09/02/2026
I had twenty four hours completely to myself a few weeks ago, which almost never happens, and I went back and forth on what to do with it. I could have hiked, or spent the whole day down at the lake, or just been outside enjoying the last of summer. All of that would have felt really good in the moment.
But I also had my financials sitting on my list, and if I’m being honest, they’d been sitting there for longer than I’d recommend 😝 . QuickBooks isn’t a skill I’ve mastered yet, and every time I thought about opening it my brain threw up all kinds of resistance. I knew if I picked the hike, that was going to be another day, maybe another week, of carrying it around with me.
So I lit a candle, pulled an oracle card, and opened the laptop. And instead of asking myself whether I really had to do this, I asked how this was FOR me. That one shift turned an hour I was dreading into something that actually felt sacred, and when I closed the laptop I felt so much lighter. Not because the numbers were anything magical, but because I’d finally stopped avoiding them.
What I keep coming back to is that the avoidance costs so much more energy than the task ever does. And what got me to sit down wasn’t more discipline, it was believing that I’m the asset in my business, that I’m the most important part of it, and that taking care of the parts I’ve been putting off is one of the ways I take care of myself.
This is exactly what we’re working on inside Grow a Thriving Practice right now. Doors to the coaching membership are open through September, and we’re spending the whole month in Time Creation, learning how to create more time with your mind so the things you’ve been avoiding actually get done. I’m teaching my Intentional Planning Process on next week’s call. If you’ve got something you’ve been carrying around for a while, come join us. Link in bio 🔗