April was a trainwreck — the kind of month where you question your business, your goals, and maybe even your sanity. I deleted a podcast episode, ditched strategies that weren’t mine, and asked one powerful question that shifted everything. It brought clarity, focus, and helped me name my top 3 revenue-generating priorities. Tired of chasing busywork? This one question might be exactly what you need.

By proactively preparing your business for the summer ahead, you can still enjoy the summer while maintaining growth and momentum in your business. By implementing these strategies, you can achieve balance in your life + business during the summer months.

We are officially one week into summer break, and let me tell you… I have been interrupted about a million times by my kiddos. Don’t get me wrong – they are amazing kids and I am extremely lucky to be interrupted, but taking away my focus from my work is such a time suck for me. One of my goals this summer is to work just 4 days per week, taking Fridays off to completely devote to my family. Now, I already only work 4-5 hours a day (20-25 hours per week), but cutting that down to 4 hours per day, 4 days per week can take a major hit to how much I can get done during my work time every single day.

For those of you who might be new here, I used to be a middle school physical education teacher before I jumped into full-time entrepreneurship. And as you know, one of the best things about being a teacher is having those 8 weeks off in the summer. It was so nice to have a BREAK from work and enjoy some time with the family. As an entrepreneur, while I do have the flexibility of where + when I work, I can’t exactly take a full 8 weeks off over the summer because that would just be a disservice to my clients.