Hey there Reader,

If you don't already know this about me, I've been completely self-employed for several years.
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When I left my 9 to 5, I gradually worked fewer and fewer hours in my job (and more and more hours in my private practice) until I was supervising a team, but only in the office one day a week.

My boss wouldn't "let me" go. That wasn't good for me or the people on my team, and I finally gave my official notice in an executive team meeting, where my boss would have no choice but to take my resignation.

I was free!
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And then the pandemic hit two months after I was officially, completely self-employed.

Even though I had saved up a financial cushion before I made the leap, as a single mom with two kids to take care of, I was panicked.
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And that's when I turned to writing.
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To make a long story short, the private practice survived, and so did the writing.

But this message isn't about how I survived. It's about the biggest obstacle to building my business:

• It wasn't the boss who wouldn't "let me" go
• It wasn't my terrible timing with the pandemic
• It wasn't single-motherhood

It was fear.

I knew I wanted to start my own business as soon as I finished school, but I was so afraid of failure that it took me another 20 years to take the plunge.

I know now what I didn't know then: Fear is just part of the process when I'm doing something that excites me. I have to follow the advice of people I trust and breathe through the fear. So far, I've always come out on the other side.

Is there a fear holding you back from building your business? What would it look like if you came out on the other side?​
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Reply and let me know. I'm genuinely interested to know what it would look like for you if you let go of your fear.

All my best,
Julie