Creating Life First Business Strategy

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This week’s Better Together Round-Up is here! Think: one game-changing strategy, the resources you didn’t know you needed, and a few fun favorites we’re loving right now. Quick to read, packed with value—you in? 🕒 3-minute read, unlimited inspiration.

Hi Reader,

I need to confess something.

This week, I accidentally turned into a full-blown true crime detective. 🕵️‍♀️

I cannot get the Nancy Guthrie case out of my head. It feels very personal, but also, my mom lives alone. By herself. 45 minutes away. And I am the sole caretaker. Soooo, my brain immediately turns the news into this could happen to me. And because it's unexplainable, I can't stop thinking about it.
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Then somehow I ended up digging through Epstein files because logical next step, which led to watching clips of Congress like it was a reality show. (WTF is happening?)

On top of that, James Van Der Beek passed away, and this feels like a huge part of my early adulthood gone. I was in college during the Dawson's Creek era, and we used to gather around our one TV and watch it live after class. Because DVR's didn't exist.
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​And here’s the part that got me the most this week…

I’ll sit down to watch ice dancing — literal ice dancing to calm my mind, the most wholesome sport on the planet — and before the first lift, I’m popping up my phone to check if they found Savannah’s mom.

I have consumed waaaaayyyy too much.

And yet? Here we are.
My sleep is off.
My nervous system feels buzzy.
I’m scrolling way too much.

And if I’m honest… I know exactly why.

The average adult now spends 2.5–3+ hours a day on social media.
That’s 15–20 hours a week.

Some reports show heavy users clocking closer to 4–5 hours daily.

And research consistently links excessive scrolling to:

• Increased anxiety and depression
• Poorer sleep quality
• Higher stress and cortisol levels
• Reduced attention span
• Lower overall life satisfaction

Even short bursts of doom-scrolling before bed can delay melatonin production and disrupt deep sleep cycles.

Which explains a lot. Because I don’t feel informed. I feel overstimulated.

And here’s the thought that hit me hard this week:

We tell ourselves we have to.

Because we own businesses.
Because we need to stay relevant.
Because we need to watch trends.
Because visibility requires being plugged in.

Guilty. I don't want to miss anything. But could I check 1 x a day instead of 20? Yes.

Here’s what I know after years of building a business without dancing for the algorithm:

We don’t.

Constant consumption is not a growth strategy.
Being reactive is not a marketing plan.
Anxiety is not a business model.

And the irony?
The more I scroll, the less strategic I become.

That’s exactly why we created the 3-Day Anti-Social Reset.​

It’s 72 hours offline. Yes. You can do it. 😉

But not in a “throw your phone in a lake and journal about your feelings” way.

We are going to:

• Show you exactly how we use SEO (yes, actual prompts and tools)
• Calculate your real lead flow (so you know your numbers)
• Dig into Google Analytics without it feeling overwhelming
• Build sustainable visibility that doesn’t depend on daily posting

I have a 10-page Google Doc with our entire strategy — the real backend stuff that drives leads without scrolling — ready to hand over.

And then we’re going to help you build your own client attraction, leads coming into your inbox without opening up your phone plan.

You get:

• My team
• A private Slack space
• 3 focused days
• Structure, accountability, and actual implementation

We’re going to make the most of not scrolling. But before you click anything…

Do me a favor. Open your phone. Look at your screen time from the last 24 hours.

Now multiply that by 7.

For most people? It’s 15+ hours a week. Imagine getting that time back.

To think.
To sleep.
To build something that compounds.
To sit through ice dancing without checking breaking news.

This is your invitation:

👉 Join us for the 3-Day Anti-Social Reset​
​www.hollymariehaynes.com/reset​

It’s going to be strategic.
It’s going to be grounding.
It’s going to be fun.

And I have a feeling your nervous system is ready for it.
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Until next Friday,
Holly

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Try a Mini-Reset

Before bed tonight, do this:

• Move your social apps off your home screen and into a folder labeled “Intentional.”​
  Make it slightly annoying to access them. If you have to swipe twice and open a folder, you’ll pause long enough to ask: Why am I opening this?
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• Set your phone to automatically switch to grayscale at 8:30 PM (or 1 hour before bed).​
  On iPhone: Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size → Color Filters → Grayscale.
  Then set it as a Shortcut so it turns on nightly.
  When the color drains, that’s your visual cue: The day is done.
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• Set a literal 30-minute scroll limit for tomorrow morning.​
  Go to Screen Time → App Limits → Social → 30 minutes.
  When the timer hits, don’t override it. Treat it like a meeting ending. Close the apps. Move on.

Small friction creates awareness.
Awareness creates choice.
Choice creates peace.

And peace? That’s where your best strategy lives.

Tiny boundaries create massive clarity.

We’ll take it further together inside the Reset.

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