The Growth Addicts Podcast
"Scotland's First Charting Podcast for Small Business Owners"
The Scotsman
The Growth Addicts Podcast is a workshop style small business podcast (grab a pen!) packed with actionable tips that are helping thousands of small business owners around the world grow their small business whilst making business life easier at the same time.
Amazon no.1 Bestselling author of her Social Media Planner, Amanda Hughes, is asking the small business questions we all want to know the answers to such as: Does a small business really need a website? How do you convert followers to customers on Instagram? What systems and processes can give you back more time in your business? and How can I actually grow my Instagram following?
Whether you're just thinking about starting up a small business, you already have a side hustle or your business is established and looking to go to the next level, Growth Addicts is for you.
Amanda shares actionable tips, social media strategies, real life entrepreneurial experience and inspiring stories to help you live your best business life.
Amanda herself has been a self employed small business owner for over 10 years and shares the advice that she herself used to escape the 9-5 corporate hustle and build not one, but two, successful small businesses, an Amazon no.1 bestselling social media planner, a thriving social media mentor group, multiple eBooks, and a loyal community.
Not content with just sharing her own experience, Amanda also hosts incredible guests too who are happy to share their experience and advice with you.
With over 2500 downloads worldwide and counting, and an Apple top 30 spot (the first of it's kind in Scotland) Growth Addicts is growing every day.
It's your time to join us and hear from the small business experts, get inspired and get the answers to the burning questions you have along the way!
The Growth Addicts Podcast
How Hypnosis Can Help Small Business Owners Beat Burnout, Reduce Anxiety & Boost Confidence – with Diane Quinn
Feeling overwhelmed by your never-ending to-do list? Struggling to switch off at night? This episode is for you.
In this powerful and surprisingly soothing conversation, Amanda Hughes chats with Diane Quinn, an Ayrshire-based hypnosis practitioner (and former hairstylist of 30 years!) about how hypnosis can be a game-changing tool for small business owners.
Diane opens up about her own experience of burnout, her first panic attack, and how hypnosis helped her regulate her emotions, boost her confidence, and eventually build a new business helping others do the same.
We break down:
- The science behind hypnosis (no, it’s not clucking like a chicken!)
- How small business owners can use self-hypnosis techniques to reduce anxiety and overwhelm
- Why hypnosis is a natural, proven tool for emotional regulation—even if talk therapy isn’t your thing
- The power of group hypnosis sessions and Diane’s signature Better Balance, Better You program
- A live technique you can try today (timestamp: 17:30) to calm your nervous system in less than a minute
Whether you’re sceptical or curious, this episode gives a real-life look at how hypnosis works and how it could help you finally switch off and get back in control.
Find Diane on Instagram here
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