# Your Business Isn't Your Baby  | SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast with Chris Melville

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Podcast: [SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sovereign-magazine-podcast-6573210)
Published: 2026-04-05T07:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://sovereign-magazine.com/audio-magazine/your-business-isnt-your-baby-sovereign-magazine-podcast-with-chris-melville
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## Resource

In this episode of the SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast, Nicole George reconnects with Chris Melville, SOVEREIGN Magazine®'s In-House Coach. In the April Full Moon issue conversation on balance, they discuss Chris’s article “Your business isn’t your baby,” exploring how early entrepreneurship can become all-consuming when solopreneurs wear every hat. Chris explains that calling a business a “baby” often leads to pouring everything into it at the expense of personal wellbeing, risking burnout because the owner is both the business’s biggest strength and weakness. They address the shift from corporate work habits, money-driven panic, and “busy work,” emphasizing reconnecting to purpose, vision, and values and taking revenue-generating, inspired action. Listeners are invited to connect with Chris in the SOVEREIGN Magazine® community and return for new and full moon episodes. 00:00 Content Warning 01:06 Meet Coach Chris 01:47 Your Business Isn’t a Baby 03:37 The Hidden Cost of Overgiving 06:47 CEO Mindset for Growth 08:03 Leaving Corporate and Setting Boundaries 09:37 Panic, Busy Work, and Right Action 11:18 Connect to Purpose and Next Steps 12:23 Closing and New Moon Tease Connect with Chris Melville Email Instagram Chris's Private Coaching Community Breaking Through Business Blocks Episode with Chris Melville Producer’s credits: Nicole George - Podcast Host | CEO/Founder SOVEREIGN Magazine® | Editor-in-Chief Ariane Lim - Podcast Producer + Engineer Sara Wagle - Audio Efficiency & Flow Manager Latest Issue: Click here Become a Columnist: learn more here . Connect with Us: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Substack YouTube Threads

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