If you walk away from one thing from this article, I hope it’s this, “you do not need to hit any specific income goal in your business to be a legit entrepreneur.” ? If you’d rather listen along to this blog post, it’s also in podcast form here. When I started my online business in 2015 I had a lot of assumptions about what I “must do” in order to be successful. I thought that if I wasn’t hitting those $10k months or bringing in a $20k launch that I must be missing some success secret or worse, maybe I wasn’t doing enough money mindset work or was thinking all the wrong thoughts and making th ..read more

Why I’m slowing down in life & business “If you want something you’ve never had, you need to do something you’ve never done.” A classic trope that has inspired me for years. Do the things you aren’t doing now and you’ll have the life you want. Start taking massive action and you’ll start seeing massive results.  But like many people, I often find that this massive energy push needed to become “that” person and do all those things feels pretty illusive. I can spend late nights scrolling through TikTok watching inspirational moments of people finally changing their life. Doing all tho ..read more

Mindful Productivity is intention and awareness of your current mental state, energy capacity, and external demands that help you better manage how you take action in the present moment to get things done sustainably.  In other words, Mindful Productivity is sustainable action guided by the conscious awareness of one’s mental load, energy capacity, and humanness. This feels futuristic to say, but we have to remember that as humans, we operate under the human condition.  There are many computers, apps, systems, automation, and more being created every day that can work in streamlined ..read more

What’s been one of the most groundbreaking courses or programs you’ve enrolled in since starting your business? Since 2015 I’ve enrolled in more courses than I can count and have spent excess of $60,000 learning how to grow, market, and run my business. (Not something I had planned on when I initially started my business and thought I already knew what I was doing ??‍♀️) I’ve invested in expensive business coaches and year-long programs. And to be completely transparent, many of them weren’t as helpful as I had hoped. (I’d say about 20% of the investments I’ve made over the years have been dow ..read more

Want to publish your own journal or planner this year? You might have a lot of questions like: How can I self-publish my own planner? Where can you publish planners online? Will there be a bunch of overhead expenses to get started? How can I get my planner in front of enough people? How much inventory will I need? Do I need to use confusing and time-consuming software to format my pages? These were all the questions I had before I self-published my first planner in 2018 and there was hardly any information online! Don’t worry though, I’m going to walk you through all of these que ..read more

Have you ever thought about creating your own journal or planner and selling it around the world? When I first seriously considered it in 2018, I thought I’d have to start a Kickstarter campaign to make my vision a reality. Custom journals and planners can require a huge upfront cost not to mention shipping, taxes, etc. While I truly believe that anything is possible and doable if we want to achieve it, I also was looking for an easier way to get started with the process. Luckily, I discovered KDP or Kindle Direct Publishing (formerly CreateSpace) which is a self-publishing platform through Am ..read more

Today I’m sharing some of the main journals and planners I use for making lists, staying organized, decluttering my mind, and staying mindful on a regular basis. Links mentioned in the video: A6 Stalogy Episode 67: What Struggling with Depression Really Looks Like Monthly Sticker Subscription Checkout Humblechan on YouTube for more planner videos PublicMilk Etsy shop 2020 Hobonichi Buying Guide Mindful Productivity Guide Daily Productivity & Brain Dump Book ..read more

Can we be real about one thing for a moment? There is NO such thing as too many journals or planners. Every year I tell myself I’ll only buy one, as if there’s only ONE that will be the be-all-end-all to my planning needs. Now, the Mindful Productivity Guide comes close, I use this one exclusively for my self-care, mental health, habit tracking, monthly bucket lists, and intention setting. Buuuuut there’s still a lot of other things a girls gotta write down and over the past year one of the things I’ve fallen in love with is Hobonichi planners. In this post I’m going to breakdown the following ..read more

I can’t even remember a time before Gmail, well, yes I can, I was using Hotmail with some username I created in the last 90s. It wasn’t cute. Gmail has come a long way in what they offer and there are some seriously amazing things you can do inside your inbox now that you might not know about. Today I want to share how I use both built-in Gmail features and outside applications to send automated emails, schedule sends, and create templates so responding to common questions is way easier. To make things easier (and because this is totes a visual thing) I’ve created a YouTube video you can watc ..read more

Sometimes we just need to be reminded of our power. These are 10 Life Lessons I’ve learned over the past 30 years that may be just what you need to hear today. This list is adapted from a popular blog post: 27 Life Lessons I Learned in 30 Years…. Doing what you want is so much more important than doing what you think you should do. Some of the decisions you make that bring you the most happiness will be followed by the least amount of support by your peers. DO THEM ANYWAY. There’s a power in stillness that you often cannot find in any action you could take. Take time to witness it when you c ..read more