Happy Healthy Minds Podcast With Sarah Swanton

Let’s face it, working for yourself and becoming your own boss can be one rollercoaster ride of a journey. The highs, the lows, and the incredible learning curves. Many entrepreneurs describe self-employment as a journey of personal development. The best therapy you can get! One topic that comes up regularly with small business owners is fear. Fear and anxiety. Whether you’re in your first twelve months or been in business for several years, it doesn’t seem to make any difference. Sometimes it seems like you overcome one fear, and oops here comes another one! If you have the sense that there are opportunities you’ve turned down in the past, because of fear then this episode is for you. Settle into this one, and you may even find this episode gives you a different way of looking at fear and anxiety. For more on Happy Healthy Entrepreneur go to www.sarahswanton.com

It's here....! The first ever episode of the Happy Healthy Entrepreneur Podcast. Woo hoo! My very first podcast guest this week is...Lucy Payne, who went self-employed pretty much 12 months ago at the time of recording, so it was great to reflect on her first year in business. My goodness, we talked about all sorts of topics including self-confidence, networking, imposter syndrome, business buddies, and being an introvert entrepreneur. The three words Lucy uses to describe her entrepreneurial journey so far are: enlightening, isolating, and exciting. What you'll learn by listening to this episode - Why Lucy values rewarding herself with a day off so highly, and how she is able to do so without feeling guilty. - How she responds when she is 'shoulding' all over herself. - We muse on Imposter Syndrome and just how common it is for both employed and self-employed folk. - How networking has turned out to be one of the best things Lucy has done, despite bursting into tears at her very first networking event (a