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5 min read"Are you having fun in your business?" That question, posed early in this episode of Title Women, is the starting point for a practical exercise the hosts call a "fun audit." The conversation is built around the idea that a loss of joy in your business is often not a sign that you need to burn everything down, but rather a signal that something small is out of alignment—and that you have permission to fix it.
The "Sunday Scaries" as a Diagnostic Tool
The hosts argue that the "Sunday scaries"—that feeling of dread when you think about the week ahead—is a clear indicator that something in your business is misaligned. It might not be the business itself, but a specific task, a scheduling conflict, or a mismatch between your energy and your calendar.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:15) **Episode Hook: Are You Having Fun in Your Business?** - Jamie poses the central question, distinguishing between excitement and dread (the Sunday scaries).
- 2 (02:53) **Patricia’s Story: When a Simple Schedule Shift Ruined the Fun** - Patricia shares a personal example of how moving her teaching to Mondays made her dread the entire week, and the lesson of not apologizing for protecting your flow.
- 3 (05:37) **Signs You’ve Drifted Out of Alignment** - Jamie lists common indicators that something is off, including scheduling mismatches, content burnout, and chronic tiredness.
- 4 (09:36) **The Fun Audit Exercise (Part 1): What Energizes You?** - Grab a piece of paper and list the parts of your business that genuinely light you up (e.g., talking to groups, creating content, sales).
- 5 (10:09) **The Fun Audit Exercise (Part 2): What Drains You?** - Identify the tasks that drain your energy versus those that are neutral but necessary. The goal is to minimize the draining tasks.
- 6 (11:12) **How to Make the "Must-Do" Tasks Palatable** - Strategies for shifting perspective on boring but necessary work (like financials) by pairing it with a reward or reframing its purpose.
- 7 (12:54) **The Fun Audit Exercise (Part 3): What Would You Do More Of If You Couldn’t Fail?** - A powerful question to uncover your true passion and direction, from speaking to product lines to community projects.
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Show Notes
You started your business to follow a calling, to fulfill a purpose, to serve a demographic, to do something that had meaning and ignited a passion inside of you… are you still enjoying the process?
Garb a piece of paper really quickly and join us in this episode… identify the things in your business that you love to do, and also the things that feel like a complete drain on your motivation and energy.
Where you’re feeling drained, something needs to shift. Whether its adjusting your schedule, removing an offer from your available services, changing up who you work with, there are so many small shifts that can be made to turn your struggles in your business into energizers!
And if you’re not sure what is lighting you up or draining you, or you know where you are feeling dragged down but don’t know how to shift it, we would love to work with you in one of our coaching options, whether a Fuel Your Dreams session with both of us, one-on-one coaching, or right inside our membership!
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