Crush the Rush™: The Life-First CEO Podcast
You didn’t leave corporate just to build another 24/7 job.
Hosted by Holly Haynes—business strategist, former Fortune 500 executive, and creator of Crush the Rush™—this top-rated podcast helps female entrepreneurs and small business owners design life-first business strategies that create freedom, profit, and sustainability without the burnout.
Each week, Holly shares practical business planning tools, behind-the-scenes lessons, and honest conversations about what it really takes to scale sustainably in a fast-changing online world. From simplifying your systems and using AI intentionally to building a supportive team and protecting your time, every episode helps you work less, think bigger, and grow smarter.
Because success isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters, on your terms.
Tune in every Monday for your strategic pep talk, and start building a business that works with your life, not against it.
Crush the Rush™: The Life-First CEO Podcast
581 - The Secret to Hitting Your 2026 Goals (That Has Nothing to Do With Strategy)
In this week’s pep talk, I am sharing the real secret to hitting your 2026 goals—and it’s not another funnel or a new content plan. It’s about surrounding yourself with the right people, finding true accountability, and finally building with the support you deserve.
In today’s episode, I share:
02:49 – Why the biggest difference in your results isn’t strategy—it’s who’s walking beside you
04:35 – How community, not more information, builds real momentum and follow-through
06:21 – The investments that made the biggest impact (and why they were all in people)
08:38 – Why you can’t grow sustainably by doing it all alone—and how to fix it
09:49 – The “aha” moment that changed everything for one client at retreat
10:43 – The power of pairing strategy with accountability for long-term success
11:47 – Three ways to shift from planning harder to building smarter in 2026
13:26 – How to audit your support system and prioritize what truly moves the needle
14:52 – The role of the right people, not just platforms, in creating sustainable success
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