How to Stop Working 60+ Hours and Still Grow Your Business
Update: 2025-07-15
Description
Do you feel like your business owns you instead of the other way around? In this episode of Hard Hat to CEO, we get real about what it means to work nonstop and still feel behind. If you're grinding through 60+ hour weeks, it's time to change that, without slowing down your growth. You’ll hear a story about juggling farm life and office deadlines that sparked a major shift in how to run a business the right way. We break down how to build a team you can trust, set up simple systems, and get tasks off your plate, one step at a time. The goal? Spend less time doing and more time leading, so you can grow without burning out.
Episode highlights:
(0:00 ) Intro
(0:35 ) When self-employment becomes a trap
(2:26 ) What real freedom in business looks like
(4:23 ) Why SOPs, checklists, and decision filters matter
(7:31 ) Writing down your tasks and giving them away
(9:08 ) What success looks like when you're not busy
(11:15 ) Becoming the CEO your business needs
(11:42 ) Free coaching and a support group that gets it
(12:15 ) Outro
Connect with Hard Hat to CEO on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BrHqc3wdF/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardhattoceo/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcgilman/
Episode highlights:
(0:00 ) Intro
(0:35 ) When self-employment becomes a trap
(2:26 ) What real freedom in business looks like
(4:23 ) Why SOPs, checklists, and decision filters matter
(7:31 ) Writing down your tasks and giving them away
(9:08 ) What success looks like when you're not busy
(11:15 ) Becoming the CEO your business needs
(11:42 ) Free coaching and a support group that gets it
(12:15 ) Outro
Connect with Hard Hat to CEO on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BrHqc3wdF/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardhattoceo/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcgilman/
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