For the female founder, the creative entrepreneur, and the local business owner who is pouring her heart into her work but feeling overwhelmed, overstretched, and under-rewarded.
Running a business can be a lonely journey. You're the visionary, the maker, the marketer, and the bookkeeper, all rolled into one. But when the weight of it all leads to burnout, it's time for a new approach.
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From a young age, I trusted an inner compass—a felt sense of integrity and direction. Following it gave my life meaning, but it also led me through loneliness, grief, and a painful reckoning with the belief that meaning guarantees safety.
This is a reflection on will, integrity, and what changes when we stop outsourcing our safety and learn to sail with the forces within us.
Last week, during a mentoring session with a new client, I was reminded of a moment from my own early business days — that strange, bittersweet stage when the dream starts to work.
I went from having three clients to fifteen. I was getting calls from people who’d heard about my work. It should have felt amazing — right?
Nope. I was completely overwhelmed.
My kitchen wall became a giant blackboard covered in to-dos and arrows. I forgot to look at it. My head was a swirl of things to remember, people to email, and a low hum of panic that I was already behind.
Then a friend asked me, “Have you heard of Getting Things Done?”
I hadn’t. But learning about David Allen’s GTD approach — or any structured task management system, really — changed my life.
