The Week I Stepped Back

A few weeks ago, I woke up on a Monday morning and didn’t want to open my laptop.

Not because I hated my work. I love what I do, but because I was exhausted.

I had been going nonstop for months. Juggling clients, creating content, managing my own platforms, keeping up with deadlines, and still trying to be the mom I wanted to be. Every day felt like a sprint… and I was running out of breath.

That Monday, I stared at my to-do list and felt… nothing. No spark. No energy. Just a heaviness in my chest that told me, something has to give.

By the end of that day, I made the choice to step back. Not forever but just enough to breathe. Enough to have a morning coffee without checking emails. Enough to spend a slow afternoon with my kids without feeling like I was “wasting” time. Enough to remember why I built this business in the first place.

For the rest of that week, I worked only on what was essential and left the rest alone. And you know what happened?

The world didn’t fall apart. My clients didn’t fire me. My audience didn’t disappear.

What did happen was I came back the next week with ideas again! With energy again! With joy again!

That week reminded me of something I think all business owners need to hear:

You can’t run on empty forever. You can’t be creative when you’re drowning in exhaustion. And your business will survive if you rest but will you survive if you don’t?

I stepped back… and it changed everything.