{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Born To Be Brilliant","title":"053: The Hidden Cost of Success: How to Build a Business That Supports Your Life, Not Consumes It","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2397,"description":"So many entrepreneurs start their business chasing freedom.\nMore freedom. More flexibility. More choice about how they live and work.\nYet somewhere along the way, the business that was meant to give them their life back becomes the very thing that consumes it.\nIn this conversation with business growth strategist Emma Hine, we explore a truth that many successful entrepreneurs quietly experience but rarely talk about. What happens when the business looks successful from the outside, yet inside it no longer feels aligned with the life you actually want to live?\nEmma shares her deeply personal journey from building a million pound business that appeared thriving on paper, to realising it had slowly taken over every part of her life. What followed was a radical decision to walk away and rebuild a business designed around freedom, simplicity and sustainability.\nWe talk honestly about success, ambition, burnout, resilience, systems, and why designing your business intentionally matters more than most people realise.\nThis is a powerful conversation about redefining success on your own terms and creating a business that truly supports the life you want to live.\nIn this episode we explore:\n\n Why many entrepreneurs accidentally build businesses that trap them\nThe difference between external success and genuine fulfilment\nHow systems and simple processes create more freedom in business\nThe hidden pressures many ambitious people carry\nWhy clarity about the life you want must come before business strategy\nThe resilience that entrepreneurship really requires\nHow to build a business that sustains your life rather than consuming it\n\nEmma’s story is also a deeply moving reminder that life is precious, unpredictable, and far too short to spend trapped inside a business that no longer feels right.\nIf you’ve ever wondered whether your business is truly supporting the life you want, this conversation will give you a lot to reflect on.\nYou can find Emma here:https://emmahine.co.uk\nIf...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dhJO-d1Hg1YZKqvmxE2N7hTm0oJfUcsKDU-YgmHS--4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MDM1/NTJlNWM3MWJmZmUz/MGI4NWJjOGFkNjNl/YmUxNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}