😩 Here's Why Your Busy Calendar Isn't Getting You Anywhere
Published about 2 months ago • 3 min read
🧠 What’s Inside:
If someone followed you for a week...what would they see?
Why your actual calendar matters more than your Notion “plan”
3 ways to align time with what really moves your business (or career) forward
📊 Are You Obsessed With "Business Planning"?
A few weeks ago, I saw this on Instagram:
If someone followed you around for a week, what would they think your priorities are?
It's something I keep thinking about.
I can’t tell you how many people come into their first coaching call with me asking to work on a business plan. As a small business owner myself, I’ve fallen into that trap too.
But three businesses in, I've learned one big lesson over and over again:
Your time is your business plan. Not the Google Doc. Not the Notion page. What you actually do between 9–5 (or whatever your working hours are). Even if you’re working toward scalable income streams — the hours you work now are shaping your future business.
Even if you don’t run your own business, this still applies.
Your time reflects your career growth plan. Your leadership plan. Your life plan.
And sometimes our calendar tells the real story that we don't like to admit to.
🧠 Why This Hits (Especially This Week)
This week — May 4–10 — is National Small Business Week.It’s easy to romanticize entrepreneurship. Flexibility, creativity, being your own boss.
But here’s the unsexy truth: Your calendar never lies. If it’s filled with survival mode tasks (client work, admin, invoicing...maybe even excessive cleaning, laundry, errands...)
And there’s no time carved out for growth (marketing, skill-building, new revenue streams)...That’s not just a busy week. That’s a long-term bottleneck.
Small business owners and leaders live and die by how we use our time. And if your calendar and your priorities aren’t aligned? Your work-life balance is the first thing to go.
🧰 3 Ways to Align Your Time With What Actually Matters
✅ Audit Your Week — No Judgement.
Track your working hours for 5 days. What’s eating your time? What’s actually driving revenue or long-term growth? What meetings are fluff? What are you saying yes to at work that takes you hours to recover from?
✅ Survival Work vs. Growth Work.
Survival Work: Client/contract delivery, admin, putting out fires.
Growth Work: Marketing, upskilling, building scalable offers and systems.
✅ Block "CEO" Time. Even just 1 hour a week. Review what’s working, what’s wasting time, and what to shift. You are the CEO of your own life, so no matter what your role is, make this a priority.
💬 Your Challenge This Week
🗓️ What does your actual calendar say about your priorities? 🔎 What’s one shift you can make this week to align time with growth? 🔮 What future outcome will this small change set into motion?
🤝 Ready to Get Unstuck?
I only work with a few clients each month — because I don’t just coach. I act as a fractional investor in your business or career.
If you’re serious about making your time, energy, and revenue (or leadership) work together instead of against each other:
✅ Audit where your time is actually going ✅ Rework your workflow and growth plan ✅ Get a clear next move so you stop spinning your wheels
✅ Work with a seasoned coach to build serious momentum
Small Business Week Special: 💸 Book this month and get $250 off any coaching plan. (Limited to 3 new clients.)
Your time is your business plan. Let’s make it a good one.
🏢 Small Biz Week: There are tons of local events happening through SBDCs across the country — great for networking and workshops. For my SoCal small biz friends, I’ll be here tonight!
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