If your to-do list feels endless but your bank account isn’t reflecting the results, then this one is for YOU. It’s not that you need to do more, it's that you’re focusing on the wrong things.

We’re talking about why being “busy” isn’t the same as being profitable and how to stop mistaking action for progress. After 20 years in business (and the list of lessons learned that comes from that), I’ll show you how to ditch the dopamine hit of ticking off meaningless tasks and instead focus on your Critical Success Factors the few, powerful actions that actually grow revenue, free up your time, and get you paid what you’re worth.

Here’s what you’ll learn in today’s episode:

✔ Why your to-do list is sabotaging your business growth

✔ The difference between busy work and needle-moving work

✔ How to identify your three Critical Success Factors that drive income, impact, and sustainability

✔ A simple audit exercise you can do THIS WEEK to reclaim your focus

✔ How to build a business that doesn’t just survive, but thrives without you chained to every task

Because I don’t want you collapsing into bed each night after completing 30 tasks of a to-do list, still feeling like nothing’s moving forward. I want you building a business that pays you a six-figure salary, gives you weekends off, and lets you be truly present with your family ❤️

✨ Your next steps:

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Let’s stop being sp productive at the wrong things and start being profitable in the right ones. 💪

Stay Moxie,

Sarah

What happens when you fall in love with someone who has no idea what it means to be married to a woman chasing big business dreams?

In this episode, I sit down with my husband Jonny for the first in a series that gets into the messy, magical, and sometimes maddening reality of building a business and a life together.

From meeting on a beach in Thailand (yep, more than 20 years ago!) to navigating the very different worlds we each came from, Jonny and I chat:

• How we went from adventure buddies to business partners

• What it’s really like for him to be the “supportive partner” while I lead our businesses

• The moments we’ve had to stop, re-align, and choose our next chapter together

• Why freedom means something different to both of us (and how we make that work)

• The surprising ways perimenopause has challenged not just me, but us as a couple and business partners

We get real about the fact that this hasn’t always been smooth sailing. We’ve had seasons of feeling stuck, of almost walking away, and of rediscovering how to intentionally build a business that supports the life we want, not the other way around.

If you’ve ever wondered how to bring your partner along for this business ownership ride or how to keep your marriage and business thriving without losing yourself this conversation is for you.

💡 What You’ll Take Away

• Why your partner doesn’t need to “come from your world” to thrive in it with you
• The 3 things that have made our relationship work in business and in life
• How to create intentional check-ins that keep your goals, values, and dreams aligned
• What supportive partnership really looks like beyond the Instagram highlight reel

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📲 Let’s Keep This Conversation Going

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Because the truth is you don’t have to choose between being a great partner, a great mum, and a successful business owner. You just need a little moxie…and maybe a Jonny.

🎧 Listen now and let’s redefine what success looks like together.

Ready for ranty Sarah - cause this episode we’re heading into the BS arena of the passive business crowd and in particular those people selling affiliate, or multi-level marketing (MLM), schemes, and why they're not the “passive income” business model you’ve been promised.

If you’ve ever been tempted by “the dream” you know the one: flexible work-from-home hours, big commission checks, and Insta-worthy freedom vibes this one is for you. Because here's the deal: MLMs and affiliate models aren’t businesses. They’re commission-only sales roles… and often, they're unpaid labor in disguise.

🔥 Inside this episode:

• Why owning your business (and your decisions) is a FAR safer option.

• The cold, hard numbers: approximately 85% of people in MLMs earn under $1K a year

• The hidden cost of “selling the dream” (when you’re not living it yourself)

• Why these models suck your time, energy, and trust without giving you real control

• • The better alternatives: legit business ideas you can build (and own!) without sacrificing your sanity

  
  

  You’ll also get a sneak peek into our annual Beyond Retreat 3-day immersive experience designed to help you cut through the noise, rewrite the stories holding you back, and finally take that big step beyond the edge you've been circling.

  
  

  Let me say this loud and clear: If you already have a business, your time is better spent fixing your current model. If you don’t have one yet? Let’s build you something you actually own something that can’t be taken away with a boardroom pen stroke.

  
  You deserve a business that’s present AND profitable. Not a hustle that leaves you chasing people in your inbox at 2 a.m. ✖
  

  
  

  👇 Tune in now if:

  
  

  ✔ You’re tired of being sold hype over substance

  ✔ You’ve ever wondered if these “business opportunities” are really worth it

  ✔ You’re ready to build (or rebuild) a business that gives you freedom, flexibility, and ownership

  
  

  Let’s rewrite the story together. You’ve got more options and more power than they ever told you. 💥

  
  

  🎧 Subscribe to The Moxie Movement Podcast so you never miss an episode filled with truth bombs, strategy, and stories that actually move the needle.

  
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  👉 Not sure where to start with your own business model? Book a Moxie Breakthrough Session and let’s get clear on your next move.

  
  You don’t need to sell the dream to other people desperate for freedom. You need a real business that supports your life.

  
  

  And that’s exactly what we do around here.

  Until next time, stay moxie.