Jason's waiting in the car.

We're about to hit the road to visit his side of the family.

While I'm buckling my seatbelt, he smiles and says:

"I just saw you the way you see yourself."

Before I can ask what he means, he explains:

"You can only see yourself reflected through a mirror. I was watching you through the rearview mirror, and I was seeing you the way you see yourself."

It's interesting, isn't it?

How we journey through life, without ever really being able to see ourselves the way others do.

And I don't only mean physically.

People have all sorts of thoughts and ideas and stories about us.

Can you really trust anything anybody tells you about someone?

Because that's just an opinion being filtered through one single lens.

Anyway, this is getting deeper than I'd anticipated.

The reason I'm sharing the rearview mirror story is because I think there's an assumption floating around about me.

Specifically, that it's impossible to get on my schedule... if a person could "ever afford me."

It's true that I spent a few years burning myself out, all caught up in the hustle. I was overwhelmed and buried in work.

I was biting off more than I could chew and taking every project that came along, out of fear that work would dry up and that I had to wear my Busy Badge all the time in order to prove that I was worthy. (Worthy of what, I'm not sure.)

But those days are behind me. They're in my rearview mirror, if you will.

Today I'm grounded, rested, and I know that I have a valuable set of gifts to share with people who appreciate them. (← that's the qualifier.)

I've figured out how to structure my business so that it supports my life (not the other way around).

This is important because I've also learned that taking good care of myself is the best way for me to take good care of my family/clients/gecko/orchid/sourdough starter/etc.

I'm no longer "too busy" for new projects, because I have control over my schedule and only work on things that make me happy. (And when I run out of spots, that's what waitlists are for.)

Plus, you guys, I'm not charging millions of dollars.

If you're one of those people who says:

"One day I'll hire JL to write my _____ !" ... do you realize that I could literally write your _______ in one day, for $3,000?

I mean, depending on the _______ it might take a handful of days, but we're not exactly talking about a six-figure fantasy investment here.

As of this moment, I have one day available next week, and a handful of others during the month of April.

Maybe that "one day I'll hire JL" could become "I'm JL's feature creature (that's what I call my VIP Day clients as of two seconds ago) of the day next Wednesday!"

Because I happen to be available.

If you'd like to chat about your _______, click here to book a clarity call, or just hit the reply button and we'll make it so.

xo JL 🧡