Behind the Screens with Claire Muir
Honest chats with the people running small businesses with heart.
They’re the ones doing the real work – balancing clients, teams, and life while learning what sustainable success actually looks like.
Honest chats with the people running small businesses with heart.
They’re the ones doing the real work – balancing clients, teams, and life while learning what sustainable success actually looks like.
Honest chats with the people running small businesses with heart.
They’re the ones doing the real work – balancing clients, teams, and life while learning what sustainable success actually looks like.
Honest chats with the people running small businesses with heart.
They’re the ones doing the real work – balancing clients, teams, and life while learning what sustainable success actually looks like.
Real chats with the people keeping small businesses running.
From delegation wins to boundary lessons, this series lifts the lid on what it actually takes to run a sustainable service business.
Working from home often begins with passion and freedom. But when the boundaries blur, that passion can quietly tip into workaholism. The constant “just one more thing” creeps into evenings, weekends, even rest. Left unchecked, it leads to burnout and resentment, the opposite of why you started. Recognising the signs early and bringing boundaries back in is the key to keeping your business sustainable and your energy intact.
Decision fatigue is real, and it hits business owners harder than most. When you’re making every single decision – what to work on, when to work on it, how to do it, what to charge, how to respond to that email – you’re burning through your mental capacity before you even get to the work that matters.
Hiring support doesn’t always mean a VA or OBM. Sometimes the smartest move is outsourcing life, not business, like getting a cleaner, ordering meal kits, or handing off school pick-up. If your capacity is low, the return on investment might be in your home, not your inbox.