This episode is a little bold and maybe a little confronting—but also incredibly freeing. Today we’re talking about the uncomfortable truth many ambitious women eventually discover: what we think we want from our businesses isn’t always what we actually want from our lives.

In this episode…
I’m unpacking the difference between building a bigger business and building a bigger life. We’re talking about the subtle ways hustle culture creeps into online business, why growth can sometimes create pressure instead of freedom, and the mindset shift that helped me realign my business with the life I actually want as a mom.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The surprising difference between wanting business growth and wanting more space in life
• How hustle culture disguises itself as “freedom” in online business
• The moment I realized my business growth was creating pressure instead of margin
• Why ambitious moms are especially vulnerable to always-on work habits
• The difference between pressure-driven ambition and peace-driven ambition
• How to tell if your business is supporting your life—or running it
• The question that completely changed how I think about scaling
• Why sustainable growth often looks slower but feels healthier
• Building systems that support your real life instead of constant urgency
• Designing a business that expands your life rather than consuming it

This episode is for you if…

• You feel like your business is starting to run your life instead of support it
• You want growth, but not at the expense of your peace or presence
• You’re tired of feeling like you always have to be “on”
• You’re questioning whether hustle culture has quietly crept into your business
• You want to build something meaningful without sacrificing the life you’re building it for

Friend, ambition isn’t the problem. Misalignment is. The goal isn’t just a bigger business—it’s a life that actually feels spacious enough to enjoy.

Inside The Brand Lab, we help women grow their businesses with strategy and encouragement so they never feel alone in the process. It is more than marketing. It is a community for ambitious moms who want to build with confidence, clarity, and faith.

Learn more at: https://www.radiantsocialco.com/brand-lab

Or connect with me personally.

DM me the word "DIARYPOD" on Instagram at @justmegjones and I will chat with you personally and offer an exclusive discount for podcast listeners.

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If you’ve ever sat down to create and felt completely blank, this episode is for you. Today we’re talking about why creativity doesn’t usually disappear because you’ve run out of ideas—it often dims because your mind and nervous system are carrying too much.

In this episode…
We’re unpacking why a lack of creativity is often one of the earliest warning signs of burnout for ambitious women. I’m sharing what actually happens in your brain when you’re overloaded, why your imagination is one of the first things to shut down, and a few simple ways to create the mental space that allows creativity to return.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why creativity is often the first thing to fade when burnout is approaching
• How high-achieving women can still be functioning while quietly burning out
• What happens in your brain when you’re living in constant urgency and mental load
• Why creativity requires nervous system margin—not just time blocks
• The difference between needing more inspiration vs. needing more space
• Simple overnight resets that can help restore clarity and creativity
• Why overconsumption (scrolling, podcasts, content overload) can shut down creative thinking
• How decision fatigue blocks your ability to think creatively
• The importance of reconnecting with joy that has nothing to do with productivity
• Why creativity often returns when your systems start supporting your real life

This episode is for you if…

• You feel like you’ve “lost your creativity” lately
• You stare at a screen and feel blank or uninspired
• You’re constantly consuming content but struggling to create your own
• You feel mentally overloaded even when you’re still functioning
• You’re an ambitious mom who needs systems that support your energy, not drain it

Friend, creativity isn’t something you force. It’s something that returns when your mind has room to breathe.

Inside The Brand Lab, we help women grow their businesses with strategy and encouragement so they never feel alone in the process. It is more than marketing. It is a community for ambitious moms who want to build with confidence, clarity, and faith.

Learn more at: https://www.radiantsocialco.com/brand-lab

Or connect with me personally.

DM me the word "DIARYPOD" on Instagram at @justmegjones and I will chat with you personally and offer an exclusive discount for podcast listeners.

If this episode encouraged you, it would mean so much if you hit follow/subscribe, leave a quick review, or share it with another ambitious mom who’s building big things in the middle of real life. 💛

If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly running on high heat—pushing harder, doing more, and still feeling like things are burning out—this episode will probably hit close to home. Today we’re talking about pace, pressure, and what it really takes to build something meaningful without exhausting yourself in the process.

In this episode…
I’m sharing a story from early in my marriage about learning how to cook and how one small realization about turning the heat down changed the way I approach my business, motherhood, and life. This conversation is about slowing your pace, choosing sustainability over urgency, and realizing that sometimes the problem isn’t your ability—it’s the temperature you’re operating at.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The cooking mistake that revealed a bigger pattern in how I operate
• Why many ambitious moms live and work on “high heat”
• How urgency and pressure quietly lead to burnout
• The difference between intensity and sustainability
• Focusing on fewer priorities instead of trying to grow everything at once
• Why margin is essential for momentum
• Choosing repeatable consistency over short bursts of intensity
• Checking your pace before obsessing over results
• Letting go of limiting identity labels like “I’m just bad at consistency”
• Why the right systems can change everything about how your business feels

This episode is for you if…

• You feel like you’re constantly pushing harder but still burning out
• You’ve labeled yourself as inconsistent or bad at follow-through
• You’re juggling motherhood and business and questioning your pace
• You want growth that feels sustainable instead of frantic
• You’re craving a slower, steadier way to build something meaningful

Friend, sometimes the answer isn’t doing more—it’s simply turning the heat down.

Inside The Brand Lab, we help women grow their businesses with strategy and encouragement so they never feel alone in the process. It is more than marketing. It is a community for ambitious moms who want to build with confidence, clarity, and faith.

Learn more at: https://www.radiantsocialco.com/brand-lab

Or connect with me personally.

DM me the word "DIARYPOD" on Instagram at @justmegjones and I will chat with you personally and offer an exclusive discount for podcast listeners.

If this episode encouraged you, it would mean so much if you hit follow/subscribe, leave a quick review, or share it with another ambitious mom who’s building big things in the middle of real life. 💛