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No one’s asking for more sophisticated lasagna 😂

And yet most of us, including me, have a habit of stopping things that are working because they start to feel too basic, too familiar, or somehow unworthy of the next level.

I’ve done this more than once in my business.

It’s almost like we assume successful people eventually graduate from the things that got them there but it’s not.

I’ve looked at strategies that were objectively creating clients, revenue, trust, and opportunities and thought:

“Surely I’m supposed to be beyond this by now.”

Beyond one-on-one work >> “should be offering Masterminds”
Beyond free calls >> “should be charging for my time”
Beyond having a small audience >> “should have a bigger audience by now”

The funny thing is, none of those things stopped working in my business.

I had just started comparing them to flashier (read more scaleable) business models & this almost ruined my business
The kind everyone seems to be talking about online.

But looking back, I basically built a 6-figure business version of selling really delicious, handmade lasagna and that works.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but don’t stop doing the things that are working right now for you & your business. 

🙅🏻‍♀️The goal isn’t to “outgrow the things that are working”
What if your “Competitive Edge” is boring?? 

what do you think?? 💭

If my results make sense, then I lose my excuses.

Not excuses in a judgmental way but stories that help me make sense of disappointment.

Because if I can blame the algorithm, I don’t have to wonder whether my messaging is unclear.

If I can blame the economy, I don’t have to ask why Im making less than I want to be.

If I can blame the audience, I don’t have to look at my positioning.

The mystery protects my identity.

The mystery allows me to remain the capable person who just hasn’t caught a break yet.

What if the thing standing between me and the result I want isn’t more information?

What if it’s a decision?

Mystery lets us keep looking.

Clarity asks us to choose 🫶🏻

Pay attention to the tiny weird things you’re obsessed with right now.

They aren’t random and it’s usually not about the things themselves…

It’s trying to tell us something.

Lately, I’ve noticed myself becoming irrationally attached to a handful of very specific things:

French butter.
Tiny lamps.
Music I don’t understand.
Tiny daisies.
Bad timing…. 😆

And I know this sounds ridiculous, but it’s not really* about butter, lamps, music, or flowers.

🧈French butter feels like a reminder that not everything good in life needs to be saved for a special occasion. It gives champagne vibes without a hangover.

🪔Tiny lamps remind me to go inward, small shifts are happening daily and those babies add up ⬆️

🎶Music I can’t understand reminds me that not everything meaningful can be explained and to drop into my body.

🌼Tiny daisies feel like a rebellion against the idea that bigger is always better. They just don’t try so damn hard and I love that about them.

The older I get, the more I think we tell on ourselves with the things we’re drawn to.

Those little obsessions are pointing toward the season we’re entering before we’ve consciously admitted it to ourselves.

I’m curious:

What’s the oddly specific thing you’re obsessed with lately?
Not the productive answer, the real one.

Are you really burned out or are you burned out of the low-grade performative stuff??

I told myself I was tired of marketing & socials. Tired of my business but honestly… I wasn’t.

What I was tired of was feeling like every thought needed to become a lesson & every observation needed to something to show in stories.

Somewhere along the way I stopped allowing myself to simply be a person having a thought.

I realized that the things that helped me become good at this may not be the same things that help me feel connected to it.

I created distance and I didn’t even know it. 

So… I’ve been slowly shifting on here and it’s working.

Maybe you noticed or maybe you didn’t either way it’s ok 😂 but I’ve stumbled upon somethings & I don’t have it completely figured out, but I can tell you that my business feels easier and content feels lighter than it ever has.

I feel cleaner and more connected in my business than I ever have. 

Sometimes what we think is the problem isn’t always the problem.

So if you’ve been feeling frustrated lately... If you’ve found yourself wondering whether you’re done with social media, done with marketing, or ready to burn the whole thing down...

Before you do, get curious.

What if you’re not exhausted by marketing?

What if you’re exhausted by the pressure to perform?

What if you’re tired of trying to be the version of yourself you think will succeed instead of the person you already are?

Tiny shifts are often the difference between hearing crickets and booking 11 calls in six hours which is why I’ve become deeply suspicious of the phrase:

“I already know that.” (And there are other flavors of it)

Because most of the marketing shifts I’ve seen create meaningful results don’t sound groundbreaking when you first hear them.

In fact, they’re usually so nuanced that your brain immediately wants to dismiss them.

“Of course I know that.
“I’ve already tried that.
“That’s not new.

But lately, the biggest improvements in conversion I’ve seen haven’t come from finding a new tactic, they’ve come from refining the buyer experience.

The difference between sharing expertise and sharing a point of view.

The difference between explaining what’s included on a sales call and reducing uncertainty around booking one.

The difference between posting a testimonial and strategically building trust.

I get that these distinctions sound small but they’re not.

One of my clients recently booked 11 calls in 6 hours, and very little of what we changed would have looked revolutionary from the outside.

We didn’t chase hacks, we started paying attention to the moments where potential clients were hesitating, questioning, or quietly opting out then we made subtle adjustments.

The shifts that move a business forward rarely arrive looking like a revolutionary idea, more often, they arrive looking like something you almost ignored because you thought you already knew it.

Europe ran me over and then said… “yea, so we’re gonna need you to stop tiptoeing around here” 🫶🏻

Where do you think you are doing this??