02-12-2022
Eps 020: Overcoming Time Challenges: A Story of Introversion, Cancer, and Hiring Team Members with Clair Levy
After witnessing her entrepreneurial parents navigate divorce and multiple businesses and jobs, Clair Levy vowed to never become an entrepreneur - but when faced with cancer and a dismal job market, she must confront her fears and become her own boss in order to survive.Clair said, "I was more educated than most of the people that I worked for and they don't like it when you talk back when you're an administrative assistant. They're like, be in your place."You will learn:Clair Levy's experience of growing up with parents who were entrepreneurs and the challenge of being a shy introvert and making friends in new schools.What enabled Clair to overcome her shyness, compete on the speech team and how it changed her career path?Clair's experience of being diagnosed with thyroid and breast cancer, and how she has navigated life and her business with these longer term effects on her health.She continued, "I don't see myself as a cancer survivor because I think that's like a suit that you wear around and I don't want to do that. It's something that I have, but it's not who I am."Clair Levy is an entrepreneur and the founder of Precision Resume Solutions. She is an experienced communicator and coach, having competed on the speech team in college and taught communication while obtaining her master's degree. Clair has faced many challenges in her life and she is a testament to resilience and strength.Listen in on her story and our coaching session on Clair's number one challenge, time.We cover: What went wrong with a previous hireThe balance of work, expertise and finances in growing your team andHow Clair can stop work encroaching on the evenings and weekends to get her life back!I feel that while this is important for us all, it's even more so for Clair, "Bearing in mind the health issues that you've had, having this time off is even more critical."The choices that you make by prioritising yourself in your business and creating the time to allow for other kinds of creativity and interactions with people, will feed your business."Connect with Clair Levy here:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairlevyprs/ Clair's website: https://precisionresumesolutions.comResources:Get Your FREE Flow Video Training here If you'd like to discuss your business, goals and challenges, then Book your FREE Breakthrough call With Úna Your host Úna Doyle is the founder of CreativeFlow.tv - a speaker, business strategist and impact coach. Business owners (male and female) hire Úna to help them to build a business they could sell tomorrow, but probably don't want to because it's highly profitable, fun-to-run because they and team members are in creative flow, and they get to make a bigger impact. In every episode, Úna and her guests share strategies, stories and wisdom to help you achieve your goals too.Who do you know that could be a great guest on this podcast?Apply now Other episodes you'll enjoy:Eps 12: Scaling Up In Flow with Elizabeth Ruth
