Resting Biz Face
Welcome to the Resting Biz Face Podcast.
Who said you had to pick just one thing?
If you're a writer, creative business owner or service provider who’s tired of being told to niche down, slow down or pick a lane, you're in the right place.
I’m Michelle Allen: writer, producer, creative consultant, and trainee personal trainer... aka the Infinite Upstart.
I’m also the co-founder of Ironclad Creative, a Community Interest Company supporting writers and theatre-makers in the business of making art.
I’m wildly neurodivergent, multi-passionate, and (surprise!) often very much in need of rest.
Resting hasn’t always come easy, especially when my brain wants to do everything all at once. But what I’ve learned, and what I share here, is that you can do lots of things your way, on your terms, and still build a sustainable, satisfying, income-generating life.
This podcast is about finding your rhythm, not someone else’s formula.
I’ll share mindset reframes, thought awareness tools, creative prompts, and business strategy that blend structure with spaciousness.
It’s about building a creative work life that’s actually liveable, one that makes space for ambition and rest, ideas and boundaries, doing and not-doing.
So if you’re building a creative life with a lot going on, and you want more income, more clients, and more creativity without the burnout, overwhelm or boredom, come rest your biz face here!
Let’s do it differently.
Together.
Resting Biz Face
110. Accountability: What It Really Takes to Stick With Something
We talk a lot about accountability in business, but too often, it’s used like a threat.
As if the only way you’ll follow through is if someone’s chasing you down or making you feel bad for not hitting a goal.
This week on this week's episode I'm flipping that idea on its head.
We get into:
- What accountability really means (and what it doesn’t)
- Why guilt and pressure never really work
- The kinds of support that actually help you stay on track
- How I use accountability tools like co-working, public commitments, and the 500 Words a Day Challenge
- Why accountability only works when it’s linked to action you want to take
If you’ve ever said “I just need someone to hold me accountable,” this one’s for you.
Listen now and tell me, what kind of accountability works for you?
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