{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Agency Journey","title":"Overprioritizing Your Business, Setting Boundaries, and Finding Balance with Carlos Hidalgo","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1421,"description":"“I had bought into this idea that you had to sacrifice everything you had to kill yourself for growth. And it cost me dearly. I made some really poor decisions.”Carlos Hidalgo is co-founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, a Utah-based data-driven, AI-enabled agency with a belief that \"growth is a state of being, not just a goal to be achieved\".But he's also a man with a dramatic story of putting his business ahead of his other life priorities—and learning some very hard lessons from that.This episode of Agency Journey will be a perfect reality check for agency owners, and an opportunity to re-assess the importance you should put on your agency relative to the current stage of your life journey.It will be especially relevant if you're balancing being a business owner with being a spouse, a parent, and a person driven by faith.Episode Insights:💡 The pivotal moments that reshaped Carlos's perspective on work-life balance and led him to reassess his priorities—including stepping down from one of his previous agencies.💡 Practical wisdom on setting non-negotiable boundaries, prioritizing well-being, and staying true to your business ethos.💡 Specific practices and habits Carlos introduced with his wife and himself to build a balanced and fulfilling life as an agency owner.💡 The virtues of being selective about what you're willing to invest yourself in, and how much.Resourced Mentioned:📚 Digital Exhaust 📚 The UnAmerican Dream by Carlos Hidalgo (book) 📚 Carlos' LinkedIn 🛠️ AI tools: Otter, ChatGPT, Jasper👉 Don’t forget to follow and rate us on your preferred podcast platforms. We’re also on YouTube: @ZenPilot","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Vv4GRVZ3lDUewpCW8dOn6DLP-xNIYAl0VsxctcxoOtY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI2NDcvMTcxMTQ1/NzcwMy1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}