Category: articles
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Meet your next biz friends!
In these first weeks of 2026, I’ve been part of the Close Biz Friends program facilitated by (the one and only!) Amelia Hruby inside her Interweb community. During this time, we cheered and supported each other on our Zoom calls and Slack channel while each of us was building something cool to share with our folks. I haven’t had…
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Flow, Don’t Force: How the CARE Framework Transforms the Way We Build
Over the past two blog posts, we’ve explored what doesn’t serve us and what a more nourishing approach could look like. Now, let’s bring it all together and ground it in a structure you can actually use. When you refuse to adhere to and unlearn typical productivity and project management frameworks, and instead embrace a…
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Aligned Building: 5 Core Elements for Creating Without Burnout
Let’s keep exploring the path we took last week: a different way to think about “productivity.” We started by refusing its harmful elements, because acknowledging and unlearning is a key first step. Now it’s time to rebuild by discovering and embracing a more aligned approach. In the past, when I worked with some of my clients as their project…
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The Hidden Costs of Productivity: Why Efficiency Culture Leaves Us Drained
I’ve been reflecting a lot on productivity lately. Specifically, the way we think about it in today’s culture. Over the past ten years, it’s been a big focus for me, partly because I’ve fallen into the trap of chasing productivity tools, systems, apps, and processes. And honestly, I think I got hooked because I love…
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What Coaching Really Is (And Why It Might Be Exactly What You Need)
Coaching is about change and renewal. It’s like a seed shedding its husk. A process that’s natural, necessary—and sometimes uncomfortable. Coaching invites you to take a brave look at the parts of yourself, your patterns, or your ways of working that no longer serve you. It’s not about judging those parts or pretending they never…
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Feeling Out of Sync? Let’s start realigning!
I recently had the pleasure of joining Teresa Beehan’s The Sensitive Professionals Podcast, where we explored what it means to feel out of sync, especially as a sensitive, socially conscious solo business owner, and how to gently find our way back to alignment. In this episode, I talk about how disconnection often shows up when…
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Why the Review Is an Essential Tool for Small Business Owners (and How to Get Started)
As solo and small business owners, there’s a vital phase we often overlook, avoid, or even feel a bit apprehensive about. This phase isn’t just crucial for our projects; it’s an essential part of our overall work and personal growth journey. I’m talking about the review—a process that can offer us incredible benefits both professionally…