If you’re an overwhelmed business owner who says she wants help… but still struggles with delegation anxiety, this episode is for you.

Because task hoarding in small business doesn’t look dramatic.

It looks like:

Doing payroll from a hospital bed.

Working when you’re sick because “no one else can do it properly.”

Redoing your team’s work at 10pm.

Micromanaging because it feels safer.

This isn’t about being bad at leadership.

This is about identity, control, and learning how to delegate without losing control.

And for female entrepreneurs — especially mums running businesses — this pattern is incredibly common.

✔ Why delegation anxiety in small business isn’t a character flaw

✔ The identity shift from “doer” to CEO leadership

✔ How to delegate in your small business without micromanaging

✔ The 80% rule of delegation (and why it unlocks momentum)

✔ How to choose low-risk tasks to delegate first

✔ Why business growth without burnout requires backup

When you stop delegating because it feels uncomfortable, you create:

1. A business that only works when you’re working
2. Constant mental load
3. No backup during school holidays or sickness
4. Burnout disguised as “high standards”

Being indispensable feels powerful.

Until you realise it means you can’t step away.

If your nervous system goes into fight-or-flight every time life happens, that’s not a systems problem.

That’s a delegation problem.

Here’s the shift:

Delegation isn’t about someone doing it your way.

It’s about someone doing it well enough so you don’t have to.

80% done by someone else is more powerful than 100% done by you.

Because leadership in small business isn’t execution anymore, it’s direction.

If you want to scale your business without burnout, you must move from task hoarder to leader.

If you’re wondering how to delegate in your business without blowing it up:

Start with low-risk tasks.

Admin.

Accounts.

Repetitive prep work.

Follow-ups.

If the business won’t collapse if it’s done imperfectly, it’s safe to hand over.

And instead of micromanaging steps, define outcomes:

“What does done look like?”

Clarity reduces anxiety for you and for them.

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The hours between 3pm and bedtime can feel like absolute chaos.

You’re trying to finish work, cook dinner, manage homework, regulate everyone’s emotions… and somehow be present too.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why does it feel like I’m failing at everything between school pickup and bedtime?” this episode is for you.

You’re not bad at being present, your business just isn’t designed to let you leave.

In this episode of The Moxie Movement Podcast, I’m giving you what I call The School Run Strategy a simple and powerful way to contain your business so it stops bleeding into family time and draining your energy dry.

This isn’t about working less because you’re “not ambitious”.

It’s about designing a business that works with your real life not against it.

1. Why split attention is the real reason you feel guilty everywhere
2. What “Done By Three” actually means (and what it doesn’t)
3. How to create a hard stop that protects your energy and your evenings
4. Why decision-making after 3pm is costing you more than you think
5. The 4 non-negotiable rules that stop work spilling into parenting time
6. How buffers (not better time management) change everything

1. Why trying to do two full-time roles at once is exhausting you
2. How role separation leads to better business decisions and calmer evenings
3. Why “no new starts after 2pm” will instantly reduce mental load
4. How to start small without burning out or rebelling against your own rules

Pick one day this week and try a true hard stop.

Clock out. Shut it down. Leave the business where it belongs.

And if you want to go deeper into building a business that’s designed to be Done By Three this is exactly what we build inside my world.

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Love + Moxie,

Sarah

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You did the thing, built the business and money’s coming in.

So why does it feel like you can’t breathe?

If you’ve got a business that looks successful from the outside paying you well, serving clients, ticking the “should be grateful” boxes but you can’t switch off, can’t step away, and can’t imagine a holiday without your laptop… this one is for you.

In this episode, I’m unpacking what I call the golden handcuffs. When your business pays you just enough to keep you trapped, but not enough to buy back your time, energy, or thinking space.

This isn’t a personal failing, it’s a structure problem.

✔ Why successful businesses can feel heavier instead of easier

✔ How capable women accidentally build businesses that rely on them for everything

✔ The 3 signs your business is leaning on you too hard

✔ Why making more money won’t fix your exhaustion

✔ The difference between being a paid doer vs a true business owner

✔ A simple audit to spot where you’re handcuffed to your business

1. The “well-paid job” trap that keeps you permanently on
2. Why being the main sales generator keeps you stuck
3. How becoming the default problem solver drains your brain
4. What happens when your role doesn’t evolve as your business grows
5. Why structure creates relief not revenue alone
6. How to start redesigning your business without burning it down

If you’ve ever thought:

“I should be grateful… so why am I this tired?”

Then your business just needs a different architecture.

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If this episode hit, listen again with a pen and paper. You’re not meant to cope harder you’re meant to redesign smarter.

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