You built your business for freedom, but if you’re honest, the thought of stepping away for more than a day still makes your chest tight. We get it. At Smart, Soulful Business, we help Christian women build businesses that are soulful, strategic, and successful, and one of the most counter‑cultural things we have ever done is plan intentional time off as an entrepreneur. And I’m not talking about a long weekend. I planned three months of postpartum leave while my business kept running. Laurie gave her whole team the month of December off last year. This kind of rest does not happen by accident. It happens because you plan ahead,…
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Becky and Laurie unpack why they believe the future of business isn't about creating more content, but building deeper relationships.
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You finally stop working and collapse on the couch. An hour later you feel more drained, not less. You chalk it up to being too tired or maybe just lazy. But what if the problem was not that you rested, but that you reached for the wrong kind of rest? We have all been there. At Smart, Soulful Business, we believe God designed rest to be a gift that renews us, not a trap that leaves us empty. Knowing the difference between rest that restores and rest that distracts changes everything about how you approach your breaks and your business. Why Knowing The Difference Matters When we built our businesses,…
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In this honest conversation, Becky interviews Laurie about how financial scarcity quietly reshapes the way we think, lead, and make decisions.
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Have you ever made a beautiful schedule, only to abandon it by Wednesday because it had nothing to do with how you actually felt? We have been there too. At Smart Soulful Business, we help Christian women build businesses that are soulful, strategic, and successful without losing who they are. We built our businesses to add something good to our lives, not more stress or heaviness. And one of the most powerful shifts we have made is learning to plan our time with emotional intelligence. This is not just about calendars and color‑coded blocks. It is about paying attention to what is really going on inside you so you can…
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Laurie interviews Becky about what she's learned about growth, reinvention, and building a business that fits the life you're living.
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If you have ever felt like you were spinning your wheels, pouring your heart into something that just didn’t seem to take off, you are not alone. We have been there, and we have watched so many other faithful women land in the same spot. The frustration doesn’t usually come from a lack of effort or a lack of calling. It comes from a handful of quiet, easy‑to‑miss mistakes that waste your time, drain your energy, and pull you away from the things that matter most. The good news? Every single one of them is fixable. We want to walk you through the 5 business mistakes Christian women make and…
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Today, we talk about why entrepreneur hours feel different than other work, and why being tired doesn't mean you're doing something wrong.
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You look at your to‑do list and feel a heaviness that wasn’t there last month. The same tasks that used to energize you now feel like wading through mud. And the worst part is the voice in your head that whispers, What is wrong with me? I used to be able to handle all this. Nothing is wrong with you. You are simply living in a new season, and you may be making the mistake of working like your capacity never changes. We want to help you trade that quiet self‑criticism for a gentle, practical reset. Your Capacity Was Never Meant To Be A Flat Line We have a tendency…
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Most successful podcasts don’t begin with a perfect plan. They begin with a rough idea and figure things out as they go. That's normal.
