Being Boss is a bite-sized show for creative entrepreneurs. We're taking listener questions and giving out actionable insights, tools, and tactics in around just :10 minutes. Join Emily Thompson and her plucky sidekick Corey Winter every Monday as you start your work week. Brought to you by the team behind the Being Boss Podcast.
My #1 Mindset for Making Decisions in My Business (+ bye for now!)
 Every business owner has experienced decision fatigue at some point in their entrepreneur journey. It can easily lead to burnout and wasted time if you don’t adopt healthy mindsets and routines. In this episode, Emily shares one of her favorite methods for preventing decision fatigue, and how she uses it to make business choices more easily and deliberately. She explains the benefits of taking the pressure off of decision-making, and announces an upcoming change that’s underway because of this helpful mindset. Watch the video of this episode here >>--Find resources for this episode in the shownotes atwww.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively on our website at www.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® ProductionListen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
Aug 10, 2021
8 min
Why Taking a Mandatory Lazy Day is Self Care
If you’re a passionate creative business owner, it can be difficult to let yourself slow down. We get it— it can feel like a chore to take a full day of rest to simply do nothing. But sometimes, giving your brain 24-hours to be calm is a key to self-care. In this episode of 10 Minutes of Being Boss, Emily shares her top tips for having an enjoyable unproductive day and explains why having a mandatory lazy day is crucial in business.Watch the video of this episode here >>--Find resources for this episode in the shownotes atwww.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes?They are now available exclusively on our website atwww.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® Production Listen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
Jul 27, 2021
11 min
4 Habits to Help Prioritize Your Business
As a creative entrepreneur, business planning should be an ongoing priority. How can creative bosses actually plan for success? In this episode, Emily shares four habits that can help you prioritize your business better. From setting yearly goals to celebrating daily wins, taking the time to work on your business is just as essential as doing the work you need to do in your business.Watch the video of this episode here >>--Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively on our website at www.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® Production Listen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
Jul 13, 2021
9 min
How to Fix Your Business (6-Step Process for Improving Business Systems)
How do you make your business better? It starts by identifying the gaps in your existing systems and then finding (and implementing) solutions for practical business process improvement. The path to more growth, better impact, and greater customer satisfaction all lie in the continuous improvement of working systems. In this episode, Emily shares 6 steps to improve the quality, productivity, and success of your company through process improvement.Watch the video of this episode here >>--Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively on our website at www.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® ProductionListen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
Jun 29, 2021
9 min
Want Success? What it Means to Do the Work
What does it take to be fulfilled and achieve success as a creative, business owner, or entrepreneur? Success is an ongoing journey and continual exploration that involves many layers. There's no magic solution to success, but rather several interconnected habits and commitments you must be willing to learn and practice. In this episode, Emily shares the Being Boss philosophy of "doing the work" for success, with helpful tips on how to show up as the best boss you can be in both business and life.Watch the video of this episode here >>--Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively on our website at www.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® Production Listen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
Jun 15, 2021
8 min
How to Handle Constructive Criticism (4 Tips for Filtering and Taking Feedback to Grow Your Business)
Taking constructive feedback isn’t always easy and can even be uncomfortable. Being a free-spirited creative or a Type-A business owner can make it more difficult to see the upside to criticism. The ability to consider constructive criticism like a boss is not only a sign of emotional maturity, it allows you to hear an outside perspective that will most often take you to the next level. That’s why Emily is sharing her tips for receiving, filtering, and using constructive criticism.Watch the video of this episode here >>--Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively on our website at www.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® ProductionListen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
Jun 1, 2021
12 min
How to Get Motivated (especially if you work alone)
If you are your own boss, either a business owner, an artist or a freelancer, being boss is such a wonderful thing to make your dreams a reality. You can do things based on your own terms and have a life according to your rules. But as you do the work to have this all happen, at some point of your journey, you’ll start to feel a lack of motivation. Today, Emily is sharing with us some top habits and tactics to help you get motivated to do the work and be a boss of your life and your business.Watch the video of this episode here >>--Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes?  They are now available exclusively on our website at www.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® Production Listen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
May 18, 2021
9 min
How to Be More Creative (4 Tactics for Putting Creativity First)
 At some point in running a business, creative entrepreneurs often find themselves focusing more on everyday tasks like email, social media content, and other administrative tasks and forgetting that the main reason they started their business is to have creative freedom and to do work that they love. In this episode, join Emily as she shares four tactics for putting your creativity first, so you can be more creative and build a business that you'll continue to be passionate about. Watch the video of this episode here >>--Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively on our website at www.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® ProductionListen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
May 4, 2021
10 min
My Secret Weapon for Making Decisions in My Business
Making decisions in your business can be hard and overwhelming, because not only does it affect the trajectory of your career and your life but also the lives and careers of your team, your vendors, and even your clients and customers. But even so, you have to make decisions to move your business forward, and there is no silver bullet to assist us in making the best decisions for our business. But there is a boss secret weapon, which Emily Thompson shares with you in the episode.Watch the video of this episode here >> --Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively on our website at www.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® ProductionListen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
Apr 20, 2021
9 min
How to Prioritize Projects in Your Business
When you start your own business, you're putting yourself in the position to have a million different opportunities at your doorstep. It's overwhelming, which is why you need to have a system in for prioritizing projects and opportunities so that you're taking the right steps in our business. In this episode, Emily shares a simple 5-step process to help you prioritize ideas, opportunities, and projects so that you will put your time in effort in the right places.Watch the video of this episode here >>--Find resources for this episode in the shownotes at www.beingboss.club/10minutesJoin the Being Boss Community at www.beingboss.club/communityLooking for the old 10 Minutes to Being Boss episodes? They are now available exclusively on our website at www.beingboss.club/minisodes--10 Minutes to Being Boss is a Being Boss® ProductionListen + Subscribe to the Being Boss PodcastFollow Being Boss on Instagram: @beingbossclub
Apr 6, 2021
9 min
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