EP 42. How to Honour Your Own Pace (Without Feeling Left Behind
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Chapter 1: The Pressure To Keep Up
If you’ve ever felt like the online world is moving faster than you can keep up with, you’re not alone.
The pace of content creation today can make even the most grounded entrepreneur feel like they’re falling behind.
Everywhere you look, there’s a message telling you to post more, launch more, and push harder — as if success only comes to those who never pause.
But what happens when that pace starts to drain the joy from your work?
When you’re constantly racing to keep up, you stop creating from connection — and start creating from fear.
This is where so many sensitive solopreneurs lose their spark. We begin doubting our abilities, wondering if we’re cut out for business at all, when really, we’ve just been trying to keep up with a rhythm that isn’t ours.
Chapter 2: When You’re Out of Rhythm
There’s a moment we all reach — that quiet realisation that the way we’ve been working isn’t sustainable.
For me, it came after years of trying to match the pace of people who were in completely different seasons of life: younger, with more time, fewer responsibilities, and a totally different energetic makeup.
I was comparing my four-hour workdays to their forty.
And every time I tried to do business their way, I burned out a little more.
What I’ve learned since is that rhythm isn’t something you “keep up with.”
It’s something you create — from the inside out.
Your rhythm might be slow and spacious. It might ebb and flow. It might look different week to week. And that’s not inconsistency. That’s being human.
Chapter 3: Redefining Success Through Pace
When we start to build our businesses around our real capacity — instead of someone else’s blueprint — everything softens.
You no longer need to prove your worth through constant motion.
You begin to see that productivity is seasonal. That creativity needs rest to refuel. That “slow” can be incredibly strategic.
Honouring your pace isn’t laziness; it’s sustainability.
It’s what allows you to keep showing up without losing yourself in the process.
The truth is, your business doesn’t care how many hours you work — it responds to the quality of your energy.
When you create from alignment, not exhaustion, people feel it.
Chapter 4: Small Shifts That Help You Slow Down
If you’re ready to work at your own pace, here are some gentle places to start:
1. Notice your natural energy.
Track your week and see when you feel focused, creative, or social. Use those rhythms to guide your schedule instead of forcing productivity.
2. Add space between things.
Leave fifteen or twenty minutes between calls, tasks, or creative blocks. Spaciousness is where your best ideas land.
3. Simplify your systems.
Automate the repetitive things — client emails, social posts, or booking links — so your energy goes toward creativity and connection, not admin.
4. Set capacity-based goals.
Ask: What feels doable and grounded this season? Not what’s possible — what’s sustainable.
5. Honour creative rhythm, too.
There will be weeks when ideas flow easily, and others when you need to step back and refill your well. Trust that creativity always returns when you give it breathing room.
Chapter 5: The Courage to Move Differently
Slowing down takes courage.
It can feel uncomfortable to move at your own pace when everyone around you seems to be sprinting ahead.
But fast doesn’t always mean better.
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do in business is to pause — to take a breath, check in with your body, and ask, What would feel kind right now?
The clients and opportunities that are meant for you will meet you in your rhythm.
And when they do, you’ll have the energy and space to truly serve them.
Chapter 6: Let Your Rhythm Lead
When you honour your own rhythm, you build a business that feels like an extension of who you are — not something you have to constantly perform for.
You don’t need to post daily.
You don’t need to chase every trend.
You just need to move at a pace that lets your creativity breathe.
Trust that slow can still be powerful.
And remember: consistency doesn’t mean constant.
When your work comes from alignment, it will always reach the right people — even if it takes a little longer.
A Gentle Reflection
Ask yourself:
What would it look like to honour my energy this week?
Where could I add just a little more breathing room into my schedule?
How might my business feel if I stopped trying to keep up and started trusting my own timing?
A Tiny Checklist for Building a Sustainable Rhythm
☐ Track your energy patterns for one week
☐ Add buffer time between your major tasks
☐ Automate one repetitive process in your business
☐ Refresh or simplify one system that drains your energy
☐ Plan one “pause day” each month to rest or create freely
I’d love to hear from you
What helps you slow down and reconnect with your natural pace in business?
Drop your thoughts in the comments 🫶
k.🤍
