
621: You're Fully Booked. So Why Does It Feel Like This?
From My Business Playbook by Laura Higgins
June 1, 2026 · 14 min · Season 6 · Episode 21
About this episode
Laura discusses how being fully booked can indicate a need for change in business setup and shares her time and energy audit process.
You're booked. The work is coming in. But somewhere along the way, success started feeling like a ceiling - and the only way out isn't to push harder. In this episode, Laura runs through the exact time and energy audit she uses in her own business to show you precisely where your capacity is going and what to do about it. What You'll Learn: Why "fully booked" is the signal your setup needs to change - not proof that it's working The 4 step Profit and Energy Audit: how to audit your time to see what to prioritise, protect, delegate, and delete Why cutting your morning walk and Pilates when you get busy is one of the worst business decisions you can make The Capacity Ceiling principle: how hitting your time limit also means hitting your income limit How the audit frees up your head, not just your calendar - and why that matters more than the hours Note: The live Beyond Booked Workshop referenced in this episode has now passed. More workshops and training opportunities are on the way, so stay tuned for future events!
People in this episode
Host: Laura Higgins
Topics covered
- business success
- time management
- energy audit
- capacity ceiling
- work-life balance
Keywords
- fully booked
- profit audit
- energy audit
- business decisions
- capacity ceiling
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