Most teams aren’t drowning in work. They’re drowning in distractions.

Sarah Lockwood is joined by Jenna Piché, the founder of First Light Time Management Coaching, for a timely conversation about team productivity, deep work, and sharpening your leadership focus. With the year halfway over, it’s a good moment to stop and ask: Are you making real progress on the goals you set in January or just staying busy?

Jenna shares why so many leaders unintentionally build cultures where busyness is rewarded, and why that’s such a dangerous trap. When everything feels urgent, it’s easy to lose sight of the work that actually moves the needle. What signals are you sending to your team about what matters? Are people clear on what to focus on or are they stuck reacting all day?

They also discuss the psychology of productivity and procrastination, including what’s actually going on in your brain when you put off the hard stuff. And they talk through what it looks like to shift into a culture that values deep work and gives people the space to do their best thinking.

If your team’s attention feels fractured (or maybe your own), Jenna offers a smart reset. The kind that helps you see where time is leaking out of your day, and how to fix it before the second half of the year slips by.

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 Reflecting on Goals and Productivity

02:53 Misaligned Priorities and the Myth of Busyness

06:14 Creating a Culture of Focus

09:00 Identifying Misalignment in Teams

14:55 Overcoming Procrastination and Fear

18:05 Shifting Mindsets for Deep Work

21:00 Building a Supportive Team Culture

23:56 Setting Seemingly Impossible Goals

Links

Connect with The Conscious Entrepreneur:

Website: http://www.consciousentrepreneur.us

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/conscious-entrepreneur/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conscious_entrepreneur_summit/

Connect with Jenna Piche:

Fractured or Focused Attention Assessment: https://eencclvnukx.typeform.com/to/dMYQ67rp

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennapiche/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstlightcoach/

Website: https://firstlighthealth.co/womens-health-and-focus-coaching

Connect with Sarah Lockwood:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lockwoodsarah/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hivecast.fm/

Website: https://hivecast.fm

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The Conscious Entrepreneur is the podcast where founders come to sharpen their edge from the inside out - building businesses that are sustainable, aligned, and actually work for their life. It’s about becoming the kind of leader your business needs you to be, and doing it with clarity, connection, and purpose.

We don’t buy into hustle culture. And burnout? It’s not a badge of honor. Here, we believe thriving businesses are built by thriving people.

Hosted by Sarah Lockwood, The Conscious Entrepreneur is where growth starts within.

Most entrepreneurs say they want to think bigger, but only a few actually build the systems, community, and habits that make those impossible goals inevitable.

Fresh off the Conscious Entrepreneur Summit, Sarah Lockwood and Alex Raymond came home with more than just notes. They came home with decisions. In this episode, they talk through what shifted for them, what they’re already doing differently, and how the right kind of environment can shake you out of survival mode fast.

Alex shares how Dr. Ben Hardy’s session pushed him to commit publicly to growing AMplify into a $3M business in two years. Sarah walks through the behind-the-scenes changes she’s making at HiveCast right away, from automating scattered processes to freeing up time for the kind of work that actually moves things forward. They both reflect on the deeper mindset work sparked by the event, including what it means to lead with intention and how to shrink the timeline between vision and execution.

One of the biggest pieces of post-summit momentum is the launch of the 10X Implementation Circle, which is a year-long, founder-only group for serious entrepreneurs who want accountability, structure, and real community while working toward their boldest goals. Didn’t make it to the summit this year but want in on what’s next? Apply here 👉🏽www.consciousentrepreneur.us

Listen for:

00:00 Post-Summit Reflections and Key Takeaways

01:43 Dr. Ben Hardy on Impossible Goals and Time as a Tool

05:43 Alex Raymond’s $3M Business Commitment

07:06 Rethinking Priorities and Delegating for Impact

10:41 Nervous System Regulation with Marina and Beck

13:07 Entrepreneurial Mindset with Dr. Michael Freeman

17:33 Inside the 10X Implementation Circle

Connect with The Conscious Entrepreneur:

Website: http://www.consciousentrepreneur.us

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/conscious-entrepreneur/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conscious_entrepreneur_summit/

Connect with Alex Raymond:

Website: https://amplifyam.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afraymond/

Connect with Sarah Lockwood:

Website: https://hivecast.fm

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lockwoodsarah/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hivecast.fm/

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