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Entrepreneur productivity, CEO mindset, delegation, and operations...practical strategies to run a calm, profitable business.
You didn’t start your business to drown in tasks, context-switching, and constant interruptions.
Create Your Day gives entrepreneurs practical tools for time management, productivity, delegation, automation, SOPs, and leadership habits, so your business runs smoother and your life feels lighter.
I’m Jenn Cody - serial entrepreneur, strategist, and systems expert. Each week you’ll get no-fluff, step-by-step tactics to:
- Reclaim your calendar with time blocking and focus rituals
- Delegate and document with simple SOPs your team will actually follow
- Prioritize like a CEO (not a head firefighter)
- Build operations that scale without burning you out
Format you can expect: short solo trainings and action-first episodes you can implement the same day.
New here? Start with:
- Episode 99: "Fire, Ready, Aim: How Successful Entrepreneurs Build Businesses"
- Episode 105: “When to Pivot vs Persist (Decision Framework)”
🎯 Weekly strategic insights: join 2,000+ entrepreneurs → www.jenncodysolutions.com
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Ready for a candid debrief from the trenches? Jenn opens up about five mistakes that cost time, money, and peace of mind - and the practical tools she’s now using to steer with more clarity and less chaos. If you’ve ever said yes to shiny opportunities, hopped from strategy to strategy after a few weeks, waited too long to hire, tried to outwork burnout, or moved the goalpost so fast you forgot to celebrate, this conversation will feel like a mirror and a map. We dig into a simple three-ques...
Remember that 90-day plan from October? The one where you picked your one professional goal and one personal goal. Where you committed to blocking your calendar, building systems, protecting your energy, and showing up strategically for the final quarter of the year. How's that going? If you crushed it—amazing. If you started strong and then life happened—you're not alone. If you listened and thought "great idea" but didn't actually do anything—no judgment. Here's what matters now: you've got...
You set the goal. You make the plan. You feel motivated. And then... you don't follow through. Sound familiar? Most people think they have a discipline problem or a motivation problem. But what if the real issue is that you've stopped trusting yourself? In this episode, we explore why every decision you make - even the small ones - is actually a vote for the person you're becoming. Jenn breaks down why broken promises to yourself create a self-trust deficit that's quietly sabotaging your busi...
The holidays can feel like a tug-of-war between magic and meltdown. We get honest about why so many of us abandon self-care this time of year, how that choice ripples through our homes and teams, and what it looks like to lead with a regulated nervous system instead of white-knuckling for perfect moments. You’ll hear a candid story of snapping, apologizing, and noticing how depletion breeds reactivity—and how a small pivot toward calm changes the entire room. We unpack a simple framework to ...
You have seventeen brilliant business ideas in your notes app right now. Every single one of them is good. Legitimately good. But your business isn't growing the way you want it to. The problem isn't that you need better ideas—it's that you have too many good ones. In this episode, I'm breaking down the entrepreneur's curse: being brilliant enough to see opportunities everywhere, but not strategic enough to know which ones are actually yours to take. We're talking about why more ideas don't e...
Ever feel the high-performance version of you walk through the front door and start running the house like a meeting? We unpack how a powerful CEO identity can drift into every corner of life and unintentionally crowd out warmth, play, and ease. Rather than flipping a mythical “work off” switch, we walk through a practical approach to integration—bringing all of who we are while choosing the right facet to lead with, moment by moment. We share simple, real-world tools to shift from strategy ...
You're really good at solving problems. And that's exactly why your business is still chaos. Every time you swoop in and fix something, every time you're the hero who saves the day, you're building a dependency instead of a business. In this episode, I'm breaking down why your problem-solving superpower is secretly your kryptonite—and what to do about it. We're talking about the identity trap that keeps capable entrepreneurs stuck in firefighter mode, why being needed feels so good (even when...
Your revenue isn’t just a sales problem; it’s a nervous system problem. When every ping jolts you into fight or flight, strategic thinking goes dark and your business runs on emergency mode. We trace how emotional reactivity shows up in everyday decisions—saying yes to the wrong clients, chasing quick fixes, freezing on follow-through—and how those micro-moments add up to missed proposals, stalled ideas, and a drained bottom line. We break down a practical operating system for calm: the CLEA...
The first week of a 90‑day sprint feels electric—until reality shows up with sick kids, client fires, and that familiar wall where enthusiasm dies. We dig into a simple truth that changes everything: success favors systems over motivation. Instead of trying to “be stronger,” we design commitment architecture—environment, schedule, and accountability—that makes the right choice easier than quitting. We start by choosing a single non‑negotiable anchor that keeps you tethered to your goal on th...
Feeling behind as the year winds down? Let’s turn the final 90 days into your most focused stretch of 2025. We get honest about what’s really blocking progress—vague goals, busywork disguised as momentum, and avoidable fires—and replace them with a clear, simple plan you can implement today. I walk you through a revenue reality check to quantify the gap to December 31, translate it into daily targets, and build a tracker that makes progress visible and motivating. Then we strip away the noise...
Welcome to Create Your Day, the podcast for entrepreneurs who are done drowning in to-do lists, pulled in a dozen directions, and ready to reclaim their time. I’m Jenn Cody, and I'm a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and systems expert - and I’m here to help you: Reclaim your calendar and focusDelegate without things slipping through the cracksBuild systems that scaleStep fully into your CEO role without burning outIf you want no BS strategies for productivity, mindset, delegation, and busine...
Ever look around your business and think, “This is what I wanted… so why do I feel miserable?” You’re not alone. Too many entrepreneurs wake up every day in businesses that look successful on paper but feel like a prison in reality. In this episode, I’m breaking down how to create a values-based business—one that aligns with who you are, attracts the right clients, and gives you back your life. If you’ve ever felt like success without alignment is failure, this conversation will change how yo...
Every entrepreneur eventually faces the million-dollar question: Do I stick it out, or do I pivot? In this episode, Jenn breaks down the difference between persistence that leads to success and stubbornness that keeps you stuck. You’ll learn a simple, practical framework to help you decide whether it’s time to double down on your current strategy, or make a bold move in a new direction. If you’ve ever wondered whether your business challenge is a speed bump or a dead end, this episode will gi...
Tired of tracking numbers that never translate to action? Frustrated by repeating the same mistakes in your business month after month? It's time to transform how you approach your monthly business review. A powerful monthly review isn't about creating pretty charts or judging your performance—it's about building a business intelligence system that reveals patterns and informs smarter decisions. Many entrepreneurs fall into two traps: meticulously tracking everything but acting on nothing, o...
Have you ever created a beautiful vision board or business plan that ended up collecting dust? You're not alone. Most entrepreneurs struggle with bridging the gap between inspiring visions and daily actions that move the needle. The three-year vision emerges as the perfect sweet spot for effective business planning. It's far enough away to think beyond current limitations but close enough to create concrete plans. Unlike paralyzing 10-year forecasts or restrictive 1-year timelines, three yea...
The secret to breaking through revenue ceilings lies in the powerful combination of business strategy and identity work, not just one or the other. Your business will always match your self-concept, so upgrading both simultaneously is essential for sustainable growth. • Strategy without identity work leads to self-sabotage • Mindset work without strategy keeps you stuck despite positive thinking • Every revenue level requires different strategies AND a different identity • Three business sta...
Ever hit that 3 PM wall where your brain seemingly shuts down and productivity nosedives? I spent years thinking this was just an energy problem, throwing coffee and snacks at it with minimal results. But through working with clients and examining my own patterns, I discovered something revolutionary: what we're experiencing isn't primarily an energy crash—it's decision fatigue. Your brain has a finite capacity for making decisions each day. By mid-afternoon, most of us have depleted that re...
Breaking free from the paralysis of perfectionism is one of the greatest challenges entrepreneurs face. Smart, capable people often find themselves stuck in endless planning loops, researching and preparing while their dreams remain unrealized. But what if the secret to success isn't perfect planning, but imperfect action? In this milestone 100th episode, I dive deep into why we get trapped in expensive procrastination and how Artificial Intelligence can be the game-changer that propels you ...
Planning paralysis keeps entrepreneurs stuck in endless preparation without implementation, causing expensive procrastination instead of real business growth. The addiction to planning feels productive but prevents facing the reality of putting ourselves out there where actual learning happens. • Expensive procrastination happens when we create beautiful business plans without taking action • Planning addiction feels safe but is often sophisticated avoidance of risking failure or judgment • ...
We've created a culture where being overwhelmed is somehow proof we're important, but this busy badge of honor is killing our businesses and our souls. Confusing activity with achievement leads to spinning our wheels without making meaningful progress. • Busy work vs. business work: theatrical activities that look like work but don't create results • The four costs of constant busyness: money, relationships, health, and your dreams • How to audit your time: track what you're actually doing f...
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