22/10/2026
When I started my business nearly 6 years ago, I honestly had no idea what to expect or where it would take me. I started with next to nothing to my name and a dream.
Things took off FAST. And looking back now, there are things I wish Iād done differently, lessons I wish Iād learnt sooner, and mistakes that cost me more than just money.
One of my biggest mistakes was hiring people simply because things got busy. I should have stuck to the business model I originally intended instead of feeling like I had to expand just because the work was there.
I spent hours upon hours researching, learning, and building this business. I've created an entire handbook filled with knowledge, systems, and information I've poured my heart into. I put years of experience into teaching people who knew nothing about an industry I worked so hard to understand.
And honestly? It drained me.
Somewhere along the way, I lost my passion for the very industry I once loved.
I've learnt that not every client is a good client. I've learnt that you can work yourself into the ground trying to please everyone and still end up being the one who loses. I've learnt that you cannot keep overextending yourself, putting everyone else's needs first, and charging peanuts for jobs that deserve to be worth so much more.
I should have charged what my work was worth. I should have created a schedule that worked around MY life, not constantly rearranged my life around everyone else's.
And one of the hardest lessons? I stopped doing what I loved for a while so other people could have work, opportunities, and money in their pockets, only to have so much of what I'd given come straight back in my face.
When you've built something from nothing. When you've invested your time, energy, knowledge, and heart into something you genuinely cared about.
But here's what nearly six years in business has taught meā¦
Being busy isn't always being successful. Growing isn't always moving forward. And being good at what you do doesn't mean you have to sacrifice yourself to prove it. I don't ANYMORE.
I've made mistakes. I've learnt some hard lessons. I've lost parts of myself along the way that I'm still finding again.
But I haven't given up.
I might have lost my spark, but the passion, the knowledge, the experience, and the determination are still in there somewhere.
And that fire within me? š„
IT WILL IGNITE AGAIN.
Because after nearly six years of building, learning, falling, and getting back up again, I'm finally realising that I don't just want a successful business.
I want a business that doesn't cost me myself. ā¤ļøāš„
