Reader,
Happy Friday! It has been a week of intense connection, deep brainstorming, and strategic planning sessions with colleagues and clients over here.
My brain is fried in all the best ways, but seriously, T.G.I.F.!
As I sat down to do my end of week CEO Time, I wanted to reflect back to you some of what I'm seeing and hearing to see if this is happening to you.
Over and over this week, I heard people say things like:
"This has been the hardest year in my business."
"I don't know why everything feels like moving through sludge. I have no motivation."
"I'm really struggling to keep my business afloat."
"Why is nothing working like it used to?"
Does any of this ping true for you, Reader?
It's incredibly disorienting when your business data is saying one thing and your internal experience says something different.
If you're anything like me, when things aren't working, I dig my heels in like a stubborn ox, work harder (almost never smarter), and keep trying to grind it out... often on my own.
My friends lovingly pull me out of my hidey-hole more often than I care to admit. Yes, I'm a hunkerer... and with the addition of AI, I have often convinced myself that that's all I need.
But this week and the few before it (I'll tell you about my AI detox next week), have really validated for me just how unhelpful Claude/Chat/Insert your fave platform is when it comes to navigating these kinds of issues in our businesses.
It's only been through focused discussion and strategizing with trusted colleagues and coaches, and getting my thoughts on paper (yes, actual paper) that I have been able to get out of that hidey-hole and make forward progress.
And that's been true EVERY single time I've felt stuck in my business.
If you're asking yourself why everything feels harder than it used to, why nothing is working right in your business, why all the various things you're doing to try and pivot your business aren't working, or even why you feel so disconnected from it all, can we jump on a call?
I rarely toot my own horn, but unpacking that crazy ball of chaos in your head and business and building a practical plan forward is 100% my superpower, and I would LOVE to help you do it.
Life is way too short and your mission is too big to spiral in frustration or plug your biggest, hardest questions into Claude or ChatGPT or some other platform in hopes you'll get real answers for YOUR business.
Can we do this together? Human-to-human?
If this resonates, you can hit reply or schedule a time directly by clicking here.
xo
Jess
P.S. Be on the lookout for some invitations to some big upcoming events like the Solo Success Summit for Consultants and Solo Providers, Funference, and others!
I'll be sharing all about intelligent procrastination, how to diagnose exactly why your business isn't working anymore, and what to do about it!
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