Chill & Prosper with Denise Duffield-Thomas Who’s on your support team this year?
Jan 22, 2026
A practical chat about building a personal support team across work and home. Listeners hear why getting help matters and how independence and money blocks can stop it. There are tips for eliminating, automating, batching and delegating tasks. Hear ideas for small first hires, right-sizing support for different life phases, and symbolic upgrades that shift mindset.
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Design Support Holistically
- Support is a 360° concept that includes business, home, health and emotional needs. Denise urges you to design your support system for your life phase, not other people's expectations.
Hyper-Independence Origin Story
- Denise shares her hyper-independence rooted in childhood and being a parentified eldest child. She describes reflexively refusing help even with heavy luggage and a child strapped to her chest.
Follow The E-A-B-D Hiring Framework
- Audit tasks by eliminate, automate, batch, then delegate to free your bandwidth. Start with small, short-term hires or one-off projects rather than full-time staff.
