What Starting a Business Actually Feels Like (Spoiler: It’s Not a Girlboss Montage)
Starting a business, according to the internet:
Wake up at 5am
Meditate with your matcha
Build an empire from your laptop in Bali
Go viral with your first post
Make $10k before lunch
Starting a business, in real life:
Crying into your coffee because your email platform won’t sync
Googling “how to make money online legally”
Posting on Instagram and immediately deleting it because it felt cringey
Sending your first invoice and triple-checking it didn’t say $1.00 instead of $100.00
Wondering if you’re actually cut out for this
Let’s normalize that version. Because that’s where most of us start.
I launched my business while second-guessing everything and Googling things like:
“How do I get clients?”
“What is a CRM?”
“Do I need an LLC or just vibes?”
And honestly? I still don’t have it all figured out. But I kept going. And that’s the part no one glamorizes.
The Awkward Beginning Is the Beginning
You will:
Overthink your first offer
Change your brand colors 19 times
Create an entire product and then decide you hate it
Accidentally post “CLICK HERE” with no link (just me?)
But here’s the good news: That’s not failure. That’s data. That’s growth. That’s part of it.
Every single successful person you follow online? They had their “What am I doing with my life?” moment too.
Want to look more polished while you figure it out?
Because yes, your business might be messy—but your content doesn’t have to be.
They’ll help you show up consistently (and confidently), even when you’re still piecing things together behind the scenes.
And if you’re craving real clarity?
Not another freebie. Not another 47-tab research spiral.
Just someone to walk with you while you figure this out.
That’s what I do. I help women start and grow small businesses without burning out, faking it, or waiting until everything is perfect.
Let’s build your business your way—and actually enjoy it.
You're not behind. You're just building it the real way.
And I promise: it’s way better than a montage.
