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136: Planning For My Third Maternity Leave as a Self-Employed Business Owner: What I’m Doing This Time Around

Joy Michelle

Are you planning an upcoming maternity leave as a self-employed business owner? In today’s episode, I’m sharing my plans for my third maternity leave: what I’ve learned from the past, what I’m doing differently this time, and what you can do to prepare your own business for your leave. 

Listen in as I walk through the steps you need to take and the decisions you need to make to be able to walk away from your business for an extended time. Whether you’re planning a maternity leave right now or simply planning ahead, this episode is for you. 

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In This Episode You'll:

  1. Learn from my past two maternity leave experiences 
  2. Take a look into how I’m planning for my upcoming maternity leave
  3. Get my advice for planning a leave of your own


Find it quickly:

3:25 - My previous two maternity leaves

5:10 - What to think about when planning your maternity leave

6:48 - How I’m planning for my third maternity leave


Links: 

74: Growing Beyond Services: Building Diverse Revenue Streams

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Read the full show notes from today’s episode HERE.


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