If you feel like it’s time to make some major changes and mindset shifts, this blog post is for you.
When I left my corporate career to start Sable & Rose, I didn’t just make a massive career move. I completely redefined how I work, live, and show up in the world. So basically, my entire existence.
Not to mention redefining how I make money, pay my bills and provide for my kids dogs. Building this PR Studio was a very scary leap of faith, and required a tremendous amount of introspection and personal growth to get to this point.
Nobody starts a business to be busier or stressed out all the time. I wanted more freedom, creativity, impact, and purpose. I wanted to transform my dream into reality and create a life I’ve always wanted.
Spoiler Alert: Those things don’t magically appear just because you become your own boss. In fact, I’d argue that your weaknesses are only amplified as an entrepreneur, because the only one holding you accountable…is you.
It took intentional mindset shifts (ones I still practice – key word PRACTICE – daily) to build a business I actually love. One that supports my goals, energizes me, and doesn’t feel like I traded a corporate job for just another version of burnout.
These are the mindset shifts that changed everything for me.
Recognizing that Everything Is Figureoutable
I used to believe I needed to have all the answers before I made a move. If something felt too new or too overwhelming, I’d freeze, thinking I wasn’t ready, wasn’t qualified, or wasn’t “good enough” yet. We do love imposter syndrome…
Then I came across a simple but powerful phrase from the talented and amazing, Marie Forleo:
“Everything is figureoutable.” Here’s what it means.
✧ You don’t need to know everything, you just need to know how to find the answer.
✧ Every challenge has a solution, even if you don’t see it yet.
✧ The people who succeed aren’t the ones who know the most – they’re the ones who trust they can figure it out.
This shift changed everything. Instead of stopping when something felt too overwhelming, I started asking:
“What is one thing I can do to right now to make a step towards figuring it out?”
And every time, there was an answer. Another spoiler alert – they’re usually pretty simple.
💡 What This Means for You: Stop waiting to feel ready. You’ll be waiting forever, and “ready” is too subjective for our brains to comprehend. Stop assuming you need more information before you start. Trust that whatever happens, you’ll figure it out. Because you always will.
Discipline Is the Highest Form of Self-Love
I first heard this phrase on Grace Beverley’s Working Hard or Hardly Working podcast (the QUEEN of positive mindset shifts), and it stuck with me.
I used to think of discipline as a form of “practiced restriction” – a rigid set of rules that took away freedom rather than gave it. But as I transitioned from my corporate PR job to running my own business, I realized:
Discipline isn’t about willpower. It’s about consistently showing up for yourself, even when motivation fades.
Sometimes it looks like…
✧ Setting boundaries with your time so you don’t burn out.
✧ Following through on your goals, not because you “have to,” but because you deserve the results that come with consistency.
✧ Recognizing that the small, unglamorous daily choices – staying focused, prioritizing what matters, saying no to distractions – are the ones that add up to ultimately shape the business and life you truly want.
✧ The most successful, fulfilled entrepreneurs aren’t the ones who wait to feel inspired. They’re the ones who love themselves enough to stay committed to their vision, even when it’s hard, unglamorous and temporarily unfulfilling.
💡 What This Means for You: If you feel stuck, ask yourself: Am I waiting for motivation, or am I showing up for the version of me I want to become?
Because discipline isn’t restriction, it’s an investment in yourself…and the ultimate form of self love.
Small Steps Compound: Aim for 1% Better Every Day
It’s easy to think success comes from big, dramatic moves. The viral moment. The overnight transformation. The one big client.
But in reality? The biggest changes happen from the accumulation of the smallest steps.
The moment I stopped measuring success based on “big wins” and shifted my mindset to focus on getting 1% better every day, every day started to feel successful. Then with time, those big wins I originally chased? They were fast follows.
Improving by just 1% daily leads to massive growth over time.
✧ The small, consistent actions you take daily matter more than the occasional big wins.
✧ You don’t need to overhaul your business overnight—just keep stacking small wins.
✧ At first, those micro-improvements feel insignificant. But over weeks, months, and years, they compound.
💡 What This Means for You: Instead of focusing on how far you have to go, focus on what you can do today to move 1% closer. Show up, take the next step, and trust that small moves lead to big results.
Success isn’t about growth, it’s about alignment
Bear with me here. I used to believe success meant scaling fast, hitting bigger revenue goals, and constantly expanding. But the more I built my business, the more I realized:
✧ If growth costs you peace, it’s not worth it. I didn’t leave a 9-5 just to create another version of burnout.
✧ Your business should support your life, not the other way around. I wanted a business that allowed for travel, creativity, slow mornings with my dogs, and quality time with the people I love – not one that ran me into the ground. We work to live, not live to work.
✧ Alignment matters more than arbitrary goals. It’s easy to set goals based on what you think you should want, but real success comes from defining what actually matters most to you.
💡 What This Means for You: Ask yourself, “What does success actually look like for me?” Build your business around that, not what you think success should look like.
Final Thoughts: Build a Business You Won’t Want to Escape From
Building a business you love doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when you:
✨ Trust that everything is figureoutable.
✨ Treat discipline as self-respect, not a punishment.
✨ Aim for small daily wins that build on each other over time, rather than chasing big leaps.
✨ Define success on your own terms, not someone else’s.
If you’re feeling stuck, start with one of these small mindset shifts and try it for 7 days. Make it your phone wallpaper, write it on a post-it, set an Alexa alarm…do whatever you need to do to implement the shift in your everyday routine. I promise you, your life will begin changing for the better.
