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
584 - The 4 Fundamentals of Lasting Change: Start today and change your life with Molly Claire
What does it take to create lasting change—personally and professionally—without burning out? In this episode, I’m joined by Molly Claire, master coach, bestselling author, and seven-figure business builder who helps women coaches create results that actually support their lives. Her philosophy? Coach more, market less.
We talk about what it means to build a life-first business, the four fundamentals of lasting change, and how to find balance between ambition, alignment, and emotional resilience. Molly shares how she’s structured her business for freedom, the mindset shifts that make success sustainable, and how to stay anchored in your values through every season.
If you’re craving more ease, intention, and purpose in your work, this conversation is packed with grounded wisdom you’ll come back to again and again.
Today you’ll hear:
- 05:00 – What a life-first business looks like for Molly as a mom and entrepreneur
- 06:30 – How she structures her calendar to prioritize time off and travel
- 07:55 – The mindset shifts that help her business thrive when she steps away
- 09:15 – The four fundamentals of lasting change: mind mastery, emotional resilience, nervous system regulation, and aligned habits
- 10:45 – What “mind mastery” really means (and why it’s not just about positive thinking)
- 12:10 – How emotional resilience helps you lead from confidence, not chaos
- 14:30 – Why nervous system regulation is the foundation for sustainable success
- 16:55 – Creating aligned habits and realistic action plans that actually work
- 18:55 – The “no-fail formula” for reaching your goals without burnout
- 21:45 – How to anchor your business in your values and ideal quality of life
- 23:55 – Behind the scenes of writing her new book while running a thriving business
- 26:35 – The coaching tool Molly swears by to regulate emotions and gain clarity
- 28:45 – Two powerful reflection questions to realign your purpose and priorities
- 30:00 – The one thing she’d tell her younger self about starting a business
CONNECT WITH MOLLY:
Website: https://www.mollyclaire.com/
Instagram: @mollyclairecoaching
Free resource: https://www.mollyclaire.com/cultivate-lasting-change
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