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Messy Business - with Libby Langley

Libby Langley - Business Coach

This podcast will help you change how you work, not who you are. I’m Libby Langley - business coach, author, self-employed since 2011 – and someone whose thoughts have never taken the standard route. In each episode I talk honestly about what it’s actually like to run a business when real life is happening, energy comes and goes, and your brain doesn’t always behave the way people tell you it should. If you’re capable, thoughtful, and good at what you do, but the business side sometimes feels

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26:41

181: Do Less but Better | #181

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/03/19

There’s a lot of noise in business telling you to do more. More content, more platforms, more effort, more everything. And at some point, it just becomes exhausting.In this episode, I’m bringing it back to something much simpler. Doing less, but doing it better. Not as a shortcut, and not as an excuse, but as a deliberate way of running a business that actually works for you.We’re talking about what really matters when you strip everything back. Enjoying what you do, making proper profit, and

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26:30

180: When Your Income Drops, is it a Money Problem or...

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/03/12

When income dips in business it is very easy to assume the problem is money.But often the real issue sits somewhere else entirely, often in the decisions behind the income.In this episode I look at the chain of decisions that impact revenue in a small business. Offers, pricing, marketing, and consistency. When those decisions become tangled or uncertain, income tends to wobble as well.I also talk honestly about my own experience of running multiple versions of my business over the years. New

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27:02

179: #179 Overthinking is Costing You More than You...

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/03/05

Overthinking can look like diligence. It can feel responsible. Like you’re being careful, thoughtful, strategic.But in reality, it often becomes one of the most expensive habits in business.Not just in money, but in time, energy, momentum, and confidence.In this episode I talk about the hidden cost of overthinking and why it can slow down capable business owners who already know far more than they think they do. Because in most solo businesses, the problem isn’t usually strategy. It’s the constant

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27:50

178: #178 Why JOMO Beats FOMO in Business

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/02/26

FOMO - the fear of missing out - has become so normal in business that most of us barely question it. It shows up as that low-level pressure to post more, launch more, join more things, and generally keep up with everyone else.But all it really does is scatter your attention and disconnect you from yourself.In this episode, I’m talking about JOMO - the joy of missing out - and why deliberately not doing things is often the clearest, strongest move you can make. Because every time you say yes to

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27:12

177: #177 10 Ways to Simplify Your Business that...

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/02/19

Complexity has somehow become a badge of honour in business. More tools, more plans, more content, more ideas - and then more guilt when you can’t keep up with the very thing you created.In this episode of Messy Business, I’m talking about why most capable business owners don’t need more strategy, they need less friction.This isn’t about stripping everything back to some unrealistic minimalist ideal. It’s about making your business easier to live with. Easier to think inside. Easier to explain

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27:21

176: #176 You Don't Have to Pretend Everything's Perfect

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2026/02/12

If you’re the "I’m fine" one (even when you’re falling apart inside), this episode is for you.I’m talking about the exhausting pressure to perform competence in business - always sounding sorted, always polished, always upbeat - and why that performance layer is one of the fastest routes to burnout (even when nothing is technically wrong).This episode is about presence over polish, honesty over performance, and building a business that’s actually sustainable to live inside.In this episode, I

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27:29

175: #175 Running a Business When the World Feels Too...

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/02/10

In this extra episode, I talk openly about what it really looks like to run a business when the world feels overwhelming, frightening, and chaotic. This isn’t about “being resilient” or pushing through; it’s about steadiness, sanity, and staying connected to yourself when everything around you feels shaky.I reflect on how global events seep into our nervous systems, why this affects our capacity, decision-making, and spending behaviour, and why feeling stuck, overthinking, or avoiding things

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27:00

174: #174 The Problem with Motivation

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/02/05

Motivation gets an unhealthy amount of hype. In this episode, I’m discussing why motivation is an unreliable (and often unhelpful) thing to chase, and what to pay attention to instead if you want to actually move forward in your business without forcing yourself into a performance.This isn’t about “try harder” or “push through”. It’s about realistic positivity, a bit of readiness, and building momentum through small, aligned actions, especially if you’re tired, neurodivergent, or allergic to the

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26:50

173: #173 When Your Capacity (and Energy) are Low

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/01/29

In this episode of Messy Business, I’m talking about capacity - what it actually is, how it feels when it’s low, and why pushing through isn’t always the answer.🟠 Motivation and capacity are not the same thing. You can want to do the work and still not have the mental, physical, or nervous-system capacity to hold it - and that doesn’t mean you’re uncommitted or doing anything wrong.🧡 I share honestly what low capacity has looked like for me over the past couple of years, including grief, burnout,

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27:58

172: #172 Finding Your Sweet Spot in Business

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/01/22

People talk a lot about “finding your sweet spot” in business, as if it’s a destination you eventually arrive at once you’ve tweaked enough, learned enough, or built the perfect offer.In this episode, I talk honestly about why that idea kept me stuck for years, and how I’ve come to understand my own sweet spot not as something I had to create, but something that was revealed once I stopped forcing, polishing, and over-engineering everything.This is a reflective, grounding episode about exhaustion,

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27:28

171: #171 The Mental Weight of Digital Clutter

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2026/01/15

Digital clutter isn’t just a bit annoying. It’s cognitively demanding - the invisible weight you carry around in the background that slowly drains your focus, decision-making, and energy.In this episode of Messy Business, I’m talking about the mental load of digital clutter: the tabs you never close, the old offers you don’t run anymore, the Canva designs you’ll never use, the dusty folders called some meaningless name, and the inbox that gradually becomes a list of things asking something of

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27:28

170: #170 Starting Again When You Don't Know What's Next

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2026/01/08

It’s January 2026 and the internet is screaming fresh start! and big year energy! - but this episode is the quieter truth underneath that.Because sometimes the most honest place you can be in business is this: you know what can’t continue… but you don’t yet know what’s replacing it.In this episode of Messy Business, I share what it’s actually felt like to close my main programme at the end of December - a decision that came from capacity, health, burnout, shingles, life being life… and the

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27:27

169: #169 The Return to Creativity: Letting Joy Lead...

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2026/01/01

This isn’t a strategy episode. It’s a wondering-out-loud episode. An episode about curiosity, colour returning to things that felt grey for far too long, and what might happen if we let joy, not pressure, lead the way.In this episode of Messy Business, I talk honestly about how fun kind of left the business room. How work became performance, value became output, service became self-sacrifice, and visibility replaced connection. And how easy it is to stay competent while feeling absolutely

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26:00

168: #168 Making Space for What Matters

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2025/12/25

This episode is being released on Christmas Day - and if you’re listening today, I’m really glad you’re here. Whether you’re hiding from chaos, peeling potatoes, avoiding small talk, or simply enjoying some quiet, this one is for you.This isn’t an episode about planning, goal-setting, or using the time between Christmas and New Year wisely. There’s no strategy here. Instead, this is a breathing-space episode, a gentle pause in the noise of business, life, and the online world. I talk about why

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27:21

167: #167 A Really Honest Review of 2025

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2025/12/18

This isn’t a shiny year-in-review. It’s the truth.I’m sharing the most honest reflection I’ve ever recorded - a look back at a year that stretched me, broke me open, and forced me to finally accept myself in ways I’ve been talking about for years but hadn’t truly lived. I talk candidly about the emotional, physical, and practical weight of 2025 - from a country that feels heavier and more divided, to global politics seeping into daily life, to the financial strain so many of us have felt. I share

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26:47

166: #166 What Happens When You Stop Forcing It?

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2025/12/11

After 14 years in business, something finally forced me to stop - burnout, shingles, and life all colliding at once. The surprising thing is when you stop pushing, things don’t fall apart. They soften, they slow, and you begin to hear yourself again.In this episode of Messy Business, I’m sharing what truly happens when you stop forcing your business forward and give yourself space to just be. We talk about the difference between "can" and "should"; how self-marketing can become a trap; and why

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28:58

165: #165 14 Things I've Learned from 14 Years in...

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2025/12/04

Fourteen years in business - and about fourteen thousand lessons along the way. In this milestone episode of Messy Business, I’m sharing the 14 biggest things I’ve learned since starting out in 2011, from burnout and boundaries to creativity, capacity, and what success really means.I talk candidly about my own burnout this year, how easy it is to drift out of alignment even when things look fine on the surface, and what I’ve realised about the difference between can and should. From learning that

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23:58

164: #164 When Progress Feels Boring

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2025/11/27

Things are going fine. You’ve got clients, your systems are working, and you’re not firefighting every five minutes - so why does it all feel a bit… flat? In this episode of Messy Business, I’m talking about the part no one ever mentions: the quiet middle of business. The bit that isn’t thrilling, but is actually a sign that everything’s working exactly as it should.We’ll look at why your brain mistakes calm for stagnation, how chaos can become a comfort zone, and what to do when stability feels

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23:23

163: #163 Why Doing Less Feels So Damn Hard

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2025/11/20

You know you’d feel better if you slowed down - so why do you keep piling more on your plate? In this episode of Messy Business, I’m exploring the resistance we feel when we try to do less, and why simplicity can feel so uncomfortable (even when we know it’s what we need).I talk about where that resistance comes from - the stories we’ve absorbed about worth being tied to productivity, the fear of being forgotten if we stop producing, and how our nervous systems get hooked on busyness. I also share

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23:45

162: #162 When You've Outgrown the Way You Work

Messy Business - with Libby Langley ·

2025/11/13

That feeling when your business still looks successful on paper, but something about it just doesn’t fit anymore? This episode of Messy Business is for you.You’ve changed. Your energy, priorities, and boundaries have all evolved - but your business might not have caught up yet. I’m talking about what it means to outgrow your way of working, how to spot the signs (like dreading calls or feeling boxed in by your own systems), and what to do to realign your business without burning everything

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