🚀 How to Build Margin in Your Creative Business Without Sacrificing Client Work | EP 115

Описание: Are you drowning IN your business instead of working ON it? This episode reveals the sustainable studio strategy that transforms deadline-driven chaos into strategic growth—without burning out your team or compromising quality.

What You'll Learn:
Why 80% of creatives are trapped in the "IN vs ON" cycle and how to break free
The 15% Buffer Rule that creates temporal margin for strategic work
How to shift from "maker" to "builder" mindset without abandoning your craft
Sacred Time Block strategies that protect internal projects from client demands
3 types of ROI measurement for non-client work (beyond just financial returns)
The Future You methodology for maintaining momentum on strategic projects

Timestamps:
2:21 - The difference between working IN vs ON your business
4:14 - Why identity becomes tied to output (and how to fix it)
6:39 - The fatal long-term costs of neglecting strategic work
8:35 - The sustainable 80/20 equation for creative entrepreneurs
10:04 - The 15% Buffer Rule for building margin into projects
11:55 - Sacred Time Block strategy (first Thursday method)
14:19 - Internal projects as client offering incubators
17:27 - 3 types of internal project ROI measurement
18:49 - Action steps to build sustainable internal project capacity

Featured Resources:
📊 Time & Energy Audit Template: https://dustinpead.com/free
⚡ DO vs DUE Framework: https://dustinpead.com/free
📚 Company of One by Paul Jarvis
🔧 Time Tracking Tools: Harvest, Toggl (free plans available)

Ready to Build Margin Into Your Business?
Every hour you invest in working ON your business compounds into better systems, stronger offerings, and sustainable creative practices. Grab the free resources mentioned in this episode at dustinpead.com/free or schedule a discovery call to discuss how we can help you build that crucial margin.

Connect with Dustin:
🌐 Website: https://dustinpead.com
📧 Free Resources: https://dustinpead.com/free
📱 Instagram: @dustinpead
💼 LinkedIn: @dustinpead
📘 Facebook: @dustinpead

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🇺🇸 Next week: "Systems That Set You Free: How Processes Create Creative Independence" - Perfect timing as we approach America's 249th birthday! Discover how the right systems liberate your creativity instead of constraining it.

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