Ep 42: How to Honour Your Own Pace (Without Feeling Left Behind)

Hello, lovely.

If you struggle to keep up with the rate things change online or the pace you’re being told to move in order to see any success, this episode is for you :)

And if you can’t move as quickly as others in your niche or industry because you don’t have the capacity or feasibility in life (or frankly, the desire) and you worry you’ll be left behind, I hope you’ll tune into today’s show.

I’ll walk you through how to build a rhythm that supports your creativity instead of draining it—how to design your work around your actual energy and capacity (not someone else’s) and ways I stay visible without burning out.

Because slow doesn’t mean stuck or stagnant.

Join me as I explore how to grow your business with calm intention and avoid getting sucked into hustle culture. Learn how to follow your own pace, protect your energy, and still achieve joy and fulfilment (the ultimate markers of success) in your online business.

Inside This Episode

In this conversation, I share how to build a business that honours your pace without feeling like you’re falling behind.

We discuss:

* Why “keep up” culture creates creator fatigue (and how it disconnects you from work you love).

* How to map your energy (focus/creative/social) and use it to design your week.

* Built-in buffer time: adding space between calls and projects to protect your nervous system.

* Capacity-based planning: setting goals that are doable this season, not someone else’s.

* Simple, sustainable systems that do the heavy lifting (templates, light automations, batching).

* Creative rhythm vs. work rhythm: recognising cycles of output and refill—and trusting the pause.

* A tiny experiment to try this week so you can feel the shift immediately.

This isn’t about doing more.

It’s about working at your own pace, creating deeper, steadier results, and letting supportive systems carry the routine tasks while you focus on the human, creative parts.

If You’ve Been Feeling…

* Tired of trying to match someone else’s output or schedule

* Overwhelmed by “post every day” advice and constant changes online

* Guilty for needing slower seasons, breaks, or wider margins in your day

* Unsure how to stay visible without 24/7 content

* Disconnected from your creativity (even though you love your work)

This episode will help you build a calmer, more creative rhythm you can actually sustain.

Try This Mini Experiment (This Week)

* End your workday 10 minutes earlier than planned.

* Jot down: What felt energising? What felt draining? When did ideas flow?

* Use those notes to choose one small change to your schedule tomorrow (e.g., move deep work to your natural focus window, add a 20-minute buffer between calls, or pre-schedule one routine task).

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Links & Resources

* Notion (capture ideas, map your weekly energy, plan capacity)

* Canva Pro (reusable templates, so creating stays simple and calm)

* ChatGPT (repurpose transcripts into posts, emails, and captions)

I’d love to hear from you

What’s one small change you could make this week to bring your business closer to your rhythm?

Share in the comments—your insight might be the nudge someone else needs.

k.🤍

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