Owning a business is supposed to give you more freedom. So why do so many business owners end up working longer hours than everyone else?

Lisa Conway knows that problem well.

She started her own salon hoping to work closer to her children and escape a long commute. Instead, she found herself managing employees, juggling customers, and becoming the person everyone depended on.

Today, Lisa helps other salon owners avoid getting stuck in that same cycle.

In this conversation, we get into her strict 25-hour rule, why business owners struggle to delegate, and how to build a business that doesn't fall apart the moment you step away.

We also discuss when to hire employees, how to keep existing customers instead of constantly chasing new ones, managing business expenses, and why a business that looks successful might not actually be profitable.

If you're starting a small business or already running one that's taking over your life, you'll find plenty to relate to here.

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There's this exhaustion that comes from working all day, then spending your remaining hours trying to build a business.

And sometimes, the actual work isn't even the exhausting part. It's the courses, the communities, the endless advice, and the feeling that everyone else is moving faster than you.

Janay Trevillion knows that cycle well.

With a full-time job and a side business she's building around her experience in travel and technology, Janay has dealt with burnout, information overload, and the pressure to constantly learn and create.

In Part 1 of our conversation, we explore:

• Recognizing burnout: The warning signs that can show up as sleepless nights, doomscrolling, anxiety, and difficulty focusing.
• Information overload: Why joining more courses and online communities can sometimes leave you feeling further behind.
• Choosing what to focus on: How to prioritize your interests when you're someone who wants to pursue several things at once.
• Managing a side hustle alongside a full-time job: Setting boundaries, planning your week, and giving yourself permission to step away.
• Recovering without rushing: Why Jenette sees rebuilding from burnout as an ongoing process rather than something you fix overnight.

If you're working a 9-to-5, trying to create another income stream, and wondering how everyone else seems to be managing it all, there's plenty in this conversation you'll relate to.

Connect with Janay: https://substack.com/@curateyourbestlife

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Adam M. Ward already had a career and his own consulting business when he started building another income stream through product reviews.

The side hustle began in the margins of his week, on evenings and weekends, and eventually grew into something that earns through a mix of paid review work, Amazon/affiliate commissions, and YouTube revenue.

In this episode, we talk about what your first few review videos should look like, how Adam decides which products are actually worth covering, why you don’t need millions of views to make money, and how he uses AI, research, thumbnails and retention data to keep improving.

We also get into the part most side-hustle advice skips: what happens when the business starts eating into your evenings, weekends and hobbies, and how to decide whether the extra income is actually worth the trade-off.

If you’re trying to build a second income around an already-busy life, this one is worth listening to.

>>> Connect with Adam M. Ward

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GearRiser

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/innovationadam

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