What if the quieter season you've been waiting for isn't coming anytime soon? I've had to ask myself that question lately, because I realized how many business decisions I was putting off until life felt more predictable.

My two kids started preschool this August. I expected a little more breathing room, and in some ways I got it. I also got a different set of things to manage. It has pushed me to look more closely at what my business needs from me, what I can take off my plate, and how to make room for the work I actually want to build.

In this episode, I'm sharing six things I'm doing to keep the business running and move it forward while life is still very full. The point isn't to copy my schedule. It's to consider what you would change if you planned around the capacity you have now.

• Why I stopped planning for a more predictable season of life

• The space I needed to create before I could decide what I wanted next

• How I'm protecting my physical energy and quiet time

• What made my "ideal" content plan too much for this season

• Why changing the audience for an established offer means rebuilding its messaging

• How I'm choosing one offer to focus on while I consider a future group program

• Why I hired a mentor again after a difficult previous coaching experience

• [00:00] The question I've been avoiding: what if life doesn't settle down soon?

• [03:18] Preschool brought a new schedule and a different kind of mental load.

• [06:20] The unexpected tooth appointment that took half a workday

• [09:26] Why I'm done postponing business decisions until life feels easier

• [17:24] Creating space to think about what I want, beyond managing what already exists

• [23:18] Prioritizing physical care and the energy I need for work and family

• [28:33] Waking up earlier to have time before anyone needs me

• [31:32] Choosing necessary work over the ideal version of everything

• [40:00] Rebuilding messaging for a more advanced audience

• [44:44] Focusing on one offer while evaluating a return to group delivery

• [49:27] Getting support from a mentor and examining my own blind spots

• [56:21] Planning around current capacity, with room for life to interrupt

1. "I knew that if I wanted to do the things I wanted to do, I needed more space to even ask myself what I wanted for my life and my business."

2. "The real point is that I'm giving myself some space before other people need anything from me."

3. "I can't be committed to everything right now, so I just had to make a decision about what I am going to be committed to."

4. "If you change who you want to work with, you have to revisit how you explain the value of your offer, even if you have years of experience doing that work."

5. "No matter how experienced you are, it is almost impossible to have an objective perspective on your own business. You're too close to the work."

6. "I don't want to keep waiting for things to get easier to get back into growth mode. So I am doing it now, even with all the chaos around me."

7. "What would you do differently in your business if you planned around the capacity you have right now instead of the capacity you hope to have in the future?"

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If this brought a particular business decision to mind, take some time with that question before filling the space with another task. And share this episode with a friend who might need some encouragement in a busy season.