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How I Take August Off Without My Clients Or Cashflow Suffering
Episode 1781st May 2026 • Make More Money without Selling Your Soul • Polly Lavarello
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In this episode, I’m talking about how I take the whole of August off, and no, it is not because I have magically become a zen goddess with a colour-coded calendar and zero inbox drama.

It is because I have built my business to support the life I actually want.

I share the real reasons this matters to me, from burnout and long Covid to grief, parenting and finally deciding that rest is not a reward for good behaviour. It is part of the strategy.

We talk boundaries, clients, systems, VA support, and why your business should not need you switched on every minute to keep working.

Highlights:

(04:56) - Why freedom means nothing until you define it for yourself

(08:45) - The hidden cost of building a business on shaky foundations

(12:50) - When burnout, long Covid and grief changed everything

(18:56) - Why I refuse to save my life for “one day”

(21:18) - How I set client expectations before taking August off

(24:26) - The systems and support that keep the business moving


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