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Success Systems for Multi-Passionate Business Owners with Rebekah Scott

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Are you a multi-passionate entrepreneur struggling to juggle your various roles and responsibilities? Do you often find yourself overwhelmed, veering off track, or burning out? If so, you’re not alone.

In the latest episode of the “Boss Your Business” podcast, host Yvonne Heimann sat down with Rebekah Scott—a wife, mother, purse designer, coach, podcaster, and author—to explore how creating systems can harmonize your life and business.

In the latest episode, Yvonne dives deep with Rebekah into the practical systems and structures that keep her life and business organized amidst the chaos

From her early entrepreneurial inclinations to managing a bustling household with four kids, Rebekah reveals how she maintains her energy and creativity by establishing key systems around self-care, family, food, home, and work. 

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multi-talented Rebekah Scott join us as our guest. Rebekah wears many hats – she’s a wife, mother, purse designer, coach, podcaster, and author – all while helping people create beautiful things, whether that’s a thriving business or a harmonious home. In this episode, Rebekah shares her fascinating journey from a creative child who loved to sew to becoming a successful entrepreneur juggling multiple passions.

If you’re a multi-passionate entrepreneur looking for ways to harmonize your work and personal life, this episode is packed with actionable advice and inspiration. Tune in to discover how you, too, can boss your business while building a life you love!

Identifying and Embracing Your Roles

Rebekah Scott is no stranger to wearing many hats. From designing purses to podcasting and coaching, she does it all. “I help people create beautiful things,” Rebekah shared, distilling her multiple roles into a single, cohesive mission. This ability to condense her responsibilities into a central focus helps her keep her passions and duties aligned.

Do you have a lot of roles you’re playing? Identify and articulate what unites them. It could be your passion for helping others, your entrepreneurial spirit, or your love for creativity. Once you have a clear vision, you can begin to set systems that accommodate all these aspects of your life.

Systems are Tools for Freedom, Not Constraints

One common misconception among creatives is that systems will box them in, stifling their creativity. Rebekah dispels this myth by framing systems as tools that actually provide freedom. “It’s not a boxing in. It’s actually giving me freedom,” she explained.

When you know where your time and resources are going, you can focus better and use your creative energy more effectively. This can lead to increased productivity and a more relaxed, balanced lifestyle.

The Five Key Systems

1. The ‘Me’ System

Start with yourself. “What gives you a full charge?” Rebekah asks. It’s essential to recognize activities that recharge your batteries. Whether it’s a bubble bath, a morning run, or a cup of tea while reading a book, identify what fills you up and make it a non-negotiable part of your routine.

2. The Food System

Feeding yourself and those around you can take up a shocking amount of mental bandwidth. Simplify the food system by opting for meal prep, ordered meals, or a weekly menu plan. Saving the mental bandwidth for the creative part.

3. The Home System

Your home should be a sanctuary, not a source of stress. Set up a cleaning schedule, laundry systems, and even daily routines that contribute to a peaceful, welcoming home environment.

4. The Work System

In the hustle and bustle of entrepreneurial life, your work can easily take over other aspects of your life. “When are you working?” Rebekah emphasizes the need to clearly define your work hours. Set boundaries, delegate tasks, and employ automations to maintain efficiency without burnout.

5. The Family System

What legacy do you want to leave behind? “What are the values that you want your family to have?” Rebekah asks. Spend time instilling these values and be intentional in your parenting, ensuring that your actions align with your family’s long-term goals.

Dealing with Derailments

Life happens, and sometimes it throws you off track. Rebekah calls these moments “derailments.” Whether it’s a family emergency or a sudden business crisis, understanding which system needs attention can help you reorient yourself. You might need to hire help for your home, freeze certain business activities, or simply adjust your schedules.

Rebekah’s advice? “A lot of them can be paused and should be paused while you concentrate on the current dilemma. But you get to pick them back up when things change.”

Succeeding with 80% Effort

One of the most liberating concepts Rebekah introduces is the idea of aiming for 80%. “What would 80% look like?” she asks. This isn’t about slacking off; it’s about acknowledging that perfection is often unattainable and unnecessary. Your 80% might be another person’s 100%, and giving yourself this grace can drastically reduce stress and burnout.

Similarly, Rebekah mentions the impact of making just 1% progress daily. Break down daunting tasks into manageable chunks, and suddenly what seemed impossible becomes achievable. Whether you’re writing a book or starting a new business venture, this incremental progress can lead to significant achievements over time.

Conclusion: The Harmony of Systems

In the words of Rebekah Scott, “We harmonize them.” Life and business might never be perfectly balanced, but they can harmoniously coexist through well-defined systems. From the ‘Me’ system that prioritizes self-care, to the ‘Work’ system that defines your professional boundaries, integrating these systems can help you live a more fulfilling, creative, and organized life.

If you want to dive deeper into these concepts and receive actionable tips directly from Rebekah, make sure to visit her website and sign up for her newsletter at **encourageyourpodcast.com**. There, you’ll find resources and hacks to accelerate your journey towards a more harmonious and productive life.

📄 Video Transcription:

Yvonne Heimann [00:00:01]:
Do you ever feel like your multiple passions are pulling you in every which direction? Today, we’re diving deep into the overwhelm many multi-passionate entrepreneurs face in trying to juggle various roles and responsibilities. First, there’s the chaos of constantly switching between creative projects. Then there’s the mental bandwidth consumed by everyday tasks like meals and family management. And of course, there’s the struggle to maintain balance without burning out. Joining me today to unravel these challenges is Rebekah Scott, a purse designer, coach, and podcaster. Rebekah helps people create beautiful things, whether that’s a flourishing business, a harmonious home life, or a standout accessory. Her journey from multi-passionate childhood to a well-organized adult life is inspiring. In this episode, we will discuss her five key systems for managing life and work, providing actionable steps to harmonize your passions. Expect to hear about practical systems to regain control, reduce overwhelm, and truly boss your business while enjoying your life.

Yvonne Heimann [00:01:12]:
And with that, welcome, Rebekah, to the Boss Your Business podcast. Do me a favor. Tell my audience, who are you? What do you do, and how did you get here?

Rebekah Scott [00:01:26]:
Well, I hold several different roles and titles, but I’ve condensed into one sentence that I think will be really helpful for the audience as we keep chatting here, is that I help people create beautiful things, whether that’s a business, whether that’s a home life that matters, or whether that’s a really cool purse. I help people create beautiful things, which goes to say, I’m a wife, I’m a mother, I’m a purse designer, I’m a coach, I’m a podcaster, and I’m an author.

Yvonne Heimann [00:01:50]:
And now, guys, you know why I brought Rebekah on? Because we are both multi passionate. Definitely. And we love creating things. Now, did little Rebekah always know she’s gonna do what she’s doing today? Was. Did you?

Rebekah Scott [00:02:07]:
Yeah. Well, I knew in some vicinity, and, I mean, I think you probably know this as an entrepreneur, too. You wonder if, like, you grow into it or if you’ve always had it. And my experience has been with the most passionate entrepreneurs or people that are always starting something new. They had it since they were little. Like, they couldn’t not have it. So I was the one that was. I was just begging her that I could sew next to her, and I would take a stapler and Kleenexes and just staple them together and put a pretend it was a sewing machine.

Rebekah Scott [00:02:30]:
Like, that’s how, like, I wanted to create something. So then she got me my first sewing machine, and I was four. So, like, I created. And then I want to sell my stuff on the playground. And then, you know, as I grew older, I still kept making stuff for my twin sister. I’d make her wear it, and then I made stuff for our wedding. And then I would work whatever job I was working, I would just look around, and I was like. And I worked in radio.

Rebekah Scott [00:02:52]:
At first, I thought, I think you guys need somebody to repaint your walls. Can I repaint your walls? So I did that, and they’re like, it looks like you guys need a janitor. Can I be your janitor? Like, I was always, not that being a janitor is that creative, but I was always thinking, like, multi passionate, multi role. How can I use these hours efficiently? How can I make more money at it? So that’s been innate since I was itty bitty.

Yvonne Heimann [00:03:14]:
So you always had that entrepreneurial bone of seeing a need, doing something different, adjusting, and just going with it. So what does life look nowadays, with all of those different titles, all of those different passions, all of those different things you do, how does life look nowadays?

Rebekah Scott [00:03:36]:
It looks a little bit more organized because I just started dialing in. Like, if I have four kiddos and we’re married and we farm and ranch in South Dakota, so if I was going to have those and none of those things, I want to change, right? I want to stay married and I want to keep all these kids. You can’t return them, it turns out. I want to keep helping my husband as much as I can. Farming, ranching, I mean, I’m more like the kid’s sister on the farm where I’m begging to do stuff and they’re like, whatever, but I’m trying. And so if I wanted to do that, then I needed to get really organized in my own passions. And so I started, like, I started systems, actually. I started thinking, okay, so I want to take care of myself because I want to have a full charge to be able to keep enough energy for both my businesses and my family. And I had to figure out food because everybody kept asking, what’s for supper? And then I had to figure out, well, you get really good at it because it takes up a lot of mental bandwidth.

Rebekah Scott [00:04:25]:
You don’t like just even thinking for yourself. You’re like, oh, gosh, food takes up a lot of mental bandwidth, and I want all of my mental bandwidth for creative stuff. So anyways, answer. So I started, I’m like, well, I need a food system and then I need a home system. Like, well, how are we going to clean and how are we going to do laundry for this many people? And then I started thinking, well, I need a work system because I’m really passionate about working. I love what I do. I love designing. I absolutely love it.

Rebekah Scott [00:04:48]:
I love podcasting. So I gotta have some kind of system around that. And then I also have to have some kind of system around my family. Like, I don’t want to just be that mom, if you will. I want to like, instill things and be intentional about my parenting, that they would walk away and say, man, my mom really taught me these things. So those five pillars, if you will, really directed how I could get really well organized and helped recognize when one of them felt really flat or broke where I was like, okay, we cannot do another box of Mac and cheese. Our food system is shot, you guys. Like, we got it.

Rebekah Scott [00:05:21]:
We got start over, right? But it helped me feel less overwhelmed because when you read those roles and those titles, you’re like, how does this woman do it. Well, I don’t do all of them at once. That’s not possible. But I do really zoom out a lot and go, okay, why is everybody misbehaving so bad? Is it our food system because we’re feeding them crap? Or is it because I’m trying to squeeze too many things in between hours of 3:00 and 06:00 p.m. like, what’s really going? Is it a family system or is a food system thing? So that really helps me work on a system to get it up and rolling so I can fall into another one.

Yvonne Heimann [00:05:52]:
And one thing you also mentioned that that has come up a lot lately in my community, too, is I’m like, I consider you a creative. You do so many things in so many different areas. And one thing I often run into initially, which I don’t think I would run into with you anymore, is this idea of, as a creative, I don’t want systems to box me in. Oh, I love how you brought it up, where it’s like, yeah, no, it’s not a boxing in. It’s a actually giving. Giving me freedom.

Rebekah Scott [00:06:29]:
Yes. Oh, my gosh. Well, it’s kind of like the budget concept. You’re like, I don’t want to do a budget. I want to do budget. But then if you’ve ever actually done one, you’re like, huh? When I know where the dollars are going, the ones that don’t have a sign is where your freedom is. And so it’s the same thing with your time and managing your roles. If you’re like, I’m a creative.

Rebekah Scott [00:05:44]:
I can’t be put in a box, guys, that’s me. I’m totally. I totally get it. But if I would have stayed on that path, I wouldn’t be able to scale or build the businesses, right? Or build a family, for that matter. And so when I know each of my systems, which are particular to me and how I operate, then I can do really well. So when I do any of the podcasting or the coaching, I always remind the women, like, okay, I’ll give you examples of how I’m doing this, but it has to be your food system. If you want to order food out every night, go for it. I don’t care, but make the decision.

Rebekah Scott [00:07:14]:
So I’m helping you make the decisions and be like, you know, decisive, which is one of the things that overwhelms us. But as far as, like, what you’re gonna do, that’s on you. I’ll help guide you, and I’ll be like, you know what? It seems like you don’t like your food system. Do you hate cooking? Yes. Like, okay, good. There’s your confession. Let’s figure out how to do it different. Or, you know,

Yvonne Heimann [00:07:32]:
That’s such a big help. And then also in different areas where it’s like, first of all, don’t freaking guilt trip yourself into, you have to cook. I’m a freaking single person. I love to cook. Don’t get me wrong. But if I don’t have to feed anybody else, let’s make sure it’s not PB and J every single day. Now that I finally eat PB and J, that’s a whole nother story. But it’s like, it’s fine to say, I don’t want to cook all the time.

Yvonne Heimann [00:08:00]:
Cool. Then I do pre prepped meals from a local chef or I go out or whatever it is. But it allows us to make easy and fast decision. And it doesn’t matter if it’s just food or if it’s family or if it’s business or if it’s budget. Now we have data points. We have a certain amount of hours, and either way, doesn’t bring my business forward or not. We are not in this overwhelming. And I think overwhelm is just an indecision.

Yvonne Heimann [00:08:33]:
It’s. I don’t have the data points to make a clear decision because I don’t have the system in place. So now my brain is just going sorting it. What am I doing and how and where? And now I suddenly have to figure out, do I actually have the money to go out for dinner tonight, or do I actually have the time to say yes to this offer? Should I say no? It’s simple. When you have your systems in place and you have budgeted your time and your money.

Rebekah Scott [00:09:02]:
Yeah.

Yvonne Heimann [00:09:02]:
You don’t spend hours trying to figure the damn thing out.

Rebekah Scott [00:09:06]:
No. When you can think futuristically, also, because you’re like, so, for example, our son, he’s a very big football player. He was like, I’m supposed to gain 10 to 15 pounds. Like, oh. So immediately I went, okay, that’s a food system adjustment. So I didn’t feel overwhelmed by it, because, honestly, my first reaction was like, crap. Like supplements. And, like, do you.

Rebekah Scott [00:09:30]:
Do we visit with a dietitian? Because, you know, do you know how hard it is to make a 17 year old try to gain weight? Like, especially as active as he is? It’s about, like, trying to lose 100 pounds.

Yvonne Heimann [00:09:41]:
I’m one of those metabolisms that is a blessing in a curse where it’s like, it’s a trouble for me to gain weight. So I completely. I’m like, especially at that age, too, where they burn even faster than any old. Holy cannoli. 15.

Rebekah Scott [00:09:57]:
That’s a lot. And I have three daughters, too. So it was like, okay, well, if Gus is an isolated food problem, let’s think about our food system. So I just thought about what I would double bake or double cook in our protein field for him. And then I also used my habit tracker and just started, like, having him pull it out, like, okay, here. So I maybe was overwhelmed for about three minutes of it, thinking about it. And then I was like, nope, this just belongs in the food system. We just need to isolate this.

Rebekah Scott [00:10:24]:
And as much as possible, asking your loved ones to get involved, because it also doesn’t land just on you, especially your family system. So you can lean on your spouse or lean on your children, whatever the scenario might be. Again, your family system is going to look a lot different from the rest of us. You may say, like, you know what? I actually want to prioritize relationships with my parents or my siblings or friends that are my family. Like, each one of us going to look different. But when you can zoom out and look at them, you can make progress on the systems and feel way less chaotic.

Yvonne Heimann [00:10:54]:
And that’s where. Where it comes into. I don’t like using the word boxing us in because it has such a negative connotation to it. It is more of setting boundaries. I’m like, there’s this phrase out there. Everything is going to take as much time as you give it. You are setting those boundaries and now suddenly your brain is just free to go play. And one of the things that I also have experienced is you don’t feel bad taking a Sunday off, because guess what?

Rebekah Scott [00:11:30]:
No.

Yvonne Heimann [00:11 :30]:
You had your business system in place and you’ve done what you wanted to do.

Rebekah Scott [00:11:34]:
Yeah, absolutely. And you know that one of your priorities is your family system, if that is. Yeah. No, no, I don’t feel bad. I don’t feel bad taking a nap on a Sunday, if that’s what it is, because I’ve set up the other systems to be running.

Yvonne Heimann [00:11:47]:
So do me a favor for my audience. Repeat those, your five key systems one more time, please.

Rebekah Scott [00:11:50]:
Yeah, your me system. So asking yourself, what gives me a full charge? Everybody will be different. Some people running, some people it’s nappy. Doesn’t matter what fills you up, what charges you. Your food system answering the question, what’s for supper? Your home system answering, how can you make your home a sanctuary, a safe place to land, and a safe place to come home to. Your work system, answering the questions who, what, when, where, and why, like, who’s going to help you? Why are you doing it? When are you working? Nobody answers that one. When are you working? You’re not going to do it in between nap times, okay? And then also your family system. What are the values that you want your family to have? So what is the legacy you’re living and what legacy do you want to leave behind? Do those two line up? Because sometimes you’re like, this is a legacy I want to leave behind.

Rebekah Scott [00:12:30]:
But actually, are you doing the things today that will equal that legacy you’re leaving behind? So, matching those up

Yvonne Heimann [00:12:36]:
And here’s my question. Do you also give those five systems different rankings for lack of better?

Rebekah Scott [00:12:46]:
Oh, well, like we said. So if you’re feeling, like, super, super, super chaotic and you don’t even know where to start, we do recommend with the me system, start out figuring out how you get a full charge because chances are you’re depleted. So let’s just start with, like, one simple pamper night a week. And pamper is different for everybody. Again, it might be a run, it might be a bubble bath, but we say to start with that one. If they’re like, I don’t even know, all of them are broke. And then the second one we actually do say to prioritize is food. Food takes up a lot of mental bandwidth and it affects your other things depending on each one’s unique needs.

Rebekah Scott [00:13:17]:
So we do like tackle your food and sometimes tackling the food just takes an hour to decide. I give up. I’m just doing the ordered meals. Got it? Like, fine, we’ve made the decision.

Yvonne Heimann [00:13:29]:
There is that double edge, the. The double implementation of the food, too, because if you don’t fuel your body, you’re not going to have the energy to do anything else. And I’m. I’m one. It’s like when my adhd kicks in and I am so micro focused on something, suddenly it’s 04:00 in the afternoon and I haven’t even eaten. So really giving it a time slot and giving it the priority to know. Cool. Early breakfast.

Yvonne Heimann [00:13:57]:
Morning. I literally just started my banana pancakes again because I know it’s easy, fast. I love it. Till I have overeaten myself and them again. I get my protein in and I know I have energy for the day till even if I have a late lunch, I am not going to be like, oh, my God, my brain doesn’t work, and I have cotton balls in my brain and nothing is working. So it has that double of planning it so you don’t have to waste your brain power with it, but also fueling you so you have the energy to do the things you want to do.

Rebekah Scott [00:14:30]:
Yes, yes, yes, yes. So those are two. We say, to start with, we actually do recommend doing your work system last because we want to do it first because, like, ooh, I know how to do this part. So it’s the who, what, when? Where am I? We say, put that often to the end because these other ones, similar, I don’t know how I would say it, but they have a sense of importance that when you do go to do your work system, which I’m imagining you’re pretty good at, then you feel better pursuing it because, you know, you’ve made decisions for the other roles. And so that one we love, but we make you wait to get these established so that when you’re in the work system, you don’t feel guilty about the other ones.

Yvonne Heimann [00:15:10]:
And I think part of that is to, I am. You seem to be really passionate about what we do, so we literally could do it twenty four seven.

Rebekah Scott [00:15:20]:
Oh, for sure.

Yvonne Heimann [00:15:21]:
And I’m like, I have a personality where I’m like, I will forget about myself. I will forget to take care of myself and go get my massage and go have drinks with the girls or whatever it is. If I don’t do my stuff first and schedule my stuff first and pay attention to me first, I’m gonna get lost in, in this process simply because I love what I do. Again, I could do business 24/7 is it good? No, because I’m gonna. No matter how passionate about I am, it, no matter how well I might be eating if I don’t fuel my battery, I cannot show up 100% for my clients. So it has to be first because I’m so passionate about my business.

Rebekah Scott [00:16:10]:
Yes, absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. And that’s, that’s okay, too. And we give that permission, too, because if I have someone that I’m coaching in there, like we, I had a down year, I need to double my sales or I’m gonna have to quit. Then we do focus on the work system first, because that’s their position, their unique circumstance. And that, again, is just the beauty of the systems. Like, each one is going to be different.

Rebekah Scott [00:15:32]:
But if you don’t know which one to start with, then we have some suggestions, but they’ll come to me and be like, my family’s a mess. And I’m sick of that. So we start with the family system.

Yvonne Heimann [00:16:40]:
How do you. Systems are great. We got the best plants. It’s all mapped out. And then life happens, right?

Rebekah Scott [00:16:50]:
Yes. So we call that derailments. And this is, this is very common and this is like Murphy’s law, right? So I’m going to give an extreme example. But like, let’s say some kind of tragedy happens where you are now required to quit work, only focus on caretaking, whatever that might be. Well, now you take a look at your systems and be like, I just have to hire the food system. Somebody has to make the food at home while I care for this person. So then you knew, like, okay, well, food is a thing now. I need somebody else to take care of me.

Rebekah Scott [00:17:18]:
You’re going to have to maintain that somehow. It just may look different now. It may be getting up a little bit earlier to take care of yourself, your work system, make the necessary phone calls, necessary emails to pause that or whatever that looks like, your family system, is that going to need to change? You need some extra help in there? What does that look like? And then your home system, do you need to hire some help or if that’s not an option, choose to just let it go. Let the home system go for a little bit because you have to concentrate on this new derailment. That’s an extreme version, but again, a lot of them can be paused and should be paused while you concentrate on the current dilemma. But you get to pick them back up when things change. Again, you just pick them back up.

Yvonne Heimann [00:17:57]:
That’s exactly the thing of having systems in place. Having been through exactly that case scenario, having taken care of my late husband’s cancer treatment and all the things, it’s like I was two years. Two years where in the beginning I was able to kind of take care of clients, but at some point it was like, guys, I am out of it. I can’t. I don’t have the brainpower. I can’t. And I wish I would have had as much systems and as much structure in place as I have now because, yeah, I lost myself for two years taking care of him where I had to rebuild my business from the ground up. I’m like, it was a great pivot.

Yvonne Heimann [00:18:44]:
It started what my business is now, but when you were in it, it’s being able to fall back on knowing, great, my systems are there, I can pick up when I come back to it. And giving yourself the peace of mind and the permission. Life happens in seasons.

Rebekah Scott [00:19:08]:
Yeah.

Yvonne Heimann [00:19:08]:
There is no such thing as work life balance. There’s only balancing work and life. It’s never gonna be. It’s never gonna be an equal. Yeah. Do we strive for equal? Equal? Yeah, but you’re gonna beat yourself up if you expect it to be equal. It’s seasons.

Rebekah Scott [00:19:26]:
We just say you harmonize them.

Yvonne Heimann [00:19:26]:
It’s like, oh, we don’t have. We have two seasons here. We have two seasons here. But it’s like, it just as life happens in season, business happens in season, everything happens in seasons. And at some point, you might build something new, and your work system is gonna have taken higher priority. And as Rebekah was talking about it, great, then you subsidize. Subsidize it. That’s not the right word. You get help with the other systems to.

Yvonne Heimann [00:20:00]:
To just help manage. There’s never going to be a full and equal balance.

Rebekah Scott [00:20:04]:
No. And we try not to use the word balance, but we use the word harmonize because the notes are always going to be different. And so, like, maybe the work system is, like, three of the notes, and the, you know, home system is just one of the notes, but if you harmonize the two work and home life together, it feels better in your head, because we all know, like, what music looks like and what it sounds like when it’s really working harmoniously together and how to change gears for, like, what. This is not gonna. Because the balance, to me, I just. I literally picture myself on a teeter totter back in the day, and I’m like, nope, it’s not happening. Because, like, no, it’s not gonna happen. So if you harmonize to get better luck.

Yvonne Heimann [00:20:40]:
I like that. I might. I might. Just gonna have to borrow that from here because I’m the same as you. It’s like, I’ve never liked a. The. The word balancing, because it’s this. It’s just.

Yvonne Heimann [00:20:50]:
It doesn’t make sense because it’s just not happening in life like this. Unfortunately, it just isn’t that way. But again, it’s like having those systems in place. It’s easier to adjust accordingly based on where. Where things are and what. What has to happen and what you’re figuring out on. And it also gets us to a point where it’s not so much hustle, where it’s not a constant bad way. You know what’s coming.

Rebekah Scott [00:21:22]:
Yes. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Hustle is such a gross word. I mean, you know, it wasn’t that long ago that that’s all everybody talked about, and I’m so grateful somebody switched the gear to, like, this is gonna require no hustle because I don’t have space for the hustle because I, like you, have some symptoms ADHD. So my brain will go fast and addictive real fast. So I cannot have the fuel be hustle or everybody’s in trouble.

Yvonne Heimann [00:21:45]:
And the, I think the, often, the thing that also happens when somebody really is into this hustle, you are not taking the time to actually look at it where it’s like you’re just checking off boxes.

Rebekah Scott [00:22:01]:
Yeah.

Yvonne Heimann [00:22:02]:
Does that actually get you somewhere? Are you actually doing things that matter or are you just doing things to do things?

Rebekah Scott [00:22:09]:
Yes. Oh, my gosh, that’s so powerful. Especially when you’re looking at your work system after you’ve done your other systems. You go, I didn’t realize I was spending 70 hours like, oh, my gosh, how am I going to do all the things I just decided for my family, my home and my food and my work and how to take care of myself and do 70 hours. So then you look at your work and you go, what is the bare minimum I have to do to maintain my sales? So you start putting your effort towards the things that are the most profitable, and you start using automations, which I know you’re a pro at. When you have looked at that and been like, okay, if I want to maintain these other beautiful roles and systems, I’ve got, I’ve got to relook at my work system.

Yvonne Heimann [00:22:50]:
And it, it gives us, I base a lot in values. So what I often do with clients is I do a value elicitation. I know one of mine high up is safety and is experiences, where it’s like, how, what do I need to do in my business to accomplish that? Same with your five systems where it’s like you want to spend time with your family. So what can I do in, in the other areas? Often in our business area, to, to cut down the time that I’m spending? Is my to do list actually having an impact, or is it just an ego to do list? Let’s be honest. I have the, I love checking right things and feel like I got something done, but did it actually mean do something for our business? Was it really just an ego polish? Let’s be honest.

Rebekah Scott [00:23:44]:
Yeah. Just a vain list. Yep.

Yvonne Heimann [00:23:46]:
And it’s like what you were just talking about automations is. Rebekah is starting to experience my podcast automation because I love my guests and I want everybody to have all of this stuff. But do I really have to write the same email over and over and over and over again? No, no, I wrote it once I tested it twice and it’s an automation, and I literally just click a button and it’s done. Saving me how much time now to actually focus, to connect with you, or to have my lunch in between podcast recordings? So, yeah, between our five systems and our values and core beliefs, now we can look at things and be like, why am I doing this? I don’t polish my ego just checking of things. Let’s automate this, or let’s hand this off and leave this. We have to do it all perfectionism behind and just focus on the things. Why we actually started a business, and that’s to have a life.

Rebekah Scott [00:24:48]:
Yes. Yeah. It’s interesting, you say, you know that we have to do all the things, so we’re doing our lifts and stuff. One of the permissions that I give all the time when I’m coaching is what would 80% look like? Because we have this tendency to go, we’re gonna do that 100% and it’s not done until blah, blah, blah. And I. Because the sheer burnout and experience with that, I was like, no, I’m just gonna go for 80%. And it’s interesting because it just relieves you right away just saying it. Like, just saying it.

Rebekah Scott [00:25:17]:
Your face is like, oh, yeah, what would it look like to do it at 80%? It’s just a little nice permission to not do everything on that to do list.

Yvonne Heimann [00:25:25]:
And it’s like, the hundred percent is our perception. Nobody other cares what that hundred percent even looks like. So, guys, put that weight aside. You don’t have to carry it. 80% is a hundred percent for everybody else.

Rebekah Scott [00:25:43]:
Yes, so true, so true. The other percentage I always talk about is 1%. So when people hear all the roles that I’m doing, all the things, they’re like, oh, my gosh, I could never. I’m like, yes, you could. You could do it at 1%. And what would it be? And they have an immediate answer. It’s like, oh, actually, if I did want to write that book, I would probably just write a paragraph a day. I’m like, okay, that’s your 1% effort.

Rebekah Scott [00:26:01]:
And you not even two minutes ago said that would never happen, and you just gave me an answer. So what does 1% progress look like?

Yvonne Heimann [00:26:08]:
Because what it does is it gets us out of that perfection procrastination. You were thinking of the. Thinking about writing the book, so you’re not even starting it. And you’ve been talking about writing this book for how many years now? 5 minutes aside, let’s get this done. 1%. And you just gonna stack it up and suddenly the thing is happening. Guess what?

Rebekah Scott [00:26:39]:
Interesting. When you try to recall, yeah. Like, no more just talking about doing, trying to to do it or your dream. Because when we are in a position where we’re like, hey, I’ve been doing this for 20 years. Like, well, how did you start? Like 1%? All I could do when I was nursing a baby and doing chores was like, well, I could make one email about, hey, how did you start that? That was 1% and the next day just another 1%. So a lot of the things that people get overwhelmed by, I’m like, ask them, ask them. I bet it started, like, you know, the 20 years in versus one year in total different. But it is probably done at the same pace, just different percentages.

Yvonne Heimann [00:27:14]:
With that. Everybody that wants to start at 1% connect with you, go get started on their five systems, Rebekah. Tell everybody, where can they find you? And I think you also have a ton of resources for them.

Rebekah Scott [00:27:27]:
I do. I do. We actually have 22 different resources on our website, similar to what we’ve been talking about here, but the funnest one for you guys, I want you to go to encourageyourpodcast.com. and if you sign up for our newsletter there, it will feed you a awesome resource. That is two simple hacks for each system. So if you’ve heard the systems today and you’re like, hmm, what would mine be? I give you two simple hacks for each one of them to start accelerating them. That’s the best place to go to. So sign up there, and then you can take my digital course, which covers the five systems, or you can do coaching with me as well because we are all unique and have all unique, different stories and backgrounds of what we want to pursue.

Rebekah Scott [00:28:02]:
So I love pairing up with women and going, okay, let’s pursue this.

Yvonne Heimann [00:28:05]:
Thank you so much for coming on. And as always, guys, you know all of the links and where you can connect with Rebekah right in the description. Don’t forget to subscribe and follow for the next episode as we are talking about how you boss your business and build your business around your life, because that’s why we started this thing. Thanks so much for joining me, Rebekah. And I see all of you in the next episode. Bye.

Rebekah Scott [00:28:30]:
Thank you so much.

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