TEA 243: Why Working Harder Is Killing Your Business (The Red Light, Green Light Framework)

TEA 243: Why Working Harder Is Killing Your Business (The Red Light, Green Light Framework)

From The Ecommerce Alley by Josh Coffy

May 14, 2026 · 19 min

About this episode

Josh Coffy discusses how to escape burnout and improve productivity by focusing on the right tasks in business.

Feeling plateaued, bored, or burned out in your business? You're not lazy, you're just spending your time on the wrong tasks. In this solo episode, Josh breaks down the exact framework he's used over 13 years as an entrepreneur to escape the burnout loop and multiply his outputs without multiplying his hours. You'll learn the difference between maintenance tasks (the stuff quietly killing your growth) and compounding tasks (the only work that actually moves the needle). Inside this episode: T...

People in this episode

Host: Josh Coffy

Topics covered

  • business growth
  • entrepreneurship
  • productivity
  • burnout
  • task management

Keywords

  • burnout
  • productivity
  • entrepreneur
  • task management
  • business growth

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