NEW PopUP! Series Part 1/5: ✈️ Take A Vacation Your Laptop Isn't Invited To.

This is the first pop up series of 5 that will be coming your way during the month of May. A new series will drop every week for the entire month on the things I get the most questions about and also the stuff we coach on the most inside my private coaching practice.

This first series - Take A Vacation Your Laptop Isn't Invited To is designed to help you do something most business owners dream about -  but few actually achieve: Taking a real, unplugged vacation where your laptop, your inbox, and your client emergencies are not invited.

Here's a quick overview of the episodes in this series:

Part 2(Episode 1): Why Your Business Needs a Vacation from You. The ruth is…your business needs you to step away.  Discover all the reasons a vacation should be your top priority if you want your business to grow and thrive in 2025 and beyond.

Part 3 (Episode 2): The 5 Systems that Make Unplugged Vacations Possible. You’ll learn the 5 critical systems every business needs to grow and thrive without constant supervision.

Part 4 (Episode 3): How to Hire the Right People as You Grow. Most business owners create lots of headache and frustration for themselves because they hire to increase capacity - aka taking on more work. In this episode, you'll learn the right way to hire and how to make sure you have the right people in the right roles.

Part 5 (Episode 4): The One Thing You Must Do if You Want Your Business to Run Independently. You'll learn the one decision you must make in order to work less and make more in your business.

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Transcript

Ilonka Ras (00:01.582)
Welcome to the Effortless CEO Podcast, the only show that teaches South African business owners how to improve their operations and design a business that can run without them.

If you're interested in leading your team more effectively, creating more operational efficiency, delivering with excellence while getting some of your life back, then you're in the right place. Here's your host, strategic intervention coach and operations specialist, Ilonka Ras. Welcome to this very first series of a set of five that will be coming your way during the month of May.

We're going to drop a new pop-up series every week on the things I get the most questions about and also the stuff I coach on the most inside of my private coaching practice. This first series, Take a Vacation Your Laptop Isn't Invited To, is specifically designed to help you do something most business owners dream about, but very few actually achieve. And that is taking a real unplugged vacation where your laptop

your inbox, your notifications, and your client emergencies are not invited. Now, I believe that most business owners can do with a vacation right about now, but getting you on a vacation is actually only just part of it. The real reason why we take vacations or why vacations matter is not just that they give you some much deserved time off, they set the stage for a stronger, healthier,

business. Vacations are actually a tool for growth. Now I chose this topic because it is an integral part of the work that I do with my clients and it's one of the topics I do a lot of coaching on. So this series is specifically designed for professional service providers who are tired of feeling like they are chained to their desks and they want more freedom without losing momentum, income, profit.

Ilonka Ras (02:08.91)
So if you are a professional service provider, this series is specifically for you. If you have a friend in business, I want you to share this link to the podcast with them and help me to create a movement of business owners that work less, make more, and enjoy life more as well. So let's quickly do an overview of what I'm going to cover in this series. There is four episodes. The first episode is why your business needs a vacation from you.

Yes, you heard me right. You need a vacation. You've probably not had a proper one in years, but the truth is your business needs one more than you do. Your business needs you to step away. This first episode will break down all the reasons why a vacation should be your top priority if you want your business to grow and thrive in 2025 and beyond. Episode number two.

is all about the systems, the structure that your business needs to make unplugged vacations possible. So we're going to talk about hustling and how you got to where you are now, but I'm also going to share the five critical systems that your business needs to grow and thrive without your constant supervision. In episode three, we're going to talk about hiring, and that is hiring the right people as you grow your business.

Most business owners get hiring wrong. Why? Because they hire to increase capacity. They hire to take on more clients. You're going to learn why you actually hire as a business owner and how to do it in a way that is sustainable and allows your team to operate autonomously and in a way that builds trust so that you can truly let go.

and allow your team to help you, to support you, to grow and build this business. In episode number four, we're going to talk about the one thing that you absolutely have to do if you want to design a business that can run more independently of you. other words, a business that doesn't rely on you being there 100 % of the time.

Ilonka Ras (04:21.452)
I'm going to show you the one decision that you have to make so that you can uncover and solve the gaps that are keeping you stuck in overworking and overwhelm in the fastest way possible. You're going to leave this series after you've listened to all four of these episodes, you're going to walk away with a clear understanding of exactly what's keeping you stuck in overworking and overwhelm inside of your business and how to shift into true freedom.

I'm going to share practical systems and mindset shifts to unplug without everything falling apart. And you're also going to gain a lot of confidence so that you can stop waiting and start designing a business that supports the life that you want. You deserve a business that grows while you rest and one that gives you energy, one that fuels the life that you want, not one that falls apart when you step away. Are you ready? Let's go.