:10 Minutes to Being Boss

Bite-Sized Business Advice for Entrepreneurs

A bite-sized show for creative entrepreneurs where we take listener questions and give out actionable insights, tools, and tactics in around 10 minutes. Join Emily Thompson and her plucky sidekick Corey Winter every Monday as you start your work week.

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 […]

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If you’re a business owner, you’re busy. There’s always a lot to do. You’re balancing your own work, finances, time, boundaries, family routines, inner work, and real life every day. To prevent burnout, it’s essential to take a pause. This is why taking a mandatory lazy day can be one of the best acts of […]

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If you’re trying to run a business, it’s often the consistent, intentional habits that make your success stay a priority. Many people expect there to be secret, groundbreaking tactics that will help get them to success, but in reality, it’s up to you to get your priorities right and work toward them. How can you […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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You can’t be boss, without doing the work. Whether you are a business owner, an artist, or a freelancer, taking control of your work and living life on your own terms always starts with doing the work. But what happens when you lack the motivation to tackle your to-do list? It can be hard to […]

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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 […]

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Making decisions in your business can be hard and overwhelming, and not only does it affect the trajectory of your career and your life, but, as a business owner, your decisions have an impact on the lives and careers of your team, your vendors, and even your clients and customers. But all that aside, you […]

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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 […]

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Fraudy feelings are the worst, especially if you are a human being who goes out in the world and tries to do great things. But as a boss, it is your job to overcome them, to stop them in their tracks. In this episode, Emily dives deep into imposter syndrome (aka imposter complex) and how […]

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As creative business owners, we all want to be influencers. Maybe not the influencers of Instagram fame, but we do want to influence our customers and our audiences – it’s why we show up in our brands and on social media. But how do you gain the power of influence and how do you wield […]

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6 productivity tips to help you find focus in your work and hone your craft as a creative, business owner, or entrepreneur.

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Your money mindset has a huge effect on your ability to show up in your business and reach your goals. In this episode, I’m taking you through one of a simple and quick money mindset exercise to have you bringing some awareness to your feelings around money and expanding your idea of what’s possible in […]

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As a professional podcaster (like, I get paid to podcast) who started a podcast before they were as plentiful as Instagram accounts, I know a thing or two about showing up and creating content in this medium. In this video, I’m sharing my top 6 lessons (plus a few sub-lessons), I’ve learned from 6 years […]

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