Free Scoping Session with Linda https://this-is-harder-than-i-want-it-to-be.captivate.fm/scoping-session "Growth is great. Until it isn't.” Growth can feel like proof that everything is finally working, until the team, systems, and follow-up underneath cannot keep up. In this episode, Linda looks at what breaks when momentum arrives before the infrastructure is ready to carry…
Free Scoping Session with Linda https://this-is-harder-than-i-want-it-to-be.captivate.fm/scoping-session) "The System Looked Great on Paper" Your new process looked logical, clear, and complete, but your team quietly stopped using it. In this episode, Linda explains why good systems still break and the three questions that help you repair the conditions around them. What…
"Why do founders get stuck researching instead of launching?" Sometimes the work that looks productive is actually protecting you from finding out whether something will work. In this episode, Linda looks at the founder who is not overwhelmed by too many decisions, but stuck because they keep waiting until they…
Free Scoping Session with Linda (https://this-is-harder-than-i-want-it-to-be.captivate.fm/scoping-session) “We Thought We Had a Communication Problem” When the same team problems keep coming back, it is easy to blame communication. But often the real issue is missing structure: unclear ownership, fuzzy decision-making, low trust, and constantly shifting priorities. What You'll Learn: The Hook:…
“I Was the Problem and I Didn't Know It” Sometimes the thing slowing the business down is not the market, the team, or the timing. It is the founder who has become so central to everything that the business cannot grow without cracking. What You'll Learn: The Hook: Why founders…
This Is Harder than I Want It To Be: Season 2—What Happens After Things Break Linda van Egmond introduces Season 2 of "This is Harder Than I Want It To Be," focused on what happens after failures and breakdowns in leadership, teams, systems, or growth. She argues that failure is…
FAQ 2: "At what point is my business actually ready for structure - and how do I know I'm not just adding bureaucracy?" Worried that “more structure” will kill your scrappy edge and turn your business into a slow corporate machine? In this episode, Linda breaks down the real difference…
FAQ 1: "Do I need an integrator or do I just need to get better at managing my time?" You don’t have a “time management problem” if your days are packed with decisions, questions, and fires that only you can put out. In this episode, Linda helps you figure out…
You don’t have to be a “podcast person” to start a podcast. In this episode, Linda shares the behind-the-scenes truth of Season 1 and the simple system that helped them ship ten episodes, even with perfectionism in the room. What You'll Learn: The Hook: Why “I don’t even listen to…
Thought you were building a team, but it still feels like everything depends on you? In this episode, Linda breaks down what actually has to change for your business to run without you and gives you a practical 90-day roadmap to make it real. Link to Operational Assessment (https://this-is-harder-than-i-want-it-to-be.captivate.fm/operational-assessment) Free…
When you’re overwhelmed, hiring sounds like the obvious fix. But if you don’t have clear outcomes and simple processes first, you’re not hiring help, you’re hiring more questions (and more chaos). In this episode, Linda shows you the “pre-hire” work that makes bringing someone on actually reduce your workload. What…
Ever notice how the thing that “wasn’t urgent” somehow becomes the thing that blows up your week? In this episode, Linda explains why small problems escalate when they have nowhere to land, and how a simple weekly ritual can keep issues from turning into emergencies. What You'll Learn: The Hook:…
Your team is flooding you with messages and “quick syncs,” but somehow you still don’t know what’s actually getting done. In this episode, Linda breaks down the one 30-minute weekly meeting that replaces the chaos with a simple rhythm: everyone sees the same numbers, surfaces the real issues, and leaves…
You take a day off and everything grinds to a halt, because the “process” is actually just you. In this episode, Linda van Egmond shows you how to turn what’s in your head into a system your team can run without constant check-ins. What You'll Learn: The Hook: Why your…
Thought more metrics would make things clearer, but you feel even more stuck? In this episode, Linda breaks down why tracking everything leads to overwhelm and inaction, and how to choose the handful of numbers that actually change your results. What You'll Learn: The Hook: More dashboards do not mean…
You have a clear vision in your head, but your team is building from an older version of it. That gap is where good work quietly goes off the rails. In this episode, you’ll learn why “I already told them” is rarely enough, and how a simple, repeatable check-in keeps…
It's the end of the quarter. You look at the goals you set 90 days ago and realize you did maybe one of them. The rest are still sitting on the list. In this episode, Linda breaks down why goals keep slipping and shares a simple weekly rhythm that makes…
You spent a full day on strategy. You mapped the vision, set the goals, and left energized. Then Monday happened, and that beautiful plan went straight into a drawer. In this episode, Linda shows you why your strategy stays stuck on paper and exactly how to bridge the gap between…
Thought you were bad at delegating? You're probably just bad at setting people up to succeed. In this episode, Linda breaks down why your team keeps coming back with questions and exactly how to fix it. What You'll Learn: 00:00 The Hook: Why delegation feels like it's failing (hint: it's…
You're building an impact-driven business that matters. But you're drowning in decisions, stuck in the weeds, and thinking: this is harder than it needs to be. You're right. It is hard. But it doesn't have to be this hard. This Is Harder than I Want It to Be is your…