I want a business that helps people, make money doing it, and still have a life.
I thought having my own business was going to solve all my problems. I could leave my job and no longer has panic attacks in my cubicle. I could travel the world. Work 10 hours a week. Make shit ton of money.
This is what my grandpa and dad both created in their own businesses. And what every business coach on IG told me.
LOL.
Until I actually started running a business. And I started learning a bunch of bullshit from the online coaching world (aka supremacist, colonist ways of operating a business). And I became my own worst boss.
The ways I’ve harmed myself/struggled/
replicated oppressive systems in my business:
I’ve…
struggled to talk about myself and my work at networking events
set deadlines that looked reasonable on paper but ignored my body, my energy, my health, and the fact that I’m a human with a life… then blamed myself when I couldn’t keep up
felt icky and salesy on ‘discovery’ calls and using tactics in the DMs
answered texts and emails late at night because they were “quick”
opened my availability all week long and stacked meetings back to back
priced my work so that the only way to make enough was to stay booked solid
struggled to make decisions and prioritize what projects I’m actually focusing on which leaving me overwhelmed and exhausted
treated rest as something I could take later… after this email, this task, this launch.
forced myself to be on social media because that’s what “I have to do”
avoided reaching out for help because that would mean I’m a failure and can’t do it on my own
And probably so much more…
If you’ve done any of these, I’m with you.
Along the way, I’ve tuned out the noise,
signed up for less BS programs, and
trusted people that prioritized sovereignty and reality.
People like Bear Hebert, Simone Seol, and Maggie Patterson, and more.
Where my business is today:
65k revenue (45k take home) in 2025 – I’m not trying to be a millionaire. I spend such little amount of money that this allowed me to save 10k and max out my roth ira.
25 hours a week average
decisions and plans are led by my intuition and rhythms
surrounded by a bunch of soul mate humans, colleagues, clients, and students. (We often say I love you to each other)
gained so many skills and certifications and experiences
I’ve got some strong opinions about business. Here’s some:
Radical Business Mentorship
We’d be a perfect business partnership if:
You’ve been at it for a while and something still isn’t working, you’re questioning if you’re cut out for it. You want to give it ‘one last shot.’
You know things can be easier, better, simpler. You want a business with actual freedom. To be an authentic human through your work.
You’re just starting out and you want to bypass all the bullshit and suffering.
You want to make the world a better place through your business.
I got you.
Running a business is no joke and requires so much dedication. It can activate so many fears, doubts, and insecurities.
Creative business is a vessel for meaning, sustenance, wealth, and creative freedom.
It takes years (maybe forever?) to get a business to grow to a sustainable place – financially, emotionally, and physically. Side gigs are cool. Pay self first and often.
You need 3 simple things to have a business: Know yourself, know your people, and be able to share about that work and connect authentically
It’s possible to run your own business, just not on your own. Business is relational. Hyperindividualism is fuckery.
So much of business is actually out of our control. Our only job is to show up, do the things we think are going to create what we want, and have faith that things will work out
Lead magnets are weird!
