Glass Balls, Capacity & Why I Took a Step Back

I've been gone for just over a month. No episodes, no announcement, radio silence. If you've been wondering what happened, this episode is me telling you.

I had two big business conferences back to back. A season of significant client work. Family priorities that needed my full attention. And something had to give.

This episode is about why that's not failure. It's the glass and rubber ball theory in action, and once you understand it, it changes how you think about capacity and priorities in your business and your life.

In this episode I cover:

• What the glass and rubber ball theory actually is and why it matters for mums in business
• How to tell the difference between something that's genuinely glass (irreversible if dropped) and something that just feels that way
• Why we mistake rubber balls for glass ones, including identity, other people's expectations, perfectionism and guilt
• What's actually glass and what's actually rubber in a mum-run business
• Why sustainable business doesn't mean consistent, it means built around what's truly glass in your life
• A practical way to identify your own glass and rubber balls, so you can make faster, guilt-free decisions next time life gets full

If this resonates, send me a DM @balancedbizmama and tell me: what's glass and what's rubber in your life right now?

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