# 182 - I Dropped the Ball (Here's What to Do When You Mess Up in Business)

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Podcast: [School Hours or Less: The Podcast for Mums & Moms Building Profitable Businesses Around Family Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/school-hours-or-less-the-podcast-for-mums-moms-building-profitable-businesses-around-family-life-7120905)
Published: 2026-03-03T15:57:00+00:00
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## Resource

Ever dropped the ball as a business owner and spiralled into guilt, shame or self-blame? In this honest episode, I'm sharing the story of how I forgot to renew my passport in time — and how that one mistake could have cost us our family holiday. But this isn't really about passports. It's about what happens when you're an ambitious mum in business, juggling growth, family life, admin, deadlines and everything in between — and something slips. Because it will. In this episode, we cover: How to handle mistakes in business without destroying your confidence, and instead switch into problem-solving mode The difference between "I made a mistake" and "I am a failure" Why ambitious women drop balls (and why it doesn't mean you're failing) The importance of systemising life admin so it doesn't live in your head The need to protect time for important but non-urgent tasks CEO thinking vs emotional reaction If you're building a business in limited hours, trying to increase productivity, improve time management, and grow without burning out — this episode will help you recover faster, think smarter, and lead better. Because the goal isn't perfection. It's: Drop it. Fix it. Learn from it. Build the system. And move forward.

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