Resting Biz Face
Welcome to the Resting Biz Face Podcast!
This podcast for you if you're a writer, creative business owner or service provider!
I'm Michelle Allen. I'm a writer, producer and creative consultant and I'm aka the Infinite Upstart!
I'm also the Co-founder of Ironclad Creative, a Community Interest Company that aims to support writers & theatre-makers in the business of making art!
As you may have already guessed, I'm wildly neurodivergent and so need a lot of rest. Resting and shifting away from hustle is something I've had a love hate relationship with for a while - and believe me, resting is hard when your neurodivergent brain wants you to do ALL THE THINGS!
Ultimately, we all know that productivity culture is no good for anyone - so I want you (and I) to slow down a little, rest in a way that works for us, and be magnificently successful AT THE SAME TIME!
This podcast will mix thought awareness tools, mindset reframing hacks and creativity prompts with practical strategy, systems and processes which will allow you to build a way of working and creating that is truly independent to you.
Let's get you more income, more clients and more creativity without the burn out, the overwhelm, and the boredom!
Let's get your Resting Biz Face on!
Resting Biz Face
104. Why it wasn't for me
In this slightly vulnerable episode, I’m talking about a job that should’ve been simple (night shifts stacking shelves) and why it left me drained in ways I didn’t expect.
Not because the work itself was hard, but because of everything around it as a neurodivergent person felt A LOT: the social cues, the perception I needed to be faster, and the way my brain wouldn’t stop running the shift long after I clocked out.
This isn’t a complaint about retail—it’s a reflection on how even the job that looks ideal for you on paper can be tough when you’re neurodivergent.
And how sometimes, the issue isn’t your effort, it's your expectations!
I’ll share what it taught me about work, energy, and building something that actually fits and I'll offer some tips for anyone else trying to figure out a better way to work with their brain, not against it.
Join the 500 Words a Day Challenge
Sign up for the Mailing List
WATCH the podcast on my YouTube Channel
Find out more about Michelle Allen & Infinite Upstart
www.infiniteupstart.com
Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/michelleallen_infiniteupstart