Dashboard: She Built a Business by Learning to Run Her Home

About this episode

Lisa Woodruff discusses her journey from overwhelmed teacher to successful entrepreneur, emphasizing the parallels between managing a household and running a business.

In her thirties, Lisa Woodruff hit a breaking point—overwhelmed, overweight, and depressed, as she puts it. So she made a radical decision: she quit her job as a school teacher and set out to get her own life in order. What started as a personal reset became a business— Organize 365 —built around a simple but powerful idea: running a household isn’t all that different from running a company.In her new book, Escaping Quicksand, Lisa argues that households, like businesses, need systems, delegation, and intentional leadership. But she also makes a point that may resonate with a lot of listeners: for women especially, the stakes—and the expectations—are different. This week, Lisa explains what she’s learned about escaping overwhelm and why treating your home like a business might be the key to getting your life back.

People in this episode

Host: 21 Hats

Guest: Lisa Woodruff

Topics covered

• business
• entrepreneurship
• household management
• women's leadership
• personal development

Keywords

• overwhelm
• household systems
• delegation
• intentional leadership
• women's expectations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Organize 365

Books & works: Escaping Quicksand

Places: United States

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