Business
Naomi, Nicola and Amanda interview Ellen Ronalds Keene, the founder of Self-Care for Teachers and Perk Digital. Ellen shares her story of chronic illness and career change that led to her becoming self-employed. She shares how having two businesses actually helps her maintain balance, and why she grappled so much with this initially.Ellen explains some of the themes she sees in business owners and entrepreneurs that echo those that come up when she works with teachers, such as the glorification of the hustle, being the martyr and the myth of the quick fix/silver bullet.We also discuss the benefits of policies and procedures in business, and how separating ‘you’ from ‘your business’ helps with boundaries.Ellen also tells us how being a part of the Gentle Business Mastermind community has been so beneficial to her.You can connect with Ellen on LinkedIn or at ellenronaldskeene.comIf this conversation stirred up a desire in you to explore what doing business gently might mean to you, you can get direct support, guidance and tools in the Gentle Business Mastermind. It’s an experience that support new entrepreneurs and existing business owners to grow their businesses gently, sustainably and consciously. Along the way you’ll meet an incredible community of guest mentors and other gentle business masterminds from around the globe who you can get support from and offers support in return, while you explore growing your own business in alignment with your heart, vision, values and energy.Registration for the gentle business mastermind is open in Feb-March 2020. You can find out more about it at gentlebusinessmastermind.com where you can also download the free ‘Grow your Business the Gentle Way’ ebook. It’s full of inspiring tips and prompts to help you do business gently in your own way.Thanks for being here, it’s been great sharing this adventure with you. Choose your own adventure in the business world and let’s ditch the hustle together.