My favorite interviews are Client Success Story episodes, because I get to celebrate my clients’ success and also show what’s possible when you partner with a highly experienced coach who really understands the needs of neurodivergent, highly creative solopreneurs.
Today’s guest is Ashley Lloyd, a multi-talented creative, who transitioned from the luxury fashion industry to landscape design, and who shares her journey of discovering the power of right sizing her business to fit her values, financial goals and ADHD brain.
In this episode, Ashley shares how her recent ADHD diagnosis helped her better understand her perfectionism, time blindness, and rejection sensitivity, all while creating systems and workflows for her business as a sole proprietor with my expert guidance and mentorship.
We focus on the importance of setting boundaries, systematizing workflows, and building referral partnerships to prevent burnout and maintain a healthy work-life balance. You won't want to miss this insightful conversation on balancing passion, purpose, and profit!
Here’s a sneak peek of what we covered:
🎨 Harnessing Creative Strengths Ashley shares how she utilizes her artistic skills and creative spark, honed in luxury fashion and fine arts, to create stunning landscape designs.
🧠 Managing Perfectionism and ADHD: We talk candidly about perfectionism, rejection sensitivity, and time blindness the simple, practical strategies that make all the difference.
📈 Referral Partnerships: Ashley’s created a partnership agreement to ensure alignment with her brand and “weed out” (pun intended) clients that aren’t a good fit.
🛡️ Setting Boundaries to Eliminate Over-delivering and Undercharging: Ashley and I discussed how we restructured her service offerings to prevent burn-out while maximizing profit.
🌟 Self-Acceptance and Personal Growth: Building a business that aligns with your personal values and vision sustains your momentum and creative energy.
Check out the episode Ashley listened to TEN times that changed her mind about customer service:
Episode #201: Reversing Energetic Drain by Closing Open Loops in Your Client Service Business
Books on the Highly Sensitive Person by Dr. Elaine Aron
Mic Drop Moment:
"I created a flowchart with you of my process. And knowing what the flowchart looks like, the client intake, all the way through to the end, I'm able to better position myself to not get taken advantage of." Ashley Lloyd
Website: Ashley Lloyd Garden & Design
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