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Episode 558: The Cost of Playing Small: Why You Still Feel Unfulfilled Even If Your Business Is Thriving with Liz Hartke

podcast Aug 06, 2025
The Cost of Playing Small: Why You Still Feel Unfulfilled Even If Your Business Is Thriving with Liz Hartke

Feeling stuck in the grind, even though your business looks great on paper? Today, I’m joined by leadership advisor and Luminary Leadership Co. founder Liz Hartke, who’s here to help us break through our success ceilings and step into what she calls “your big next.” Liz shares the behind-the-scenes of her personal and professional transformation—what it means to truly align your life and business, and how to shift from simply maintaining what you’ve built to creating something that deeply fulfills you. If you’ve been craving clarity, white space, or a renewed sense of purpose, this episode is the wake-up call you’ve been waiting for.

 

Today you’ll hear:

  • The real reason so many high-achieving entrepreneurs still feel unfulfilled—and what to do about it
  • How to spot the signs that it’s time to make a change (and what to do next)
  • Why energy management is more important than time management
  • The difference between grinding and gliding, and how to transition between the two
  • How Liz’s near-death experience changed everything—and sparked her mission to help others step into their “big next”
  • What the Visionary CEO Schedule is and how to use it to create aligned growth
  • A behind-the-scenes look at Liz’s upcoming book, Your Big Next, and the movement it’s sparking

 

CONNECT WITH LIZ:

Website: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/

Instagram: @elizhartke

FREE Resources:

Clarity Prompts: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/clarity

Ideal Schedule Template: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/template

 

🔗 LINKS MENTIONED:

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https://www.hollymariehaynes.com/antisocial

 🌎 Website → hollymariehaynes.com

 📲 Follow Along on Instagram → @thehollymariehaynes 

 

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Holly Marie Haynes

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Holly Marie Haynes

Business strategist, host of the Crush the Rush™ Podcast, and founder of Anti-Social School™. After 22 years in Fortune 500 strategy, I built a life-first business in part-time hours. Now I help women entrepreneurs grow without living on social media.

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A FREE PRIVATE PODCAST FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

How to Grow a Profitable Business without Social Media

A 9-episode private podcast for the founder in the messy middle of business growth. Inside, I'll walk you through the same framework I've taught 1,000+ women entrepreneurs, the one I use to run my business on less than 1 hour a week of social media. Email marketing, AI, GEO, and the systems behind a sales-generating business that runs whether you post or not.

Less than 1 hour a week. Whole weeks offline. No algorithm. No burnout.

Not sure where to start? Take the 2-minute quiz →

Holly Marie Haynes is a business strategist helping women build profitable, life-first businesses without social media, through Crush the Rush™ and Anti-Social School™.

Holly Marie Haynes is a business strategist helping women build profitable, life-first businesses without social media, through Crush the Rush™ and Anti-Social School™.