11/11/2025
Here’s the sugar-coating, free, raw, and un asked for story about how one experience jackknifed my business, life, thoughts, and world the last 18+ months. *cliff notes version*
It was 2024. I had just started working with a new dream client. Well, at least what I thought was a dream client. Within weeks, what has started as a part-time engagement turned into a near full-time contract. PS don’t you love it when that happens?
A few months passed this way, with minor hiccups, all was well – until one day it wasn’t. The day before I heard nothing but positive things. How her revenue had increased, business was growing, things were smoother. Only to wake up to a message stating that I owed her a refund. Talk about a heart dropping moment. I had no idea what had happened in less than 24 hours to cause such a drastic turn of events. After several hours of back-and-forth discussion, the reason emerged and within the next 48 hours, the full-time agreement moved to a mutual separation of business.
As I wrapped up final tasks, documents, and asset delivery, I encountered info that made my heart skip 70 billion beats and start my 18 month long dark spiral of doubt. what had appeared as a mutual agreement to separate turned into her going for potential legal action.
While knowing that I had done nothing wrong, and had fulfilled all pieces of my contract, I still lived in fear of repercussions for the better part of 16 months. Every letter on letterhead, every client wanting to connect and chat, anything that could potentially look like a threat suddenly was one. Even if it wasn’t.
Over 18 months I lost out on clients. I lost confidence in myself in my abilities, I stopped chasing dreams and delivering magic and traded it for touring in the shadows and trembling.
I lost myself and I’m embarrassed AF that I let it win. But know you can still f*ck up and come back. You can be less than perfect and still be an expert. Your story isn’t over, you’ve got this. 🫶🏻
[mompreneur, mom boss, mom, work from home, make money online, freelancer,service provider, digital products]