Hello Reader! Do you even remember this newsletter?

Happy to see my emails again? I’m offering you a gift just for being here.

Don’t remember? That’s ok. I have taken a rather long break. Enjoy this update and then decide if you want a gift from me too.

I honestly don’t know if I’m "back" to writing yet. Why did I pause in the first place?

In 2025, I decided pursuing my goals was taking too much effort.

I’d been pushing through some tough years: 9 emergency room visits, 2 new babies, a stalker, fraud, Covid. It’s a pretty intense list.

Frankly, I’m not sure how to write about it yet. This is a newsletter about taxes and money for founders and leaders. How do you write about business or money, when what’s actually taking all your attention is “real life?”

All I know now is this: my life may have been intense, and yet my company continued to grow. I choose everyday to go back to work.

I have given birth, twice, and then gone back to work.

I have, quite literally, beaten death, and then gone back to work.

Yet after several years of this, I finally had to make a choice. Do I stop working so hard on my goals and finally give myself a break? Or do I keep putting in all this effort?

I chose neither.

I decided I would start achieving more, because I would spend less effort.

It’s been a complete life and business redesign. My biggest takeaway so far has been how much the basics matter.

Take money. I would have been forced to quit years ago without my financial foundations. When things got really tough, I could step away because profit, investing, and growing my family wealth each year mostly handles itself with the financial systems I’ve built.

(Don’t feel this way about your own money? If you’re a founder in the “messy middle” while running a $500K - $5M company, then consider a free clarity call with me. I’m happy to share what could help you feel more stable.)

Health is another basic. I’m now a person who moves and nourishes her body every day, and I’ve noticed something surprising. The days I skip are the days that feel hard. Not because those days are just harder and therefore healthy things were skipped, but because not moving taking care of my body makes everything else FEEL harder. I’m all about the ROI, and the reward to effort ratio here is staggering.

This is true for creativity too. I’m faster, smarter, and more energized when I fuel my brain as much as my body, so I’m now someone who reads everyday too.

It’s this last habit I’m most grateful for. Through books, I've discovered everything else I’ve needed to survive this season of life. Books like:

​Rich Relationships which taught me how to ask for and receive help in a way that brings everyone joy and more money.

​Expecting Better which taught me how to read medical studies and statistics and feel confident in my health decisions as a parent.

​Time Freedom which gave me a practical blueprint to redesign my life with more freedom and flexibility now, without waiting for the next financial milestone.

Without books like these, my life would be harder. I needed the wisdom of others.

I’m cleaning out of my office, and I want to give others the joy I experienced while reading these books.

I’ve curated the best titles I read last year. If you tell me what topics interest you and your address, I will mail you an excellent nonfiction book.

Fill out this form if you want to take part: Gift me a nonfiction book.

Be profitable,