Soulful Sales With Ruth Poundwhite

#80: Burnout, Boundaries & Bodies Roundtable Discussion

• Ruth Poundwhite

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Today's special roundtable discussion is a really important one, all about listening to our bodies, setting boundaries and running our businesses in a way that is truly sustainable for the future and not based on how we think we should be able to sustain it.

With Sage Grayson, Dama Jue, Kate Kordsmeier, Liz Stapleton, Steph Blake, and Ruth Poundwhite.

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🎧 Tune in to hear us answer:

  • How do you know the difference between needing a break and avoiding something uncomfortable?
  • When is burnout actually a sign you’ve outgrown a version of your business?
  • What boundaries genuinely protect your energy — not just in theory, but in practice?
  • And how do we listen to our bodies before they force us to stop?


Quotes:

đź’­ [12:40] "The universe will throw you a pebble... it'll throw you a rock... or it'll throw a boulder. I have started to notice those warning signs and stop it with a pebble before it even gets to the rock." - Steph Blake

đź’­ [18:30] "I had to make a tough decision to stop working with clients in the way that I was... I asked myself, 'Can I continue the way I'm going?' And the answer was no. So I had no choice." - Ruth Poundwhite

💭 [54:38] “Always work on the things that are closest to you getting paid.” - Sage Grayson

đź’­ [58:31] "It takes 10, 20 minutes to set a boundary. It can take weeks or months to recover from burnout." - Dama Jue


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