Focused 12 folks! Don't forget to do your weekly check-in. Haven't done it yet? That's okay. Better late than never. Do it now. The goal is awareness that helps you move forward. Take 90 seconds. ✅ Calculate your execution score ✅ Celebrate what you did accomplish ✅ Reflect on what worked and what didn't ✅ Make one adjustment for next week ✅ Share your check-in with us Remember, Monday starts Week 2 whether you check in or not. The people who build momentum are the ones who pause, look at the data, and keep going. If Week 1 went great, celebrate it. If Week 1 was messy, learn from it. Either way, keep moving forward. You've got this. 💛 Check-in here

There are always new members joining Income Without Burnout, so I thought I'd reintroduce myself one story at a time. Welcome, everyone! The experiments, mistakes, lucky breaks, and lessons that helped me build multiple income streams over the years. So let's start with a story that still feels a little surreal. I wasn't trying to become a bestselling author. In fact, when I published my first book on September 23, 2023, I had never published a book before. At the time, we were living in Belgium. I knew a lot about teaching. I knew a lot about coaching. I knew a lot about investing. I knew absolutely nothing about Amazon publishing. I hired a book coach. I hired help with formatting, the book cover, and more. I hired help with my audiobook. I was learning everything from scratch. About a year later, I was running a Kindle promotion for the book's first birthday. One of those promotions where readers can download your ebook for free. At the same time, I had been reading The Happier Hour and sharing ideas from it on social media because I genuinely loved the book. Then one day, I checked Amazon. And there it was. My book was sitting at #3 in the Happiness category. I remember staring at the screen, wondering if I was reading it correctly. Amazon doesn't send you an email. They don't call you. They don't tell you what's happening. So I started taking screenshots as fast as I could. Good thing I did. Not long after that, my book became a #1 bestseller in the Happiness category. I still have trouble believing that sentence sometimes. What I didn't realize then was that becoming a bestselling author wasn't the biggest gift. The biggest gift was what it did to my belief. It gave me evidence. Evidence that I could learn something completely new. Evidence that I could create something people wanted. Evidence that one small project could become something much bigger. That single book eventually led to journals, Amazon ads, consulting opportunities, VIP clients, speaking opportunities, new skills, new friendships, and more than $30,000 in Amazon sales.

I just uploaded my newest KDP journal, Letting Go: Inhale Courage, Exhale Fear, and I'm pretty excited about it. This journal has had an interesting journey. My original plan was to create another premium guided journal like my BREATHE journal. But as life, business, and priorities shifted, I decided to move forward with KDP rather than let it sit unfinished. Done is better than perfect. 😊 I have already identified one change I'll be making. The cover is beautiful, but because this journal doesn't have a belly band like my premium journals, the title is a little difficult to read in Amazon's thumbnail view. It looks great in person, but I want it to stand out more online, so I'll be updating the cover soon. Other than that, I'm really happy with how it turned out. This is exactly why I joined Sybil's community. We talk a lot about creating multiple streams of income without burning ourselves out, and this project is a good example of that for me. Instead of chasing perfection, I chose progress. I got the journal published and out into the world. A huge thank you to @Sybil Hall and @Donna Thornton , who have already offered to purchase a copy and leave a review. I appreciate the support more than you know. If you're interested in taking a look, here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738675858?spcref=PRINT_LISTING And if you do purchase a copy, I'd be incredibly grateful for a review. Every review helps a new journal gain visibility. Thanks for letting me share this win with you all. ❤️