January has a way of telling the truth.

Because once the hype dies down and the "new year, new you" noise fades, you're left with a simple question:

Do I actually want another year of this business? Not because it's failing. But because it's working… and still doesn't quite fit.

In this episode, we're diving into what to do when nothing's wrong, it's just time for an upgrade.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• The hidden cost of "fine" (and why it keeps you stuck).

• How endurance can be mistaken for sustainability.

• Why you don't need a big old breakdown to justify a change.

• What an intentional upgrade looks like for 2026.

For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

If you enjoyed today's episode, please:

• Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolo

• Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

• Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo

Fact: your revenue doesn't tell the truth about your life.

You can be booked out and still feel depleted, disconnected, and barely holding it together.

Because success on paper doesn't mean success in practice.

A delightfully boring business flips the script—more ease, more breathing room, more actual delight.

So today, we're resetting what "success" means and putting delight back at the center.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Why traditional success metrics don't reflect a life that actually feels good.

• Why delight is the real data you should be tracking.

• The hidden conditioning that makes joy and rest feel "unproductive."

• What a delight-filled, right-sized business looks like.

• Simple business decisions that create space for ease and margin.

• One tiny "micro-delight" challenge to reset how success feels.

The Squad is open for new members until December 19th. Get details and join us here.

For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

If you enjoyed today's episode, please:

• Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolo

• Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

• Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo

If it feels like other people land better clients with ease, here's the truth: it's not luck, it's structure.

In this just-in-time episode, we run a Mini Client Audit to uncover what's actually blocking better clients from finding (and choosing) you.

You'll hear:

• The visibility mistake most booked service providers don't realize they're making

• The subtle way you might be pushing your best-fit clients away without meaning to

• What's really happening after the sales call when things go silent

Landing better clients aren't about trying harder. They're about fixing the right things. And this episode shows you exactly where to start.

If you're ready for a real plan to get booked with better clients in 2026, that's exactly what we're building inside the Staying Solo Squad this January.

We're kicking things off by creating your One-Page Booked & Unbothered Sales Plan, the simple, sustainable roadmap to attract the right clients, build real trust, and keep the work (and money) flowing all year long.

Doors are open until December 18th. Join us.

Ever hit a money milestone and instantly feel like it's… still not enough?

You're not broken, you're human.

When money has felt unpredictable at any point in your life, "enough" doesn't feel safe; it feels suspicious. And that's usually when the internet tries to sell you a mindset fix you may not even need.

In this episode, we're digging into why your brain reacts this way and why choosing enough might be one of the most unexpectedly delightful decisions you can make in your business and your life.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Why money milestones may not feel safe.

• How scarcity conditioning and money trauma fuel the chase for "more".

• Why choosing enough is a countercultural power move.

• What enough actually looks like in your business and life.

• How sufficiency creates a steadier, more sustainable business.

For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

If you enjoyed today's episode, please:.

• Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolor

• Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

• Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo

Perfection isn't ambition — it's armour.

It keeps you safe from judgment, mistakes, and uncertainty… but it also keeps you stuck. And when your business relies on you taking action, that kind of safety gets expensive fast.

In today's episode, The Delight of Progress (Not Perfection), we're digging into what perfectionism is really protecting you from, and why choosing progress is actually the safer path forward.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• How perfectionism keeps you stuck (and why it feels so productive).

• The hidden cost of waiting for "perfect".

• The tiny steps that create real momentum with messy action.

• Why progress is the true competitive advantage in your business.

For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

If you enjoyed today's episode, please:.

• Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolor

• Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

• Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo

If you're trying to run your business with 2019 energy, no wonder you're exhausted.

After years of uncertainty, you can't manage your time like a machine. You need to manage your capacity like a human.

And that starts with the Delightful No — the kind of boundary that protects your energy, your focus, and your sanity.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Why you're depleted, not disorganized.

• How collective stress has reshaped your true capacity.

• The myth of "I can handle it all with better time management."

• Why every yes has a cost.

• How the Delightful No protects your energy and focus.

• A simple YES Plan for using your capacity intentionally.

• Practical ways to say no without guilt.

For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

If you enjoyed today's episode, please:.

• Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolor

• Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

• Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo

Some days, you look at the online business world and wonder, what are we even doing?

We were sold freedom and ended up with nonstop optimization, fake urgency, and the pressure to perform 24/7.

In a world this chaotic, the smartest move you can make is building a business that isn't.

You can't control the economy, the algorithm, or a flaky client, but you can control how your business runs. And when you do, your business stops being the source of drama and becomes the calm in the storm.

In this episode, we're exploring the power of a delightfully boring business.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Why the business "freedom" dream isn't working.

• How hustle culture morphed into non-stop optimization.

• What a delightfully boring business really looks like.

• Why predictability reduces stress and boosts clarity.

• How to build a business that stays steady no matter what.

For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

If you enjoyed today's episode, please:.

• Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolo

• Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

• Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo

Not every business pivot starts with a breakdown. Sometimes it hits quietly — like staring at yet another sales page for a client you genuinely like and thinking, I can't keep doing this.

That was the moment for Natalie Taylor.

You can love your clients, be fully booked, and still know something has to change.

In this episode, Natalie shares how she went from burned-out and booked-out to building a business that actually fits her life — not the other way around.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Natalie's quiet "I'm done" moment that changed everything.

• Burnout in a business that looks successful from the outside.

• How Natalie shifted from copywriter to strategic consultant.

• Letting go of clients + safety nets without burning it all down.

• The mindset shifts that made her reinvention actually stick.

For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

If you enjoyed today's episode, please:.

• Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolor

• Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

• Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo