Welcome to the Beyond Busyness Podcast

If you’re a driven female entrepreneur, chances are you’ve built your business on hard work, hustle, and late-night to-do list sessions. You’re doing all the “right” things — juggling clients, content, offers, emails, launches, maybe even ads — but it still feels like you’re always behind.

The truth?

You’re not unorganized. You’re just at capacity.

And no amount of batching, color-coding, or downloading another productivity app is going to fix it.

If you’re asking questions like…

“How do I grow without working more hours?”
“What should I actually focus on this week?”
“Why does my business feel so heavy even though I love what I do?”

…then you’re in the right place.

I’m Kristen Van Horn — time strategist and planner creator for female entrepreneurs scaling to their next level. After working with hundreds of women growing businesses while raising families and running full lives, I created this podcast to help you break free from the burnout cycle and build a business that’s both profitable and sustainable.

Inside, you’ll get simple strategies, honest conversations, and behind-the-scenes coaching to help you plan smarter, show up better, and create real momentum — without burning out or giving up your weekends.

Let’s move beyond busyness… and into your next level.

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BATCHING YOUR WORK TO GET MORE TIME IN YOUR DAY

I am always on the lookout for ways to save time and be more efficient and focused with my work. But, when I learned about batching tasks a few years ago when I was working full time, I thought no way was that ever going to work for me. I had to many different things and what about all those random things that would come up throughout the day that didn’t fit into my batching schedule.

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CREATING BOUNDARIES THAT GIVE YOU MORE TIME

I’ll be honest with you… Boundaries can be REALLY hard for me. Of course, my biz bestie and clients might say otherwise, but there’s something they don’t know about the boundaries I set for myself… There is a fine line between boundaries and avoidance. As an Enneagram 9, I like to “keep the peace.” So, when things start to blow up in my face, or I start to get overwhelmed, or I feel some sort of conflict coming up, I will put up a GIANT wall.

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SETTING GOALS FOR 2023

I feel like it’s been awhile since I shared more of a “personal” blog post. Typically, my blog posts are educational, helping you with your mindset, your goals, and - of course - your time + productivity. But, since we’re at the start of the new year, I thought instead that I would do more of a “hybrid” post, not only educating you on how I personally set my goals, but also sharing my goals with you.

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THE YEARLY CALENDAR REVIEW

I decided to try something new this year… To actually take the time and look back on my calendar over the last year to see what worked + what didn’t for me. And let me tell you, I learned A LOT. I’ve made several changes when it comes to my calendar, schedule, routines, and boundaries this year, but the good news is all the changes I’ve made has gotten me closer to the person I want to become.

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SETTING GOALS THAT GET RESULTS IN 2022

As we are heading into the last month of the year, you are probably being inundated with posts and emails all about how to set goals for the new year. Well, surprise… here’s yet another one of those posts. But, there’s ONE THING I need you to know about your New Year’s goals + resolutions… They don’t matter. Now, hear me out… I’m not saying that you shouldn’t have goals to shoot for in the New Year. But, it’s not actually your goals that matter…

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HOW TO STOP WASTING TIME + BE MORE PRODUCTIVE

When I first started my business, I had one goal… To get my time back. At the time, I was working 40+ hours a week as a Physical Education + Health teacher, I was coaching (which added an extra 10+ hours per week to my schedule), and I had an hour round trip commute every day. I was burning the candle at both ends already, so why would I decide to add a business on top of that?! Well, friend… because it was something that I desperately wanted.

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37 THINGS I LEARNED IN MY 37TH YEAR

Tomorrow is my 37th birthday… and as I get closer + closer to 40, I feel like I’m learning so much more about MYSELF. I remember LOVING being 27… I had just had our first child and I felt like I had everything in the world life could ever offer me. Little did I know that my 30s would be a whole new life experience, where I’d go through depression, anxiety, loss, harassment, etc…

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HOW TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR TIME

Do you ever feel like your life is out of control? Or like you’re one of those “hot mess” moms who just can’t seem to get herself together? You want to be able to work out, start a side hustle or business, clean your house, AND still have time for your family. Plus, working full time or running a business, it’s just not easy, is it?! Here are my 3 tips for creating a schedule that works for YOU…

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HOW TO PLAN YOUR DAY TO FIND BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE

Do you ever feel like your life is out of control? Or like you’re one of those “hot mess” moms who just can’t seem to get herself together? You want to be able to work out, start a side hustle or business, clean your house, AND still have time for your family. Plus, working full time or running a business, it’s just not easy, is it?! Here are my 3 tips for creating a schedule that works for YOU…

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