Welcome! We’re really glad you’re here, @Lindsey Brook Torrence @Carla Welch @Zita Costello! ☀️ This is a space to build income in a calm, sustainable way. We talk about money, gratitude, Amazon, Skool, AI, and so much more! You are in the right place! Welcome! There is no pressure to be perfect. We are just real entrepreneurs taking small steps that add up, and we are doing it together. Many in this community are following the Focused 12 to meet our goals. Learn more here. We’d love to have you join us! If you feel up for it, introduce yourself below or on this welcome post and share one thing you’re working toward right now. Big or small, it all counts. Let’s build this together. Welcome!

One part of the dream I’m building is place freedom. Not just working from home.Not just taking vacation days. But building a life where I can intentionally choose where I work, think, create, and live. Today is the first small step toward that. Laptop. Nature. Fresh air. Slow morning. Starlink in the woods. And honestly? It feels less like escaping work and more like building work into a life I actually want to live. I think a lot of us started businesses because we wanted more freedom… but if we are not careful, we accidentally rebuild another version of burnout in a prettier outfit. So this season, I’m paying close attention to that. More walks. More nature. More intentional schedules. More calm growth. More asking: What kind of life am I actually building here? What about you? It’s a good day to have a good day.

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One thing I keep thinking about after speaking in the Oracle Connections recently is this: Creating products is fun. Manufacturing products is expensive. 😅 And inventory sitting in your house, garage, basement, or Amazon storage? Not fun. When we create physical products, we are not just making art or ideas anymore. We are making inventory that eventually has to move. That’s why I’ve become such a believer in researching before creating. Not to kill creativity. To support it with reality. During the summit, I offered a free Amazon Deck Analysis where people could submit their oracle or card deck ideas along with competitor listings. I already have 7 submissions to dig through now. And honestly? The patterns are fascinating already. Some ideas are beautiful but hard to search for. Some have huge competition. Some have low competition because there may not actually be much demand. And some have tiny tweaks that could completely change the likelihood of success. This is the stuff people skip because the creating part is more exciting than the research part. But research is what protects your energy, money, and time. Especially when: ☀️ inventory costs money ☀️ ads cost money ☀️ storage costs money ☀️ manufacturing minimums exist ☀️ Amazon fees exist ☀️ unsold inventory becomes stress One of the biggest lessons entrepreneurship keeps teaching me is this: Do not confuse creating with validating. They are not the same thing. And honestly, speaking in other communities has reminded me how much I enjoy this side of business too. Not just building my own products, but helping people think through whether an idea has actual market potential before they invest thousands into it. I’ll share the interesting lessons and patterns from these 7 reviews here in Income Without Burnout soon, because I think all of us can learn from them, even beyond Amazon. Sometimes, the calmest business move is slowing down long enough to research first. I am dropping all analysis below over the next couple of days! Let's get this conversation rolling!

I’m building myself an analog summer basket for this summer and honestly… I’m excited about it. So far I have: • a book • a journal • a word search I’m also thinking about adding: • watercolor pencils • a diamond art kit • a cross stitch I want a summer with a little less scrolling and a little more intentional living. What would you put in your analog summer basket? Want to create one with me?