I’ve grown so much and have a much healthier relationship with money and how I can use it for good in my life and to invest in the relationships and small businesses I love.

However, I really wanted to make the money stuff in my business really easy. I didn’t want to be bogged down by spreadsheets or those awkward “hey, you haven’t paid me yet’ conversations.

So I made sure I was using great tools! I filed my self-assessment tax return a few days ago and it took no math. Because my system had all the answers for me!

The more I talk about websites and how important they are, I get a lot of questions from women looking to learn more about how to create a beautiful website that helps them serve their clients or customers!

Here are 6 of my most frequently asked questions and the answers.

The first three things I do when I begin a new Squarespace website is adjust the colors, fonts and upload a logo.

When everything is set to match the brand of the business from the start, it makes envisioning where you’ll place the content and how things will all look together way easier.

I know it sounds cliche, but growing up in a small town in Eastern Oregon (upper left USA), I never would have imagined that I would one day live on the other side of the world and have a fantastic business that allows me to help women grow and scale their own businesses by simplifying their customer experience with bespoke websites and streamlined systems.

I’m a firm believer that creating a system can be easy AND that doing so will save you hours of time and sanity. It can stop you from missing steps or dropping the ball and means you don’t have to keep everything swirling around in your head.

There’s been some big and exciting changes with the update, but there’s also some frustrating drawbacks. If you don’t have a website yet and are looking at Squarespace, I would still highly recommend it. Or if you already host your website and are thinking about rebuilding it on 7.1 - here’s a list to help you make sure it’s a good fit for you!

Being able to show up in the inboxes of people who love and want to hear about your business is an incredible opportunity. You can share your business journey, best tips, and offers with a community of people who want to hear from you - this is invaluable to your business!

It’s a brand new decade and I’ve been reflecting on how to start out on the right foot! I’ve listed the top 10 things to stop doing in 2020 as well as the top 10 things to ensure you find fulfilment and enjoyment in the new year!

Time, money, and energy are all essentially the same thing.

Let that soak in for a minute.

We must be mindful of what we spend in each category and each person’s version of an “ideal” balance to strive for is different. Some people (like me!) love to craft and find that spending their time and energy creating something they could buy is absolutely worth it. However, this isn’t the case for everyone.

It took a few things happening all in a fairly short time frame before I felt like I could AND should take Calibrated Concepts on as my only form of income….

It’s been a whole month since I took Calibrated Concepts to the next level by making it my full-time gig!

To be honest, it’s been so different than I had expected it to be. I expected that I’d struggle more to scale up and to bring in revenue. I thought I’d have more free time to build the foundations of my business. But I made the space to take on more clients and they came in waves! I’m beyond grateful! That said, I’ve been so busy that I’ve found making time to put work into my own business.

Do these and you’ll be on track to have a fantastic and stress free month because you’re awesome and opted to delegate, automate and systematise right at the very beginning. Doesn’t it feel freaking awesome?

This summer, I’m taking two trips to the US to visit my friends and family! One is a few days in NYC for a gals weekend and the other trip is a full 3 weeks back in Oregon to visit my other home. This has really gotten me thinking about how prepared we, as entrepreneurs, need to be to actually get the most out of a vacation. So here is my foolproof formula for finally getting away from it all for a bit.

Should you hire help?

In most cases, the answer is ‘absolutely’! As solo entrepreneurs, we often feel the need to keep everything to ourselves and to wear all of the hats in our businesses. But then we find that this doesn’t leave us with any time or energy to do the things that can help our business to actually scale and grow.

Solopreneurship offers the incredible opportunity to call your own shots and answer to no one (except maybe your clients). However it does create a unique set of struggles that other types of entrepreneurs don’t always have to face (or at least have to take on alone). I’ve been speaking with other solopreneurs to discuss some of the biggest pet-peeves, struggles and challenges they face. Are you running the same sticking points in your solo business?

I’ve been speaking with and working with solopreneurs to discuss some of their biggest pet-peeves, struggles and challenges as solopreneurs. Are you facing the same difficulties running your solo business?

IN HONOUR OF WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

I wanted to take a minute to tell the story of how I got through the worst of my anxiety to a place where those same tendencies have helped me to build the business of my dreams!

I’m all about systems and productivity. I’ve picked up and honed my skills as a way to create order and gain a little control over what can be a chaotic and hectic life! I run a part-time VA business, work a full-time job, and I’m at my happiest when I have a thriving social calendar.

Systems and automation are key to balancing it all! Here are my top 7 tips for becoming a productivity badass, just like me.

As entrepreneurs sometimes it can feel like there's never enough time to tackle everything on our to-do lists. In my line of work, as a virtual assistant, I see people committing to the same time-wasters over and over. And while there are a million apps, tools, and resources available - it can be very overwhelming to try to find exactly the right tools for your business.

Are you wasting your time on any of these 5 things? Here are my recommended tools for solving your most time-consuming, daily, administrative tasks!