09/09/2026
A savvy & busy woman entrepreneur in my world sent me this after seeing some of what I've been sharing lately:
“I’m in the phase of my business where I see your content and go ‘ahh yes my business probably would survive if I take a step back for a day’ and then I proceed to take my laptop to the bathtub so I can ‘relax.’” 😂
And THIS is exactly the conversation I’ve been wanting to have.
Because knowing your business can survive without you for a day...
and actually being able to leave the laptop behind...
are two very different things.
Sometimes the business really does need something from us.
A system isn't there yet.�A client needs our expertise.�Revenue is still directly tied to our time.�We're in a season that genuinely requires more of us.
But sometimes?
The business could probably handle our absence better than we can.
And that's where I've become really curious.
What actually requires me?
What have I simply gotten used to carrying?
What needs a better system?
What could wait?
And what happens inside of me when I finally have
permission to step away?
Because I've learned that creating more freedom in my business has required me to understand both the season my business is in AND my own capacity within it.
For me, fall is a fuller business season.
Summer is intentionally slower.
I can plan around that now instead of expecting every month of my business to look exactly the same.
And that didn't happen because one day I magically became better at resting.
I started building differently.
The goal isn't to create a business that never needs you.
It's knowing where your presence truly matters and where you've made yourself more necessary than you need to be.
And apparently...whether the laptop actually needs to join you in the bathtub. 😂
📍So I'm curious: if you took ONE full day away from your business (no laptop, no “quick” email check, no just-making-sure-everything-is-okay)…what would be hardest for you to leave alone?